Join Google's Payments Platform team as a Strategic Partner Manager, driving innovation and growth in India's dynamic payments landscape. This role is central to expanding Google's product and service offerings by forging and nurturing strategic alliances within the payments ecosystem. You'll leverage your deep industry knowledge and business acumen to identify new opportunities and help partners thrive with Google's latest solutions.

As a key member of the Partnerships Development team, you will be at the forefront of engaging with industry leaders and shaping the future of payment transactions for all Google products and services. Your expertise will be instrumental in optimizing Google's payment processes, ensuring seamless user experiences, and driving industry-wide sustainability, scalability, and efficiency.

Guide Google product teams with deep insights into India-specific payment best practices, potential partners, and regulatory compliance.

Oversee the entire partnership development lifecycle, from initiating RFIs and RFPs to skillfully negotiating agreements.

Represent Google in high-level strategic discussions with partners, networks, issuers, acquirers, and regulators to enhance processing capabilities and market sustainability.

Champion industry-wide improvements within India's payments sector and align partner strategies with Google's product roadmap and emerging trends.

Cultivate robust internal partnerships across Google to craft a unified and comprehensive partnership strategy.

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience is required.

Possess a minimum of 10 years of dedicated experience in business development and partnerships, specifically within the payments industry in India.

Demonstrated success in securing payment processing or ancillary service agreements through direct negotiations with processors, issuers, acquirers, networks, or regulators.

Proven ability to engage effectively with C-level executives and collaborate cross-functionally across various management levels.