Applause is raising the bar for digital quality and employee experience. Recognized as a Top Workplace, Applause provides award-winning software testing and UX research solutions to top brands. Our fully managed services leverage a global team and the world's largest independent testing community. We improve digital experiences for global innovators like Google, Microsoft, PayPal, Starbucks, Vodafone, and BMW.

As a Partnership Manager you will Identify, evaluate, and pursue strategic partnership opportunities aligned with business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

* Lead partner relationships, and drive partner engagements across PSP Banks, NPCI, and ecosystem partners.

* Drive launches, go-to-market, business growth, compliance, transformation and cost

* optimization initiatives for merchant acquiring business

* Resolve critical escalations, regulatory issues, leading XFN and partner teams

* Drive contractual and legal alignment and agreement closure for work streams.

* Drive thought leadership on the industry and ecosystem with cross-functional partners.





* Drive business growth and cost optimization for acquiring work streams and more.

Job Requirements and Preferred Skills:

* Master degree or equivalent practical experience.

* 6+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, product management in the Banking/ Payments verticals

* Experience working with C-level executives and cross-functionally across all levels of management.

* Experience in leading cross-functional teams on partner programs for launching current product features, adherence to compliance, improve reliability, etc

* Expert in managing partnerships, negotiating deals, contracts with banks, fintech, regulators

* Experience in the payments or banking industry including regulators,working with digital payments, and merchant acquiring

* Well versed in leading operations/ cross-functional teams on escalations, formulating SOPs

* Experience driving results in an organization

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📌 Partner Manager (Hyderabad)
🏢 Applause
📍 Hyderabad