Senior Payments Partnerships Manager

About Whop

Whop is a financial technology company on a mission to provide the world with sustainable income. Our vision is to create the world’s largest internet market, where people can create, connect, and transact all from a single platform. Whop enables individuals and businesses to accept payments, launch ventures, and engage with others across the network. 

Today, Whop facilitates over $3 billion in annual payouts to people in 144 countries. Growth continues to accelerate, with gross transaction volume increasing roughly 25% month over month. 

Whop has raised hundreds of millions from institutional investors like Insight, Bain Capital Ventures, A*, and Peter Thiel, including a recent strategic investment from Tether, the largest stablecoin company in the world.

Our current team is made up of young, passionate entrepreneurs who grew up on the internet — over 75% built a business before joining Whop, including 53 former founders and 30 who scaled past $1M in revenue. Product leadership includes backgrounds from Meta and Robinhood.

For more information, visit whop.com.

About the role

As a Payments Partnerships Manager, you will support the day to day partner relationships management, execution, and optimization of Whop’s payments partner ecosystem. You will work closely with leadership to manage day-to-day coordination with processors, fintech partners, and infrastructure providers. The focus is on execution, analysis, and relationship support — not leading negotiations independently.

Scope:

• Own and grow relationships with key partners including banks, PSPs, networks, and BNPL providers
• Lead onboarding and integrations with new partners, working closely with Product, Engineering, Risk, and Operations
• Drive performance across payment flows, focusing on conversion, cost, and reliability
• Identify and develop new partnership opportunities across the payments ecosystem
• Negotiate agreements that support new products and scalable infrastructure
• Translate partner and performance insights into product and business impact
• Help shape the roadmap by identifying opportunities enabled through payments infrastructure

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience (3+ years) building and managing partnerships in payments, fintech, or financial servicesStrong ability to operate under pressure and drive resolution across complex, real-time operational challenges
• High ownership with a clear sense of urgency and strong prioritization across multiple workstreams
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to translate numbers into clear business impact and actionable insights
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complexity and align both internal and external stakeholders
• Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders and executives, internally and externally
• Experience working with global partners across multiple regions is a strong advantage
• Familiarity with multi-PSP environments, payment methods, or BNPL ecosystems is a plus

Your first 90 days will look like the following:

• Within 30 days, you understand Whop’s payment stack and partner landscape.
• Within 60 days, you are independently managing partner relationships and supporting initiatives.
• Within 90 days, you are driving defined workstreams and identifying optimization opportunities.

The expected salary range for this position is $140,000 to $190,000 annually, with final compensation determined based on experience, skills, and qualifications.

• Competitive equity package
• ️ Unlimited PTO, with full health, vision, dental coverage
• Lunch & dinner paid for Monday through Friday
• ️‍️ Free Equinox membership
• Free Citibike membership
• Free Ubers home after 10pm
• $9k annual rent subsidy if you live within 4 blocks of our office
• Latest MacBook Pro & tech accessories