AI Partner Development - GTM Pod

AI Partner Development - GTM Pod We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam. We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam. ABOUT THE TEAM The AI GTM team works with a cross-functional pod to accelerate Plaid’s footprint in AI. Our goal is to sell into and partner with AI companies of all sizes, from the largest model companies to small startups. This team works cross functionally, internally and externally, to ensure Plaid is the financial and identity provider of choice for AI companies; while also working closely with product and engineering to future proof our product set in an AI-driven ecosystem. In this role, you will serve as a critical link between our GTM teams (across sales, account management and partnerships), our product team, and the external AI market. You will be responsible for operationalizing our AI strategy, helping us win key deals, and ensuring our roadmap reflects the needs of our current customers and partners. WHAT YOU’LL DO You’ll work at the forefront of AI and fintech, driving deals and partnerships with some of the most innovative companies in the ecosystem. You’ll identify new opportunities, build relationships with AI-native partners, and translate emerging use cases into real business outcomes for Plaid. You’ll collaborate across teams to bring deals to life and help ensure Plaid shows up as a trusted, knowledgeable partner in AI. WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS AI is reshaping how companies build and interact with financial systems. This role is critical to ensuring Plaid captures this opportunity—by partnering with the most innovative AI companies, shaping new use cases, and helping define how financial infrastructure powers the next generation of applications. Responsiblities - - Own Plaid’s approach to AI partnerships including driving the initial strategy, owning cross-functional stakeholder management, and full-stack deal execution - Identify new AI-native partners and use cases for Plaid - Own and drive AI-related deals across partnerships - Identify, structure, and execute industry-first AI partnerships - Responsible for defining commercial structures, working with Engineering, Product, Design, and Commercial to unlock new technical requirements, and partnership structuring and execution - Develop POVs on: - AI trends - Competitive landscape - Emerging partner needs - Support cross-functional GTM initiatives (marketing, enablement, events) - Contribute to building and scaling the AI GTM Pod Qualifications - - 7-10+ years of ex ... (truncated, view full listing at source)