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Strategic Partnerships Manager
Social Finance INC · 🇺🇸 United States
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 186 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 49 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 Social Finance INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles6 certified filings for “Senior Manager, Software Engineering” (Computer and Information Systems Managers) in CA: $242k–$270k, median $250k. Most were filed at wage level II (50%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% 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 — Social Finance INC
The US Department of Labor certified 186 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 49 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Employee Applicant Privacy Notice Who we are: Shape a brighter financial future with us. Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance. We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world. The role: SoFi is seeking a Strategic Partnerships Manager to help expand and scale strategic partnerships across SoFi’s growing number of products and into new verticals. You will work with key lines of business to identify, develop, and execute partnerships that create value for our members, businesses, and partners. This role will own complex partnership opportunities from initial concept through sourcing, negotiation, launch, and ongoing relationship management. You will work closely with senior leaders and cross-functional teams across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Legal, Compliance, Finance, Operations, and our business units to develop partnership strategies, align stakeholders, and drive execution. The Strategic Partnerships team is small and continues to build its structure and operating model. This role will have the opportunity to help shape how the team identifies and evaluates opportunities, manages partner relationships, and brings greater visibility and coordination to partnership activity across SoFi. What you’ll do: • Work with SoFi’s business units to identify opportunities for new partnerships and expand existing relationships • Develop creative and strategic assessments of partnership opportunities, including member value, business impact, commercial considerations, and execution requirements • Source, evaluate, negotiate, and execute complex strategic, commercial, technology, and marketing partnerships across a range of industries • Own the end-to-end partnership process, including internal alignment, partner engagement, diligence, contract negotiation, launch planning, and ongoing relationship management • Build clear recommendations and business cases for senior leadership, including key opportunities, tradeoffs, risks, and proposed next steps • Coordinate cross-functional workstreams across Marketing, Product, Engineering, Legal, Compliance, Finance, Operations, and relevant business units • Create structure around complex or ambiguous initiatives by establishing objectives, workplans, owners, timelines, dependencies, and decision points • Track partnership progress and performance, identify risks and blockers, and escalate issues with clear recommendations • Build strong relationships with partners and serve as a trusted point of contact across current and future opportunities • Manage partner relationships and performance post-launch, identifying opportunities to improve or expand the relationship • Connect related conversations across SoFi and help identify opportunities that may otherwise be missed • Help establish repeatable processes and operating rhythms for the Strategic Partnerships team • Support and mentor more junior team members as the team grows • Represent SoFi externally at partner meetings, conferences, events, and presentations What you’ll need: • Bachelor’s degree; MBA preferred • 6+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, corporate strategy, consulting, corporate development, or a related field • Demonstrated success developing and executing partnerships that drive busin