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Partnership Manager - Data Partnerships
Plaid INC · 🇺🇸 New York City Office
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 27 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 9 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Plaid INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Senior Machine Learning Engineer” (Data Scientists) in NY: $170k–$226k, median $198k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Plaid INC
The US Department of Labor certified 27 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 9 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Seattle, Washington D.C., Raleigh, London, and Amsterdam. The Partnership Manager is the primary strategic and business point of contact for a portfolio of Plaid’s largest Financial Institution partners. This includes owning the end-to-end strategy and execution of core business goals with a financial institution, as well as building relationships with stakeholders, partnering with Technical Leads to pitch new solutions and act as advocate, and liaison with Plaid Product, Legal, Policy, Go-To-Market, and Engineering teams. Responsibilities - Lead multiple strategic relationships with our largest financial institution partners. - Create and own the priorities and strategy for our engagement with FIs. Partner with teams internally and externally to execute on this strategy and goals. - Cultivate and deepen relationships with key stakeholders within financial institutions. Help partner with and support FIs on their digital transformation journey. - Be an expert on Plaid’s technology and product offerings; work closely with influence internal and external product and engineering teams to execute on product roadmaps and advocate for open finance solutions. - Help define our strategy for transforming Plaid’s position in the financial services industry. Help shape policy and regulatory priorities and goals. - Serve as the escalation point for business and technical incidents or issues that surface as part of our API integrations with FIs. - Help uncover additional opportunities that are aligned with our FI partnership strategy + company goals. - Work in a highly-collaborative and cross-functional environment that feels different each day. Qualifications - 6 - 10+ years of experience in a partnerships, strategy, business operations, or similar role - Experience managing external relationships independently and building / executing strategies to make partners/clients successful with new technologies - Excellent project management and communication skills with a strong ability to craft compelling executive communications and reports - Ability to understand technical and product concepts - Self-starter who takes initiative and possess strong troubleshooting skills with an ability to use deductive and inductive reasoning to guide partners through complex or escalated issues - Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with different teams, levels of seniority, and influence structure / process to ensure everyone can meet their goals and timelines - Ability to work under pressure, deadlines and navigate unexpected roadblocks Our mission at Plaid is to unlock financial freedom for everyone. To support that mission, we seek to build a diverse team of driven individuals who care deeply about making the financial ecosystem more equitable. We recognize that strong qualifications can come from both prior work experiences and lived experiences. We encourage you to apply to a role even if your experience doesn't fully match the job description. We are always looking for team members that wi