Director of Strategic Partnerships

United States·AtlantaFull-timeexecutive

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KEY INFORMATION Position: Director, Strategic Partnerships Reporting to: VP, Global Head of Partnerships Location: Atlanta,

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→Lead and scale CMSPI’s Tier 1 partner relationships, acting as the senior executive point of contact.
→Foster long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships through executive presence, strategic thinking, emotional intelligence, and the ability to influence outcomes in complex, high-stakes environments.
→Build and execute structured engagement models (QBRs, executive forums, co-innovation sessions) that drive sustained partner engagement and satisfaction.
→Identify and deliver mutual value creation opportunities, including co-developed initiatives, joint solutions, and shared market propositions.
→Expand CMSPI’s global partner network, strengthening connectivity across strategy, product, data, and innovation teams.
→Expand CMSPI’s global partner network, strengthening connectivity across strategy, product, data, and innovation teams.
→Actively position CMSPI in the ecosystem, deepening relationships that compound in value over time.

Own the strategy and roadmap for partner-enabled data access, including identifying and securing supplemental and alternative data sources aligned to CMSPI priorities.
Drive the evolution of CMSPI’s data ecosystem toward more automated, scalable, and real-time ingestion models (APIs, standardized pipelines).
Identify how partner data can support CMSPI’s future-state capabilities.
Ensure all data unlocked is validated, normalized, and usable at scale.

Identify market intelligence gaps and proactively feed opportunities into CMSPI’s Solutions and Insights teams.
Shape how partner-enabled data is utilized to create tangible merchant insights and scalable offerings that reinforce CMSPI’s independent positioning.
Act as a key conduit between external ecosystem signals and internal strategy development.

Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across global partner organizations, demonstrating discretion, sound judgment, cultural intelligence, and the ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters with integrity.
Drive time-to-value from partnerships, accelerating the conversion of data access into client outcomes and transaction performance and optimization initiatives.
Contribute directly and indirectly to sales, client growth, and commercial targets by enabling differentiated capabilities.
Support RFPs, client engagements, and strategic pursuits with partner-enabled insights and propositions.
Balance strategic partnership value with commercial outcomes, ensuring alignment to CMSPI growth priorities.
Proactively managing partner risk, dependency, and concentration exposure through proactive and ongoing partner engagement – focus on creating strategic, mutual value for all CMSPI partners
Establish best practices for data governance, compliance, and engagement frameworks across partners.
Ensure consistency in partner communications, data handling, and operating models.

Act as an internal connector and influencer, ensuring partner-driven insights are embedded across CMSPI teams.
Work closely with Delivery, Data, Solutions, Insights, Sales, and Marketing to align ecosystem activity with business priorities.
Provide strategic input into CMSPI’s broader product, data, and partnership roadmap.
Operate with high visibility to senior and executive leadership, contributing to firm-wide strategy.

Expansion and depth of high-value partner relationships and executive engagement
Increased access to unique, high-impact, and non-traditional data sources
Measurable progress toward scalable, automated data ingestion and activation
Tangible creation of new market intelligence products and client solutions
Demonstrated commercial impact, including improved time-to-value and contribution to growth initiatives
Strengthened resilience and diversification of CMSPI’s partner relationships and data ecosystem

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10+ years in payments, fintech, financial services, or data-driven platforms
Proven ability to develop and steward high-value strategic partnerships in complex global environments, leveraging executive influence, political acumen, discretion, stakeholder management, and the ability to align diverse interests toward shared outcomes.
Strong commercial mindset with the ability to translate data and partnerships into business impact
Deep understanding of data sharing, governance, and modern data infrastructure (APIs, event-driven models, etc.)
Track record of identifying new opportunities (including non-traditional data sources) and converting them into value
Ability to operate as a self-starter and builder in an evolving environment
Strong executive presence with experience engaging C-suite stakeholders globally

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Experience influencing or negotiating complex data-sharing arrangements
Background working at the intersection of data, product, and commercial strategy
Exposure to payments innovation areas (e.g., routing, authorization, fraud, network economics)
Experience contributing to thought leadership, industry forums, or external market representation