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AI Strategic: Partnership Manager

LONDON, , UNITED KINGDOMFull-time2026-10-13 → 2026-11-10

Core

Manage strategic AI partnerships and vendor relationships to accelerate AI adoption and deliver business outcomes across Global Payments.

Role type

Strategic AI Partnership Manager

Builds

Strategic AI partnerships with external providers

Domain

Payments / Fintech / AI Strategy

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

strategic partnership management, vendor landscape mapping, partner selection and evaluation, commercial strategy, stakeholder management, governance and risk management, executive reporting, analytical judgement

Preferred skills

AI/cloud/digital transformation partnerships, regulated industry experience, knowledge of AI vendor ecosystem (hyperscalers/frontier providers), experience with executive steering committees

Technologies

AI platforms, cloud services, enterprise software

Responsibilities

Maintain AI vendor landscape and market map, design and manage end-to-end partner selection process, manage post-deal partner relationships via QBRs, align partnership activity with enterprise AI priorities, translate vendor capabilities into partnership recommendations, surface risks and opportunities through governance, coordinate cross-functional partnership activity, support AI partnership governance and executive reporting