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Partnerships Manager roles qualify for H-1B1 Singapore visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related specialty field. Singaporean nationals skip the H-1B lottery entirely, and the 5,400-visa annual cap has never been exhausted, so your application goes straight to consular processing.
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About Stripe
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.
About the team
The Risk Partnerships team is an essential part of Stripe’s Global Partnerships organization. Our team is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with key partner banks to manage risk for Stripe’s business activities. These banking partnerships are essential to enable Stripe to accept and make payments, provide credit, move & store money and develop new products and solutions to meet our users’ needs. We work across a broad range of risk and compliance topics including; credit, fraud, regulatory, financial crime, reputational, product and operational risks.
What you’ll do
We are looking for a new member to join our team to work with key banking partners across North America who support Stripe with BIN Sponsorship across Merchant Acquiring and Card Issuing, and have experience of managing risk across money transmission.
Risk management is a critical part of managing these important relationships, and you will require a broad understanding of risk disciplines across merchant acquiring and banking. You will be leading activities to improve the risk management interactions between Stripe and its partners, managing key aspects of the partner relationship, and executing on high-impact initiatives.
You will closely manage important stakeholders both internally and externally to set objectives, coordinate priorities and drive execution. Internally you will closely coordinate with product and engineering teams, as well as cross-functional stakeholders including Risk, Fraud, Financial Crime & Supportability, Operations, Legal and Finance, Risk. Externally, with Partners you will be working closely with Risk & Compliance teams including senior management.
We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Responsibilities
- Lead risk-focused initiatives in collaboration with global financial partners (banks, networks, payment methods) to:
- Foster new business opportunities and user verticals
- Innovate on shared risk methodologies
- Establish and maintain compliance with agreed risk appetites
- Oversee and maintain the health of relationships with key risk counterparts at partner banks
- Develop and manage projects and initiatives that support strong partner relationships regarding risk
- Deliver business and policy recommendations that inform our risk posture
- Act as a representative and negotiator of our risk approach to banking partners
- Enhance existing and develop new partner-facing risk management capabilities
- Lead risk-related partnership and product discussions with banking partners to align on risk approaches and strategies
- You will optimize existing partner-facing risk management capabilities and build new ones.
- Identify and pursue business opportunities by creating innovative risk-aware solutions that expand our product and user base through banking partnerships
Who you are
We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Minimum requirements
- 10+ years experience in risk-related role at a bank or merchant acquirer, or a role requiring deep knowledge of risk and compliance issues
- 5+ years of experience in risk management at a bank or merchant acquirer
- 2+ years of experience improving processes and scaling solutions
- Ability to represent Stripe on risk, compliance, and product issues with banking partners to maintain positive relationships
- Strong organizational, planning, and communication skills (written and verbal) to drive understanding, collaboration, and issue resolution
- Proven stakeholder management skills, including navigating difficult situations, negotiating timelines, and influencing stakeholders across organizations and borders
- Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to thrive in uncertain and ambiguous environments
Preferred qualifications
- Experience of financial crime programmes including; KYC/B, AML, Sanctions and Terrorist Financing, with a practical knowledge of the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering regulations
- Strong understanding of the complex risks that are present when managing a merchant acquiring business, including the management of high risk sectors
- Market experience across America and Canada, with an understanding of how current and future regulations will impact Stripe and its banking partners
- Experience of leveraging technology to support the development and embedment of scalable risk and operational processes
Who we are
About Stripe
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.
About the team
The Risk Partnerships team is an essential part of Stripe’s Global Partnerships organization. Our team is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with key partner banks to manage risk for Stripe’s business activities. These banking partnerships are essential to enable Stripe to accept and make payments, provide credit, move & store money and develop new products and solutions to meet our users’ needs. We work across a broad range of risk and compliance topics including; credit, fraud, regulatory, financial crime, reputational, product and operational risks.
What you’ll do
We are looking for a new member to join our team to work with key banking partners across North America who support Stripe with BIN Sponsorship across Merchant Acquiring and Card Issuing, and have experience of managing risk across money transmission.
Risk management is a critical part of managing these important relationships, and you will require a broad understanding of risk disciplines across merchant acquiring and banking. You will be leading activities to improve the risk management interactions between Stripe and its partners, managing key aspects of the partner relationship, and executing on high-impact initiatives.
You will closely manage important stakeholders both internally and externally to set objectives, coordinate priorities and drive execution. Internally you will closely coordinate with product and engineering teams, as well as cross-functional stakeholders including Risk, Fraud, Financial Crime & Supportability, Operations, Legal and Finance, Risk. Externally, with Partners you will be working closely with Risk & Compliance teams including senior management.
