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Description

Lightspeed is seeking a Senior Strategic Partner Development Manager to join its Partnerships team. The role focuses on cultivating and expanding Lightspeed's most strategic, high-impact, long-term partnerships that drive growth through joint go-to-market execution, integration, and executive-level alignment. This individual will collaborate with various senior stakeholders to create measurable business outcomes for both Lightspeed and its partners.

What We're Looking For

**Partnership Strategy & Sourcing:** Identify, evaluate, and prioritize technology and Go-to-Market (GTM) partnership opportunities aligned with company growth; build a pipeline of ISV, payments, hardware, ERP, CRM, and vertical-specific partners; conduct market mapping and competitive analysis; develop partnership business cases with revenue potential and strategic value.,**Deal Structuring & Negotiation:** Lead partnership discussions and negotiate commercial terms (referral, reseller, OEM, integration agreements); define joint value propositions, revenue models, and incentive structures; collaborate with legal and finance for agreement finalization.,**Activation & Go-to-Market Execution:** Launch new partners with clear activation plans and success metrics; develop joint GTM strategies including co-marketing campaigns, sales enablement, and field alignment; enable internal sales teams; coordinate product and engineering resources for technical integrations.,**Relationship & Performance Management:** Manage executive-level partner relationships; track and report partnership KPIs (revenue contribution, pipeline influence, integration adoption); identify optimization opportunities and expansion paths; drive quarterly business reviews with key partners.

Ideal Candidate

7+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, or channel strategy within a SaaS, payments, or technology environment.,Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder partnerships from negotiation through execution.,Strong commercial and analytical acumen for business case modeling and ROI assessment.,Proven track record of building revenue-generating partnerships.,Strong negotiation and contract structuring experience.,Demonstrated success launching and scaling GTM partnerships.,Excellent communication and presentation skills, with comfort influencing C-suite and VP levels.,Strategic thinker, able to connect business goals to execution and navigate ambiguity.,Strong organizational and project management skills, capable of juggling multiple initiatives and maintaining focus on outcomes.,Fluency in English as a working language is required.,**Preferred (Even better if you have):** Experience developing multi-year strategic partnerships with enterprise or platform partners; exposure to product integrations or API-driven partnerships; knowledge of POS, payments, or retail SaaS models.

Hard Skills

Strategic partnerships
business development
channel strategy
SaaS
payments
technology
ISV
hardware
ERP
CRM
market mapping
competitive analysis
business case development
deal structuring
commercial terms negotiation
referral agreements
reseller agreements
OEM agreements
integration agreements
value proposition definition
revenue models
incentive structures
activation plans
GTM strategies
co-marketing
sales enablement
field alignment
technical integrations
KPI tracking
ROI assessment
product integrations
API-driven partnerships
POS
retail SaaS models.

Soft Skills

Strategic thinking
relationship management
influencing
communication
presentation
negotiation
analytical thinking
commercial acumen
organizational skills
project management
ambiguity navigation
collaboration.

1 positions available

1 positions available

Benefits

Lightspeed RSU program
Unlimited paid time off policy
Flexible working policy (for hybrid option
if chosen)
Health insurance
Health and wellness benefits
Possibility for transit fees to be covered
Paid leave assistance for new parents
Linkedin learning
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Wellness insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
RRSP plan and match
Paid parental leave top-up
Paid time off.

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About the Company

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Lightspeed Commerce Inc.

Lightspeed is a leading provider of cloud-based commerce platforms that unify online and physical operations for retail, hospitality, and golf businesses. Founded in 2005, the company helps independent merchants in over 100 countries simplify their operations, accept payments, and scale their growth through a single, powerful platform.

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