Senior Partnerships Manager with BH-19852-3

Senior Partnerships Manager

What You Will Do

Find out opportunities and come up with a long term and short term strategy.
Put it together in a doc clearly in English.
Present it internal leaderships to obtain feedback and alignment.
Have discussion/negotiation with our partner companies. (It is expected that you are confident and comfortable to negotiate with people at an executive level)
Understand our product, market landscape/players, regulatory requirements (to the extent you can have effective discussion internally/externally), content of agreements and internal operations etc.
Execute the plan you come up with successfully and on time.
Be a point of contact as needed to facilitate seamless and effective communication between the company and its partner companies.
Communicate effectively and share updates with internal stakeholders in a timely manner.

Requirements

8+ years of experience and expertise in partnership management in card payments and non-card payments.
Comprehensive knowledge of the Japanese payment landscape
Hands-on experience, ideally with card companies, konbini chains, digital wallet providers, etc. )
Familiar with the latest trends in the payments market in Japan and globally.
Deep understanding of merchant perspectives.
Experience in delivering new businesses by collaborating with external partners.
High level of logical communication/negotiation skills and the ability to facilitate decision-making among diverse stakeholders both verbally and in writing.
Business level proficiency in Japanese and in English both in speaking and writing.

Senior Partnerships Manager