Plaid20d ago

USD 171600–214800/yr

Commercial Lead - Partnerships

United States - San Francisco · San_francisco · San FranciscoFull-timelead

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We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years.

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We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam.

The go-to-market teams at Plaid combine deep market, technical, and product knowledge to help customers obtain Plaid services to build and scale amazing applications. Plaid is looking for an experienced professional to facilitate our commercial partnerships with some of the largest names in fintech and financial services. The right candidate has honed business instincts and can drive strong commercial outcomes that position our partners and Plaid for success.

You will serve as a thought partner, contract expert, and at times, lead negotiator for major partnerships deals. Your work is thoroughly impactful as you will define the commercial terms that underpin the relationships between Plaid and its partners. You're motivated by tangible outcomes and finding win-win deals to strike with partners.

You'll also be a key partner to the broader set of Plaid’s go-to-market teams. You will help craft repeatable, robust commercial processes, leading to more speed and consistency with our partnerships team. You enjoy rolling up your sleeves and diving into data analysis to make more educated decisions. You're keen on transparency and visibility to enable sharper decision-making and organizational communication.

Collaborate closely with Plaid’s Partnerships, Account Management, and Sales teams to negotiate key Partnerships contracts

Creatively enable new deals with top prospects while staying true to Plaid’s operating practices

Drive successful renewals, upsells, and cross-sells with top Partners to increase usage and adoption of key Plaid products

Craft pricing strategies that work for Plaid, prospects, and existing Partners/Customers.

Evolve and improve commercial terms, practices, and processes

Serve as the GTM expert on a given product area with regard to commercialization, pricing, and agreement requirements for new products and services

Serve as the GTM voice and single point of contact for cross-functional special projects

5-8 years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, finance/consulting, sales or GTM strategy—ideally with customer-facing ownership of complex, high-value commercial agreements.

Proven track record of negotiating complex deals, including multi-product or multi-party agreements in regulated industries such as financial services or fintech.

Demonstrated success working cross-functionally with Product, Legal, Engineering, and GTM teams to shape deals, align priorities, and unblock high-stakes internal initiatives.

Strong executive communication skills to confidently engage senior external stakeholders.

Experience building scalable commercial frameworks (e.g., pricing strategies, decision processes) that support speed and consistency across a growing GTM org.

Deep interest in fintech, open finance, and technical products, with the ability to understand and advocate for product capabilities in commercial conversations.

Comfort with ambiguity and change, with a bias for action and a growth mindset suited to fast-paced, high-growth environments.

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Where is the job

San Francisco

Hybrid — some on-site time required

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Posted: April 6, 2026
First seen: April 7, 2026
Last seen: April 27, 2026

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Plaid is used by thousands of digital financial apps and services like Betterment, Expensify, Microsoft and Venmo, and by many of the largest banks to make it easy for consumers to connect their financial accounts with the apps and services they want to use.

Employees

350

Founded

2013

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plaid.com

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