Senior Payments Partnerships Manager

<p><strong>About Whop</strong></p> <p>Whop is a financial technology company on a mission to provide the world with sustainable income. Our vision is to create the world’s largest internet market, where people can create, connect, and transact all from a single platform. Whop enables individuals and businesses to accept payments, launch ventures, and engage with others across the network.&nbsp;</p> <p>Today, Whop facilitates over $3 billion in annual payouts to people in 144 countries. Growth continues to accelerate, with gross transaction volume increasing roughly 25% month over month.&nbsp;</p> <p>Whop has raised hundreds of millions from institutional investors like Insight, Bain Capital Ventures, A*, and Peter Thiel, including a recent strategic investment from Tether, the largest stablecoin company in the world.</p> <p>Our current team is made up of young, passionate entrepreneurs who grew up on the internet — over 75% built a business before joining Whop, including 53 former founders and 30 who scaled past $1M in revenue. Product leadership includes backgrounds from Meta and Robinhood.</p> <p>For more information, visit<a href="http://www.whop.com/">&nbsp;whop.com</a>.</p> <p><strong>About the role</strong></p> <p>As a Payments Partnerships Manager, you will support the day to day partner relationships management, execution, and optimization of Whop’s payments partner ecosystem.&nbsp;You will work closely with leadership to manage day-to-day coordination with processors, fintech partners, and infrastructure providers. The focus is on execution, analysis, and relationship support — not leading negotiations independently.</p> <p><strong>Scope:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own and grow relationships with key partners including banks, PSPs, networks, and BNPL providers</li> <li>Lead onboarding and integrations with new partners, working closely with Product, Engineering, Risk, and Operations</li> <li>Drive performance across payment flows, focusing on conversion, cost, and reliability</li> <li>Identify and develop new partnership opportunities across the payments ecosystem</li> <li>Negotiate agreements that support new products and scalable infrastructure</li> <li>Translate partner and performance insights into product and business impact</li> <li>Help shape the roadmap by identifying opportunities enabled through payments infrastructure</li> </ul> <p><strong>What we’re looking for:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Proven experience (3+ years) building and managing partnerships in payments, fintech, or financial servicesStrong ability to operate under pressure and drive resolution across complex, real-time operational challenges</li> <li>High ownership with a clear sense of urgency and strong prioritization across multiple workstreams</li> <li>Data-driven mindset with the ability to translate numbers into clear business impact and actionable insights</li> <li>Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complexity and align both internal and external stakeholders</li> <li>Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders and executives, internally and externally</li> <li>Experience working with global partners across multiple regions is a strong advantage</li> <li>Familiarity with multi-PSP environments, payment methods, or BNPL ecosystems is a plus</li> </ul> <p><strong>Your first 90 days will look like the following:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Within 30 days, you understand Whop’s payment stack and partner landscape.</li> <li>Within 60 days, you are independently managing partner relationships and supporting initiatives.</li> <li>Within 90 days, you are driving defined workstreams and identifying optimization opportunities.</li> </ul> <p>The expected salary range for this position is $140,000 to $190,000 annually, with final compensation determined based on experience, skills, and qualifications.</p> <ul> <li>✅ Competitive equity package</li> <li>❤️ Unlimited PTO, with full health, vision, dental coverage</li> <li>🍕 Lunch &amp; dinner paid for Monday through Friday</li> <li>🏋️‍♀️ Free Equinox membership</li> <li>🚴 Free Citibike membership</li> <li>🚗 Free Ubers home after 10pm</li> <li>🏡 $9k annual rent subsidy if you live within 4 blocks of our office</li> <li>💻 Latest MacBook Pro &amp; tech accessories</li> </ul>