Data Partnerships Lead

Responsibilities

• ▹Own and execute Method's data access strategy with financial institutions
• ▹Build and manage a pipeline of target data provider relationships across technical and business stakeholders
• ▹Co-design and negotiate bank authentication and user experience specifications as part of data integration agreements
• ▹Establish Method as a credible domain expert in the FI data and BNPL ecosystem
• ▹Own commercial negotiation on direct access agreements, including build cost contributions, licensing terms, and implementation timelines
• ▹Evaluate and pursue financial institution and digitally native lender integrations to move manual repayment flows to digital alternatives
• ▹Manage internal and external resources supporting the data access effort
• ▹Build internal visibility and alignment on the data access agenda across Product, Legal, and Engineering

Requirements

• ▹Experience in a similar role at a financial data aggregator (Plaid, MX, Yodlee, Intuit IDX) or within a financial institution's digital partnerships/open banking team
• ▹Fluency in open banking and financial data standards: FDX, FAPI, OpenID Connect
• ▹MBA or equivalent business background, with experience closing or contributing to commercial agreements with large financial institutions
• ▹Understanding of how financial institutions think about sharing card-level data, and the difference between open-banking access and direct issuer agreements
• ▹A bias toward ownership; sustained effort against institutional inertia with limited short-term feedback loops
• ▹Technical fluency to engage with bank engineering and product teams without an interpreter

Nice to have

• ▹Existing network within FDX, OpenID Connect, or banking standards bodies
• ▹Experience working alongside or within a government affairs or regulatory strategy function
• ▹Prior startup experience, having built process from scratch
• ▹Prior relationships at top-10 US financial institutions

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Annual US base salary range: $165,000-$220,000

About the company

Method has built the most modern way to connect to consumer financial accounts — combining real-time liability connectivity with instant payment execution, its API has helped 45+ million users connect 350+ million liability accounts credential-less and processed over $2.5B in payments. Clients include SoFi, Bilt, and Cleo; the team is spread across offices in Austin, SF, New York City, and Washington D.C.