Remote, North America, Full Time, Individual Contributor, +6 years of experience
Who We AreAgnostic by design, Yuno offers connectivity to 1,000+ payment methods and 460+ integrations in 190+ countries, optimizing acceptance rates, reducing costs, and strengthening security through specialized AI agents that learn from every transaction on the network. Global brands run their payments on Yuno, including Arcos Dorados (McDonald's), NetEase Games, GoFundMe, inDrive, and Rappi. Banks, acquirers, PSPs, and wallets use Yuno to modernize their infrastructure without replacing core systems and to prepare for the next generation of commerce, including agentic payments.
We are looking for a Partnerships Manager to join our growing North America team. In this role, you will own and grow a strategic portfolio of partners — including acquirers, alternative payment methods (APMs), banks, and fraud & risk solution providers — driving integrations, co-selling initiatives, and long-term commercial relationships.
This is a cross-functional, high-visibility role sitting at the intersection of business development, product, and commercial strategy. You will be the primary point of contact for your partner portfolio and a key driver of Yuno's ecosystem growth in the region.
Your contribution will be
Partner Portfolio Management
Own end-to-end relationships with a defined portfolio of North America partners across acquirers, APMs, banks, and fraud/risk vendors.
Serve as the primary point of contact, ensuring partners are engaged, enabled, and growing within the Yuno ecosystem.
Monitor partner health metrics (integration status, volume, NPS) and proactively address issues.
Business Development & Growth
Identify and pursue new partnership opportunities aligned with Yuno's product and commercial strategy.
Negotiate partnership agreements, commercial terms, and SLAs in collaboration with legal and finance teams.
Drive joint go-to-market initiatives, co-marketing campaigns, and referral programs with strategic partners.
Contribute with Yuno's sales pipeline through lead generation coming from partners
Identify commercial opportunities, own and convert 2e2 commercial partner deal cycle
Cross-functional Collaboration
Work closely with the Product team to advocate for partner requirements and prioritize integrations.
Coordinate with Sales and Customer Success teams to leverage the partner network in merchant acquisition and retention.
Provide market intelligence on competitive dynamics, partner capabilities, and North America payment trends.
Attending industry events to leverage Yuno's brand and connect with the payments ecosystem.
Enablement & Onboarding
Lead the onboarding of new partners, coordinating technical and commercial workstreams.
Develop and maintain partner enablement materials, playbooks, and training resources.
Organize QBRs, partner summits, and joint planning sessions to align on priorities and pipeline.
Skills You Need
Minimum Qualifications
5+ years of proven experience in partnerships, business development, or a senior commercial role within the payments, fintech, or financial services industry.
Demonstrated track record of independently managing strategic partner relationships with acquirers, payment processors, APMs, banks, or fraud solution providers — including commercial negotiations with senior and C-level stakeholders.
Evidence of revenue impact through partnerships: revenue-share agreements negotiated, qualified pipeline generated, or joint GTM initiatives with measurable results.
Deep experience in the Brazilian payments market is required, including familiarity with the local acquiring landscape, Pix, and industry standards (e.g., ABECS norms).
Strong understanding of the payments value chain, including acquiring, issuing, scheme networks, and alternative payment methods.
Ability to operate with high autonomy in ambiguity: identify opportunities, structure the approach, and convert into signed deals with minimal supervision.
Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills, including executive-level counterparts.
Ability to manage multiple strategic relationships simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
Data-driven mindset with ability to define, track, and report on partnership KPIs.
Commercial ability to identify opportunities with partners and convert into real deals.
Identify commercial opportunities, own and convert e2e commercial partner deal cycle
Comfortable working cross-functionally with Product, Tech, Legal, and Commercial teams
What We Offer at Yuno
Competitive Compensation
Remote Work – You can work from everywhere!
Home Office Bonus – A one-time allowance to help you create your ideal home office.
Work Equipment
Stock Options
Health Plan wherever you are.
Flexible Days Off
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in partnerships, business development, or a senior commercial role within payments, fintech, or financial services
- Proven experience independently managing strategic relationships with acquirers, payment processors, alternative payment methods, banks, or fraud solution providers
- Experience conducting commercial negotiations with senior and C-level stakeholders
- Demonstrated revenue impact through negotiated revenue-share agreements, qualified pipeline generation, or measurable joint go-to-market initiatives
- Deep experience in the Brazilian payments market, including acquiring, Pix, and ABECS industry standards
- Strong understanding of the payments value chain, including acquiring, issuing, scheme networks, and alternative payment methods
- Ability to operate autonomously in ambiguous environments and convert opportunities into signed deals
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to manage multiple strategic relationships in a fast-paced environment
- Data-driven ability to define, track, and report partnership KPIs
- Ability to identify commercial opportunities and manage the end-to-end commercial partner deal cycle
- Comfort working cross-functionally with Product, Technology, Legal, and Commercial teams
What We Do
Yuno enables any company to manage all the payment methods and antifraud providers through a single integration.
