Head of Banking Partnerships

Who we are:

We are a leader in fraud prevention and AML compliance. Our platform uses device intelligence, behavior biometrics, machine learning, and AI to stop fraud before it happens. Today, over 300 banks, retailers, and fintechs worldwide use Sardine to stop identity fraud, payment fraud, account takeovers, and social engineering scams. We have raised $145M from world-class investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Activant, Visa, Experian, FIS, and Google Ventures.

Our culture:

• We have hubs in the Bay Area, NYC, Austin, and Toronto. However, we maintain a remote-first work culture. #WorkFromAnywhere

• We hire talented, self-motivated individuals with extreme ownership and high growth orientation.

• We value performance and not hours worked. We believe you shouldn't have to miss your family dinner, your kid's school play, friends get-together, or doctor's appointments for the sake of adhering to an arbitrary work schedule.

Location:

• US or Canada - Remote

• From Home / Beach / Mountain / Cafe / Anywhere!

• We are a remote-first company with a globally distributed team. So you can find your productive zone and work from there.

About the Role:

As the Head of Banking Partnerships at Sardine, you’ll report directly to our Head of Partnerships. In this role, you will be responsible for building and enabling strategic partnerships that serve as the foundation for our growth, specifically focusing on bank cores and how we connect to banks and payment networks. This role will lead our key partnerships that will expedite our access into financial institutions, and work closely with our banking sales team and technical teams, driving the product lifecycle management for bank core integrations.

Beyond owning our banking partnership strategy and partnership execution, you’ll own and nurture partner relationships, ensuring Sardine has a strategic seat at the table with executives and is positioned as the premier fraud and compliance platform amongst financial institutions of all types, such as credit unions, community banks, sponsor banks and top tier institutions. Some example current and target partners: digital account opening platforms, banking cores, processors and system integrators.

This is a high-impact role that will drive substantial revenue over time and become one of the largest channels for Sardine. You will also work closely with the Sardine founders, CFO, VP of Sales, and other leadership team and play a key role in taking Sardine to the next level.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Own all banking partnerships end-to-end, driving strategy, execution, and revenue generation across channels, such as Jack Henry, Fiserv Communicator Open, etc.

• Build out and grow our system integrator/consulting channel to expand Sardine’s reach and accelerate adoption within banks and financial institutions

• Collaborate closely with Sardine’s banking sales leadership team to align partnership strategy with company-wide goals and priorities around financial institution access

• Drive strategic planning and execution of joint marketing and sales initiatives, including major customer engagements

• Work cross-functionally with our sales, engineering, risk and compliance teams

• Have a product mindset, whereby this role also includes collaborating with internal technical teams to ensure end-to-end execution and readiness of Sardine on partners’ platforms

• Serve as a thought leader around the banking space to both internal and external audiences

What You’ll Need:

• Experience in a related field and/or 10+ years of industry experience

• Background in or working closely with financial services, especially payment rails (Wires, ACH, RTP) and a strong network within the space

• Technical background working with product and engineering teams

• Proven success with negotiating agreements, driving revenue via co-sell programs, and monitoring performance

• Experience working with virtual, matrixed teams

• Demonstrated experience working with senior-level executives

• Strong communication skills and strategic thinking

Compensation: $210,000-$250,000 + Substantial Commission + Equity with tremendous upside potential + Attractive benefits

Benefits we offer:

• Generous compensation in cash and equity

• Early exercise for all options, including pre-vested

• Work from anywhere: Remote-first Culture

• Flexible paid time off, Year-end break, Self care days off

• Health insurance, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents - US and Canada specific

• 4% matching in 401k / RRSP - US and Canada specific

• MacBook Pro delivered to your door

• One-time stipend to set up a home office — desk, chair, screen, etc.

• Monthly meal stipend

• Monthly social meet-up stipend

• Annual health and wellness stipend

• Annual Learning stipend

• Unlimited access to an expert financial advisory

Join a fast-growing company with world-class professionals from around the world. If you are seeking a meaningful career, you found the right place, and we would love to hear from you.

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