Manager Strategic Partnerships

Role: Manager Strategic Partnerships
Grade Level: L3
Location: Islamabad
Last Date to Apply : 25th February 2026

What is Manager Strategic Partnerships?

The Manager Strategic Partnerships will be responsible for identifying, onboarding, and scaling partnerships with armed forces and their affiliated organizations, associated business entities, and ecosystem partners. The role will focus on expanding the JazzCash ecosystem through structured institutional engagement, multi-use-case enablement, and compliant, scalable execution.

What does Manager Strategic Partnerships do?

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Partner Development & Ecosystem Growth

• Identify and engage potential armed forces–related institutions, affiliated companies, and associated business partners for collaboration with JazzCash.
• Own the end-to-end partnership lifecycle, including opportunity identification, onboarding, activation, and long-term relationship management.
• Drive ecosystem growth by integrating partners into relevant JazzCash use cases and platforms.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to translate institutional opportunities into executable partnership initiatives.

2. Institutional & Stakeholder Management

• Manage complex, protocol-driven stakeholder environments involving multiple decision-makers and governance layers.
• Navigate institutional approval processes while ensuring alignment across partner and internal stakeholders.
• Act as the primary relationship owner for strategic institutional partners, ensuring continuity, trust, and structured engagement.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with legal, compliance, risk, product, operations, and technology teams to enable smooth execution.

3. Use-Case Enablement & Expansion

• Enable and scale multiple financial use cases across partner institutions, including collections, disbursements, payroll, QR payments, and in-app transactions.
• Identify opportunities to deepen integrations and expand adoption across various partner-led customer and merchant segments.
• Support deployment across multiple locations, projects, and operational environments while maintaining consistency and control.

4. Risk Management, Compliance & Governance

• Ensure all partnerships adhere to regulatory requirements, internal policies, and institutional governance standards.
• Proactively identify and mitigate execution, operational, and partner-related risks.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation, approvals, and reporting to support audit, compliance, and operational continuity.

JazzCash is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Requirements:
What we are we looking for and what does it require to be a Manager Strategic Partnerships?

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.
• 6–10+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, enterprise business development, or institutional relationship management.
• Demonstrated experience working with armed forces–related entities, government institutions, or highly regulated organizations.
• Strong understanding of digital payments, fintech ecosystems, or large-scale platform integrations.
• Proven ability to manage long sales cycles and complex institutional stakeholders.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong strategic and commercial acumen
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to operate effectively in structured, protocol-driven environments
• Strong cross-functional coordination and execution capabilities
• High attention to detail with a strong focus on compliance and risk mitigation

Benefits:
Why Join JazzCash?

As one of the largest digital financial services providers in Pakistan, our objective is to continue to change the lives of our 57 million customers for the better.

Recognized as one of the leading employers in the country, JazzCash epitomizes the philosophy that each JazzCash employee is passionately living a better life every day, inspired and enabled by visionary leadership, a unique professional culture, a flourishing lifestyle, and continuous learning and development.

Our core values include qualities essential for a positive organizational culture - truthfully guiding entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets, harnessing professional and interpersonal collaboration, and fostering across-the-board customer obsession.

This is an opportunity for someone who wants to be part of something transformative, someone who can play a critical role in driving our success. Together, we can empower millions more with the tools necessary to progress in an increasingly digital economy.