We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Responsibilities
- Lead risk-focused initiatives in collaboration with global financial partners (banks, networks, payment methods) to:
- Foster new business opportunities and user verticals
- Innovate on shared risk methodologies
- Establish and maintain compliance with agreed risk appetites
- Oversee and maintain the health of relationships with key risk counterparts at partner banks
- Develop and manage projects and initiatives that support strong partner relationships regarding risk
- Deliver business and policy recommendations that inform our risk posture
- Act as a representative and negotiator of our risk approach to banking partners
- Enhance existing and develop new partner-facing risk management capabilities
- Lead risk-related partnership and product discussions with banking partners to align on risk approaches and strategies
- You will optimize existing partner-facing risk management capabilities and build new ones.
- Identify and pursue business opportunities by creating innovative risk-aware solutions that expand our product and user base through banking partnerships
Who you are
We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Minimum requirements
- 10+ years experience in risk-related role at a bank or merchant acquirer, or a role requiring deep knowledge of risk and compliance issues
- 5+ years of experience in risk management at a bank or merchant acquirer
- 2+ years of experience improving processes and scaling solutions
- Ability to represent Stripe on risk, compliance, and product issues with banking partners to maintain positive relationships
- Strong organizational, planning, and communication skills (written and verbal) to drive understanding, collaboration, and issue resolution
- Proven stakeholder management skills, including navigating difficult situations, negotiating timelines, and influencing stakeholders across organizations and borders
- Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to thrive in uncertain and ambiguous environments
Preferred qualifications
- Experience of financial crime programmes including; KYC/B, AML, Sanctions and Terrorist Financing, with a practical knowledge of the Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering regulations
- Strong understanding of the complex risks that are present when managing a merchant acquiring business, including the management of high risk sectors
- Market experience across America and Canada, with an understanding of how current and future regulations will impact Stripe and its banking partners
- Experience of leveraging technology to support the development and embedment of scalable risk and operational processes
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Partnerships Manager
Verify your degree field aligns precisely
H-1B1 visa requires a specialty occupation tied directly to your degree. A Partnerships Manager role must connect to business administration, marketing, or a related field, not just general management. Pull your O*NET occupation profile to confirm the required education matches your credentials before applying.
Target employers already filing H-1B1 LCAs
Search DOL's OFLC Wage Search for certified Labor Condition Applications under 'H-1B1 Singapore' to find companies that have sponsored this visa before. These employers already understand the process and are far less likely to stall over unfamiliar paperwork.
Search verified H-1B1 sponsorship roles on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters Partnerships Manager listings to employers with active H-1B1 Singapore visa filing history, saving you from pitching sponsorship cold. Apply directly to roles where the employer's LCA filing record confirms they're already set up to hire Singaporean nationals.
Frame partnerships scope in your offer letter
Consular officers evaluate whether the role genuinely requires a specialized degree. Ask your employer to specify in the offer letter whether the partnerships work is channel, strategic, or enterprise-level, and which business functions you'll own. Vague titles without scope descriptions draw more scrutiny.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting an offer
H-1B1 employers must be enrolled in E-Verify to legally onboard you. Before signing anything, ask HR directly whether the company is E-Verify registered. A missed enrollment requirement delays your start date regardless of how smoothly the consulate processes your visa.
Plan around the 18-month validity for renewal timing
H-1B1 Singapore visas are issued in 18-month increments, not the three-year periods common with H-1B. If your role involves multi-year partnership deals or quota cycles, discuss renewal timing with your employer early so filing doesn't overlap with critical deal periods.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Partnerships Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B1 Singapore?
Yes, if the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as business administration, marketing, or communications. The specialty occupation test focuses on whether the role's duties require that specific theoretical knowledge, not just whether the employer prefers a degree. Roles that accept any bachelor's degree regardless of field are harder to qualify under USCIS standards.
How does H-1B1 Singapore compare to H-1B for Partnerships Manager roles?
H-1B1 Singapore bypasses the H-1B lottery entirely, so Singaporean nationals don't compete in the annual random selection that rejects most H-1B registrants. The trade-off is that H-1B1 is issued in 18-month increments rather than three years, and it doesn't carry dual intent, meaning you can't simultaneously pursue a green card while on H-1B1 status.
Where can I find Partnerships Manager jobs that offer H-1B1 Singapore visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you filter Partnerships Manager roles by verified H-1B1 Singapore visa sponsorship history, so you're applying to companies that have already filed the necessary Labor Condition Applications with DOL. That's significantly more targeted than applying broadly and asking employers to learn the process from scratch.
Does my employer need to do anything differently for H-1B1 versus H-1B filing?
Yes. H-1B1 Singapore applications are processed at the U.S. consulate in Singapore, not through a USCIS petition. The employer still files a Labor Condition Application with DOL and must be E-Verify enrolled, but there's no I-129 petition or USCIS adjudication step involved. Many HR teams are unfamiliar with this distinction, so confirming your employer knows the consular route before your offer letter is signed saves significant delays.
Can I negotiate a start date before my H-1B1 consular appointment is scheduled?
You can accept an offer and align on a target start date, but the actual date depends on consular appointment availability at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore. Appointment wait times fluctuate, and Singaporean nationals can often get scheduled within a few weeks given lower overall H-1B1 volume. Build a conservative buffer of four to six weeks between offer acceptance and your proposed first day.
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