Head of Partnerships

Who we are:

Sardine is the leading agentic risk platform for fighting financial crime. Our integrated solution unifies data across risk teams to help organizations stop fraud in real time, prevent AI-driven attacks, and automate fraud and AML operations. Sardine’s platform is strengthened by one of the fastest-growing fraud consortiums in the market, spanning more than 6 billion profiled devices, 800 million consumers, and 3 million businesses worldwide. Leading companies including FIS, GoDaddy, Intuit, Edward Jones, ZoomInfo, and Checkout.com rely on Sardine to secure and grow trust in their products.

Our culture:

• We have hubs in the Bay Area, NYC, Austin, Toronto, and São Paulo. However, we maintain a remote-first work culture. #WorkFromAnywhere

• We hire talented, self-motivated individuals with extreme ownership and high growth orientation.

• We value performance and not hours worked. We believe you shouldn't have to miss your family dinner, your kid's school play, friends get-together, or doctor's appointments for the sake of adhering to an arbitrary work schedule.

Location:

• Hybrid (Berkeley, California) - Candidates must be located in the San Francisco Bay Area and able to commute to our Berkeley office on a regular basis.

About the Role

This is a rare seat. You'll be Sardine's dedicated Head of Partnerships, owning the strategy, leading the team, and personally closing the relationships that matter most. Reporting directly to the CEO, you'll partner with the executive team to architect an ecosystem spanning banks, data providers, AI platforms, and global channel networks.

You will own the full partnership lifecycle- sourcing, negotiating, launching, and maintaining the relationships that power Sardine's growth. You'll serve as the primary representative of Sardine's interests externally while championing partners' needs internally, working closely with product, engineering, marketing, sales, and legal to ensure the right alliances are in place to make payments safer and faster.

What You'll Do: