Sr. Partner Development Manager, Financial Services DCP Partners

Snowflake
Remote
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Why this role

Pace
Fast Paced
The role demands a fast-paced environment, as evidenced by the need to rapidly test emerging capabilities and move with an experimental mindset to deliver results.
Collaboration
High
Collaboration is key, as the role requires working cross-functionally with Sales, Industry GTM, Marketing, Operations, and Product teams to execute strategic plans.
Autonomy
High
High autonomy is expected, as the role involves creating and executing strategic plans independently and guiding the creation of Go-to-Market strategies.
Decision Impact
Company
Decisions made in this role have a significant impact on Snowflake’s growth and the development of its AI Data Cloud for Financial Services.
Role Level
Strategic
The complexity of the role is high, given the need to understand and navigate the data and applications partner ecosystem, fostering, managing, and scaling partnerships.
Career Pivot Friendly
Welcomes transferable skills
Individuals with a background in business development or sales in the financial services sector can easily transition into this role, leveraging their existing network and industry knowledge.

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What success looks like

  • Creating and executing strategic plans for acquiring new Financial Services partners and products
  • Contributing to strategic planning of the Financial Services Data Cloud Products industry team
  • Developing and managing a portfolio of high-performing partners
  • Engaging with current customers to drive adoption of Financial Services products
Typical background
5-7 years of industry experience in business development, partnership/alliances or salesPrior background in Financial Services and/or fintechStrong verbal and executive presentation skills

Transferable backgrounds

  • Coming from Business Development Manager at a fintech company
    partner management · market analysis
    Experience in managing strategic partnerships and analyzing market trends in fintech can be directly applied to acquiring and managing new partners in Snowflake’s ecosystem.
  • Coming from Sales Executive in Financial Services
    customer engagement · sales strategy
    A background in engaging with financial services customers and developing sales strategies can be effectively transferred to driving adoption of Snowflake’s Financial Services products.

Skills & requirements

Required

Business DevelopmentPartnership/alliancesSalesFinancial ServicesData And Applications Partner EcosystemGo-to-market StrategiesSecure Data SharingMarketplace Functionality

Preferred

Ai-native ThinkingData Cloud ProductsFintechDAASApplication Providers

Stack & domain

Business DevelopmentPartnership/alliancesSalesFinancial ServicesFintechData And Applications Partner EcosystemGo-to-market StrategiesInnate CuriosityLow-egoDynamic And Fast-moving EnvironmentsExperimental MindsetVerbal And Executive Presentation SkillsDeep Understanding Of BusinessData SharingMarketplaceData CloudAi Data Cloud

About the role

This role involves driving strategic partnerships within the financial services sector, focusing on acquiring and managing high-performing partners to enhance Snowflake's ecosystem, ideally suited for someone with a proven track record in business development and a deep understanding of the financial services industry.

Original posting from Snowflake via Ashby

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.

Snowflake is experiencing exponential growth, and we are expanding our Strategic Data Cloud Product Team. As a Partner Development Manager you will play a lead role in managing strategic Financial Services partners and acquiring new partners that expand and enhance Snowflake’s ecosystem of Application , Data and Solution Providers.

One of the unique benefits of Snowflake’s architecture is the ability to securely share https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/data-sharing-intro.html data, applications and solutions with other Snowflake accounts without creating a copy of the data. The Snowflake Data Cloud builds on our Secure Data Sharing https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/data-sharing-intro.html functionality to be the ‘App Store for Data enabling Providers and Consumers to publish/discover and monetize data, applications and solutions. Providers to the Snowflake Marketplace use Data Sharing as the means to deliver their data or service, replacing traditional delivery methods such as files and APIs. Data Sharing and the Marketplace play a key strategic role in our Data Cloud vision https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeErmadYU7c and drive the network effect of the Data Cloud!

Our Data Cloud Products Team is seeking a Business Development professional with specific experience in Financial Services , strategic partner development and go-to-market (GTM) strategies to help build Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud for Financial Services. In this role, you will work as part of a dynamic team that is shaping a vital product for Snowflake’s future. You will engage with customers and partners to help drive growth within Snowflake’s Financial Services business.

We are looking for an individual who understands the data and applications partner ecosystem and how to foster, manage and scale partnerships. You will not only be tasked with recruiting customers and partners but also guiding the creation of Go-to-Market strategies for these customers.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL GET TO:

  • Create and execute strategic plans focused on acquiring new Financial Services partners and products
  • Contribute to strategic planning of the Financial Services Data Cloud Products (DCP) industry team
  • Develop and manage a portfolio of high-performing partners
  • Engage with current customers to drive adoption of Financial Services products
  • Work cross-functionally with Sales, Industry GTM, Marketing, Operations, and Product teams

ON DAY ONE WE WILL EXPECT YOU TO HAVE:

  • 5-7 years of industry experience in business development, partnership/alliances or sales.
  • Prior background in Financial Services and/or fintech. Ideally some knowledge of ecosystem DAAS and application providers.
  • Strong verbal and executive presentation skills
  • A deep understanding of business and financial metrics
  • Proven self-starter with a high degree of initiative, collaboration and problem-solving skills
  • A Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent experience)

At Snowflake, we’re passionate about groundbreaking technology and creating a lasting, inclusive future for both our company and our people. If you’re driven by the opportunity to make a significant impact and are excited to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you.

Are you up for the challenge?

Every Snowflake employee is expected to follow the company’s confidentiality and security standards for handling sensitive data. Snowflake employees must abide by the company’s data security plan as an essential part of their duties. It is every employee's duty to keep customer information secure and confidential.

Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.

How do you want to make your impact?

For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com http://careers.snowflake.com

Source: Snowflake careers (Ashby)

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