Senior Partnership Manager

Senior Partnership Manager Department: Strategic Partnerships Employment Type: Permanent Location: Atlanta Compensation: $110,000 - $130,000 / year Description About Us YouLend is a leading global embedded financing platform powering the growth of the world’s most innovative e‑commerce, payments, and technology companies. Our technology enables platforms and payment providers to offer fast, flexible capital to their merchants—fully embedded, fully branded, and without taking balance sheet risk. Backed by EQT and part of the Banking Circle Group, YouLend has scaled rapidly across the UK and Europe and is now accelerating its expansion across the United States. The US market represents our largest growth opportunity, and Atlanta is a key commercial hub in that strategy. We power embedded finance for global platforms including eBay, Amazon, Grubhub, Shift4, and Stripe—and we’re just getting started in the US. As embedded finance becomes mission‑critical to platforms, YouLend is positioned at the centre of this transformation. The Role As a Senior Partnership Manager at YouLend, you will be responsible for managing relationships with YouLend’s key strategic partners in the payments, e‑commerce, food delivery, and technology space. You will be responsible for delivering on growth targets and will interact daily with senior external stakeholders across a broad range of departments. In this role you will create and deliver the strategy for YouLend’s key partners, focusing on delivering value for our partners. Operating in a fast‑paced high‑growth environment, the ideal applicant will have a proven track record of successfully managing commercial partnerships and building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders across all departments, including Product, Sales, and Risk. Key Responsibilities Full commercial ownership of key US strategic partnerships Revenue growth and performance against ambitious US expansion targets Quarterly and annual joint business planning Executive stakeholder management and governance Identification and launch of new product initiatives within the partner ecosystem Performance analysis, forecasting, and data‑driven growth strategy Cross‑functional execution across Product, Risk, Sales and Operations Negotiation of commercial expansions, renewals, and upsell opportunities Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Autonomous individual with 5+ years’ experience in a partner‑facing sales role, e.g., Key Account Manager, Senior Partnership Manager, or Relationship Manager. Strong aptitude for establishing and maintaining effective working relationships and the ability to interact effectively with people at all levels of an organization. Experience owning revenue targets and driving measurable commercial growth. Track record managing complex, high‑value B2B partnerships. Proven ability to assess partnerships with a strategic lens and identify key areas for partnership growth or improvement. Ability to multi‑task and effectively prioritize different projects or tasks at once. Comfortable using data to drive strategy and influence outcomes. Ability to operate autonomously in a high‑growth, fast‑changing environment. Desirable Skills Experience in embedded finance, merchant cash advance, working capital, or lending. Experience working with US payment processors, ISVs, or marketplaces. Experience scaling partnerships from early‑stage to high‑growth. Benefits YouLend is backed by EQT, one of the world’s leading private equity firms. YouLend is scaling rapidly across North America with exciting brands launching imminently. Clear path for progression as the US business scales. Award‑Winning Workplace: recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work in 2024 and 2025” by the Sunday Times. Award‑Winning Fintech: recognized as a “Top 250 Fintech Worldwide” company by CNBC. High‑growth (over 100% during 2025) offering clear outlook to compensation (bonus or share option appreciation) and career growth. Well‑capitalized with supportive private equity backing. Part of Banking Circle Group with a fully licensed Luxembourg bank providing a balance sheet and support for European expansion in regulated markets. A high‑quality team that pushes each other to succeed through direct feedback and aligned incentives. Strong and transparent team culture, with support. Independent work environment where results matter. Data‑driven culture and emphasis on speed (anti‑red tape). Health Care Coverage—YouLend covers 80%; employee contribution 20% of premium. Medical Plan with 5 different plans through United Healthcare. Dental plan coverage. Vision plan coverage. Benefits available for Employee only, Employee & Spouse, Employee & Child, Employee & Family. Retirement 401K match: employee match $1 for $1 up to 5% of salary. Basic Life & AD&D Insurance. International travel insurance for work purposes. Paid Time Off (20 working days + US public holidays). Paid Office Parking. EEO Statement At YouLend, we champion diversity and embrace equal opportunity employment practices. Our hiring, transfer, and promotion decisions are exclusively based on qualifications, merit, and business requirements, free from any discrimination based on race, gender, age, disability, religion, nationality, or any other protected basis under applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr YouLend