Brand Partnerships & Strategy Lead

The role

This role leads Stripe's flagship partnership ecosystems in golf and soccer, translating contractual rights into integrated marketing campaigns and brand activations. The position sits within Brand Marketing and requires orchestrating cross-functional teams to amplify partnerships into global digital moments while measuring impact on brand health and business outcomes.

What you'd do

• Define overarching strategy for golf and soccer partnership platforms and identify expansion opportunities beyond traditional sponsorship placements
• Manage senior-level relationships with major sports properties and ensure long-term value creation through product integration
• Design and execute multi-channel campaigns that transform partnership assets into compelling brand narratives
• Establish operating models across Brand, Communications, Field Marketing, Sales, and Product teams
• Lead commercial negotiations for partnership rights and renewals in collaboration with legal and finance
• Build measurement frameworks tracking brand health metrics and downstream pipeline impact
• Develop scalable playbooks enabling global partnership execution across regions

What they're looking for

• Minimum eight years managing brand partnerships or sponsorship marketing initiatives
• Proven track record managing high-visibility global sponsorships with significant budgets
• Demonstrated success leading senior external relationships and cross-functional internal teams independently
• Strong communication and influencing capabilities for complex marketing campaigns and partnership negotiations
• Experience at a high-growth technology company, preferably FinTech or SaaS
• Analytics proficiency interpreting campaign performance across marketing and sales metrics
• Expertise in multi-channel campaign planning and execution using paid, social, and owned channels
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and build scalable frameworks in fast-growing environments

Nice to have

• Background in sports, entertainment, or tech sponsorship properties
• Experience with international campaign localization and regional execution
• AI fluency and comfort with emerging marketing technologies