Strategic Partnerships Manager

2150 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, Utah

Full-time

Posted on January 09, 2024

Contract overview

This is a placement contract between you and the employer. If the employer hires a candidate you submit, you'll be paid the contract amount.

The payments begin when the candidate starts and are disbursed over time. The contract terms are:

Market price: $4,400 USDEst.

Payment schedule: Paid monthly over 4 months

Strategic Partnerships Manager

First Electronic Bank

Salt Lake City, UT

The Strategic Partnerships Manager (SPM) role at First Electronic Bank is ideal for an experienced professional looking to contribute to the growth and expansion of our portfolio. This dynamic role requires exceptional interpersonal and risk management skills, critical and strategic thinking, and the ability to understand a broad range of topics in a team environment.

As an SPM, you will:

Become a program and partner subject matter expert having a broad understanding of the programs being managed.
Lead and coordinate team conducting in-depth due diligence and implementation of select programs.
Be the primary point of contact managing the ongoing oversight of the respective Strategic Partnership Program.
Interact with Compliance to review the Strategic Partner’s Compliance Management System, including review of customer facing material, training, testing, and complaint management.
In conjunction with Credit, review Partner financials, Program credit policy, and associated models and applicable origination/portfolio reporting.
Review servicing/collection components of the Strategic Partner’s operations.
Perform periodic site visits to review the Strategic Partner's adherence to the program agreement and applicable regulations.
Complete risk assessments addressing program operational, strategic, credit, financial, regulatory compliance, and reputational risk.
Assess Partner’s dealer and vendor management programs as applicable.
Coordinate activities related to Bank’s own vendor management program.
Lead and/or participate in specific projects or initiatives or assist other senior partnership managers as necessary.
Look for opportunities to extend, expand or otherwise grow programs.
Complete the above with a moderate level of oversight from senior management.

We require a strategic thinker with:

Bachelor's degree (in business preferred) and 5 years of applicable experience in a consumer or commercial lending environment (including regulatory compliance).
Background in vendor, account or relationship management is strongly preferred.
Experience with risk management, project management, lending/servicing operations or audit functions.
Experience working with credit/bank cards and association networks is helpful.

Additional qualifications and requirements:

Interpersonal skills in order to adapt approach and build trust with internal and external business relationships.
Decision-making skills to assess information and arrive at your own decision.
Leadership and teambuilding skills to reach consensus across multiple perspectives.
Project management skills to coordinate activities across business units.
Analytical and critical thinking skills to gather/summarize broad and sometimes complex information, identify salient points and applicability of the information to multiple parties.
Strong written and verbal communication skills to communicate information and objectives clearly and concisely. These communications can also require delivering difficult news firmly while maintaining a good working rapport.
Ability to prioritize tasks.
Confident and upbeat even in the face of difficult situations.
A self-starter who is curious, exhibits strong attention to detail, good judgement and self-confidence.
Flexibility in schedule to accommodate, on occasion, work travel and longer work hours.