Business Development Manager, Platform Partnerships

Since we opened our doors in 2009, the world of commerce has evolved immensely, and so has Square. After enabling anyone to take payments and never miss a sale, we saw sellers stymied by disparate, outmoded products and tools that wouldn’t work together.

So we expanded into software and started building integrated, omnichannel solutions – to help sellers sell online, manage inventory, offer buy now, pay later functionality, book appointments, engage loyal buyers, and hire and pay staff. Across it all, we’ve embedded financial services tools at the point of sale, so merchants can access a business loan and manage their cash flow in one place. Afterpay furthers our goal to provide omnichannel tools that unlock meaningful value and growth, enabling sellers to capture the next generation shopper, increase order sizes, and compete at a larger scale.

Today, we are a partner to sellers of all sizes – large, enterprise-scale businesses with complex operations, sellers just starting, as well as merchants who began selling with Square and have grown larger over time. As our sellers grow, so do our solutions. There is a massive opportunity in front of us. We’re building a significant, meaningful, and lasting business, and we are helping sellers worldwide do the same.

The Role

The Platform Partnerships team at Block drives business development and commercialization efforts for Square payments, Afterpay and Cash App Pay. This specialized team sources and develops strategic partners including software platforms, ERPs and ISVs that integrate with Square’s Payments APIs, with the aim to extend the reach of Square’s payments and products across the software and technology ecosystem, and enable Enterprise Sellers. Success is measured by GPV growth, Seller referrals, Enterprise wins and mutual growth. We are looking for an experienced partnerships practitioner with deep expertise in payments, business development and partner management to join our team.

The ideal candidate has experience sourcing and managing strategic partnerships, strong commercial acumen, a solid understanding of the payments industry, and a passion for small businesses. You understand API capabilities and technical integrations, and you know how to translate partner opportunity into a robust go-to-market plan that drives measurable results. You build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders internally and externally, and adapt quickly as Square’s ecosystem and the competitive landscape evolve.

You will:

• Lead enterprise payment partnerships: Own a portfolio of high-value, payments-integrated partners end to end, serving as their primary contact at Square.