senior product partnerships manager

Your experience at Deel will be a career accelerator. At the forefront of the global work revolution, you'll tackle complex challenges that impact millions of people's working lives. With our momentum—backed by a $12 billion valuation and $1 B in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in just over five years—you'll drive meaningful impact while building expertise that makes you a sought-after leader in the transformation of global work.

What you’ll do

• Identify, negotiate, and manage strategic partnerships with HRIS, payroll, time-tracking, expense, fintech, accounting, compliance and other technology providers

• Proactively keep abreast of new trends in ecosystem, always on the hunt for strategic product partners

• Collaborate deeply with Product, Engineering, Partnerships, Marketing and Sales to drive partner integrations that enhance Deel’s platform value

• Quickly put together clear and compelling partnership pitches, diagrams, and Figma mockups to communicate the vision behind integration opportunities

• Serve as a technical liaison, translating between business needs and API/SDK documentation, ensuring alignment and smooth collaboration

• Drive measurable outcomes: partner-driven revenue, adoption of integrations, and customer satisfaction

• Develop and maintain crisp, accurate technical and partnership documentation for internal and external audiences

• Communicate your successes across the organisation and own enablement of your product partnerships throughout the company
  

What you bring

• Experience building and managing technology partnerships in a SaaS marketplaces or API-driven environments

• Strong technical literacy — you’re comfortable navigating API documentation, data models, and integration workflows

• Ability to craft visual narratives — you can rapidly whip up diagrams, Figma mocks, and pitches that sell the partnership vision internally and externally

• Proven success working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and GTM teams

• Clear communicator, able to bridge technical and non-technical worlds

• Bonus: Experience in HR tech, payroll, or fintech ecosystems

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a partnership/product role.

• Proficient in spoken and written English with strong research skills.

• Understanding of product integrations, engineering, and tech landscape.

• Adaptable and comfortable in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong relationship builder, able to collaborate across teams to improve processes.

• Experience in HR or Fintech is a plus.

• Background in fast-growing startups and remote/distributed teams.

Total Rewards

Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all. 

Some things you’ll enjoy

• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location

• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country

• The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access

At Deel, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of  race, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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