Senior Commercial Partnerships Manager, Private Equity and Venture Capital

Adyen·San Franciscosenior

In short

→Liderar alianzas comerciales con fondos de inversión privada y VC en Norteamérica.
→Definir estrategias, playbooks y guiar a equipos en la captación de clientes de portafolios de fondos.
→Destacar como puente entre ejecutivos de fondos y equipos de Adyen para acelerar crecimiento empresarial.

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What they ask for

✓8+ años en comercio, fintech, software empresarial, desarrollo corporativo o consultoría.
✓4+ años de experiencia directa con ecosistemas de PE/VC.
✓Conocimiento profundo de la cadena de valor de pagos (adquisición, gateway, emisión de tarjetas, servicios financieros integrados).
✓Red establecida con socios operativos de PE, gerentes de portafolio o tomadores de decisiones corporativos.
✓Habilidades de comunicación ejecutiva para presentar a directores generales y consejos de administración.
✓Capacidad analítica para usar modelos financieros y análisis de impacto en EBITDA.

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This is Adyen Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition. For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster. Senior Commercial Partnerships Manager, Private Equity and Venture Capital We are looking for a Senior Commercial Partnerships Manager to own, scale, and lead our Financial Sponsor (PE/VC) Partnerships channel. In this senior role, you will not only manage a portfolio of high-value PE/VC sponsors but will also be responsible for defining the regional sponsor strategy, building a repeatable playbook, and mentoring/guiding mid-level Commercial Partnership Managers on the team. You will act as the principal liaison between top-tier global Private Equity firms, their portfolio companies (Portcos), and Adyen's executive leadership and commercial teams. Your goal is to institutionalize payment optimization and embedded finance as a core value-creation lever for our sponsor partners, driving high-velocity referrals and long-term enterprise growth. What you’ll do • Strategic Leadership: Define and execute the commercial go-to-market strategy for a portfolio of PE/VC firms in North America. Design repeatable partnership motions for sponsor engagement, portfolio mapping, and co-selling. • Mega-Fund Management: Directly cultivate and scale relationships with Tier-1 mega-funds, large-cap PE firms, and influential Operating Partners (Tech/Digital/Value Creation). Consultative Value Creation: Educate PE Deal and Operating teams on how Adyen's single global platform directly improves Portco EBITDA, optimizes working capital, and accelerates international expansion. • Cross-Functional Orchestration: Partner closely with Sales Leadership, Product, Marketing, and Account Management to ensure seamless execution, rapid onboarding of referred Portcos, and robust feedback loops. • Metrics & Performance Tracking: Own the commercial target for defined PE/VC portfolio. Define, monitor, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) including partner-originated pipeline, closed-won revenue, and channel ROI to senior executive stakeholders. • Team Mentorship & Coordination: Serve as a player-coach to uplevel and mentor junior/mid-level Commercial Partnership Managers on the team, helping them navigate complex sponsor dynamics and close deals. Who You Are • 8+ years of commercial experience in fintech, enterprise software sales, corporate development, or consulting, • 4+ years of direct experience working within or selling to the Private Equity / Venture Capital sponsor ecosystem. • Payments Industry Expertise: Comprehensive understanding of the payments value chain (merchant acquiring, gateway, card issuing, and embedded financial services). • Established Network: A strong, existing Rolodex of relationships with Private Equity Operating Partners, portfolio managers, or mid-to-large-cap corporate decision-makers. • Expert Communicator: Highly polished presenter capable of building trust and driving strategic alignment with C-suite executives, PE Managing Directors, and portfolio board members. • Analytical Thinker: Comfort using financial models, data-driven frameworks, and EBITDA impact analyses to build compelling business cases for sponsors. Annual OTE ranges from $220,000-$2

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