Strategic Partnership Manager

As Strategic Partnership Manager, Bank Partnerships, you will work directly with Chime’s bank partners to deliver against the company’s top priorities. You will be part of a team of partnership managers to deliver against our day-to-day priorities and serve as the primary escalation point between our bank partners and Chime leadership. You will be responsible for driving the process to review and approve Chime’s priorities with our banks and product teams.  This is a critical role to represent Chime’s strategic growth drivers with our bank partners. This role will report to Chime’s Sr. Director of Bank Partnerships and Strategy.  

The base salary offered for this role and level of experience will begin at $130,050 and up to $180,600. Full-time employees are also eligible for a bonus, competitive equity package, and benefits. The actual base salary offered may be higher, depending on your location, skills, qualifications, and experience.

In this role, you can expect to 

• Lead day-to-day engagement with our bank partners to deliver against Chime’s strategic priorities and deliver new innovative products for our members
• Coordinate with cross-functional team members to ensure products meet bank partner requirements (regulatory, compliance, operational, customer service)
• Be responsible for the end-to-end process with bank partners to review and approve new product development
• Build strong cross functional relationships with our bank partners and Chime stakeholders including Product, Compliance, Legal, Customer Experience, and Risk
• Act as primary point of contact to drive internal discussions with Chime stakeholders to address and incorporate bank partner feedback

To thrive in this role, you have

• Have expertise in the banking market and competitive landscape
• Have deep familiarity with the regulatory landscape in banking, fintech, and financial services
• Have strong relationship building skills, able to serve as an escalation point and drive complex topics to resolution 
• Have a consistent track record of driving alignment across multiple stakeholders, with the ability to handle diverse perspectives and goals in order to reach a timely resolution 
• Are driven by results and enjoy going above and beyond to execute on complex, fast paced projects under tight deadlines
• Have a low ego and an interest in collaborating with a wide variety of people
• Have 7+ years of work experience, including:
  • Partnerships experience at a regulated Financial Services company 
  • Experience working at or with a high growth Fintech startup
  • Experience in consumer banking or payment services

A little about us

We created Chime because we believe everyone deserves financial peace of mind. By eliminating unnecessary fees and helping people grow their savings automatically, we’ve empowered millions of Americans to take control of their finances. 

Chime is the largest and fastest-growing U.S. player in the challenger-banking space. Through our banking partners, we offer access to bank accounts with fee-free overdraft, provide members the chance to receive early access to their paychecks, help them improve their credit, and more!

We’ve built one of the most experienced leadership teams in Fintech and were recently valued at over $25.5B. We’ve raised over $1.7B in funding from leading investors including Sequoia Capital Global Equities, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, General Atlantic, Tiger Global, Dragoneer, DST, Coatue, Iconiq, Menlo Ventures and others.

What we offer

• 💰 Competitive salary based on experience
• ✨ 401k match plus the usual medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
• 🏝 Generous vacation policy and company-wide Take Care of Yourself Days 
• 🖥  Virtual events to connect with your fellow Chimers- think cooking classes, music festivals, mixology classes, paint nights, etc., and delicious snack boxes, too!
• 💚  A challenging and fulfilling opportunity to join one of the most experienced teams in FinTech and help create a completely new kind of banking service

We know that great work comes from great, and inclusive teams. At Chime, we specifically look for individuals of varying strengths, skills, backgrounds, and ideas. We believe this gives us a competitive advantage to better serve our members and helps us all grow as Chimers and individuals.

We hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran status, and any other status. Chime is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. To learn more about how Chime collects and uses your personal information during the application process, please see the Chime Applicant Privacy Notice. 

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