Product Partnerships Lead

We built Method to propel the next decade of consumer finance. Method’s APIs are redefining financial connectivity with real-time read-write access to consumer liability accounts and bringing consumer finance one step closer to being autonomous. We are built on the tenets of consumer permissioned data access to enable financial institutions to deliver the most competitive products and seamless experiences to the consumer. We have helped 4+ million users connect 30+ million liability accounts, credential-less, save millions in interest and fees and get access to billions of dollars in personalized loans. We have partnered with 60+ financial institutions - including Robinhood, Bilt Rewards, SoFi, PenFed, Figure, Happy Money and Aven - to deliver frictionless, personalized and engaging user experiences.  We’re a team of 30+ people spread across offices in Austin, Washington D.C., and New York City! We’re excited to continue the momentum working alongside our investors and advisors from Andreessen Horowitz, Emergence Capital, Y Combinator, Avra, and Ardent. To learn more about us, check out our blog!

The Product Partnerships Lead will manage Method’s most critical external relationships—across both infrastructure vendors and data partners. You will own and deepen relationships with strategic partners such as credit bureaus, card networks, and tokenization providers. You will be responsible for identifying new opportunities to deepen those partnerships, leading complex negotiations and ensuring the ongoing alignment of vendors' products and services with Method’s business needs. Your work will directly impact product delivery, economics, and adoption, enabling Method to grow faster and operate more efficiently.

• Own and maintain strong, long-term relationships with Method’s key & strategic product partnerships: credit bureaus, card networks, and tokenized service providers

• Understand the current & future business needs to lead complex commercial negotiations across pricing, access, and service-level terms

• Work cross-functionally to identify business needs and new product/service opportunities that can be leveraged through existing vendor partnerships to drive Method’s product roadmap

• Support partner-driven product initiatives like tokenization, transaction streaming, and real-time updates

• Lead commercial negotiations with partners focusing on securing favorable terms that align with Method’s business objectives

• Monitor ongoing performance of partners, tracking key metrics related to partner usage, performance, economics, and strategic value

• Build and document repeatable frameworks for partner onboarding and scaling

• Collaborate with internal product and engineering teams and vendors to ensure smooth integration of new products and services, meeting timelines and performance expectations

• 7+ years of experience in partnerships, account management, or strategic business development roles in fintech or financial infrastructure

• Proven success managing high-stakes external relationships and navigating enterprise partner organizations.

• Skilled in commercial structuring: pricing, contracts, service levels

• Familiar with credit data, card networks, tokenization, and financial APIs

• Excellent cross-functional communication with ability to drive alignment across legal, product, and executive stakeholders

• Strong problem solver, comfortable managing ambiguity and adapting as product and partner dynamics evolve

• Strategic thinker that can creatively to identify new business opportunities

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining a focus on long-term goals and relationships

• Experience working at or closely with organizations like TransUnion, Equifax, Visa, American Express and/or Mastercard

• Prior exposure to embedded finance or infrastructure APIs

• Comfortable with both technical and non-technical audiences

• Familiarity with data access agreements

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The annual US base salary range for this role is: $150,000-$200,000.