Lead Partnerships Manager, Data & Risk
Dave is a financial technology company offering a mobile app with ExtraCash overdraft services, checking accounts, savings goals, budgeting tools, and debit-card access. It serves consumers seeking flexible banking and short-term cash-management solutions.
Maintainer signals as of 8/29/2026
Funding history
About Dave Operating LLC
Dave Operating LLC operates Dave, a consumer-focused financial technology app designed to make banking and cash management more accessible. Its products include ExtraCash, which provides eligible members up to $500 through an overdraft service; Dave Checking, with direct deposit, debit-card spending, early paycheck access, ATM access, and budgeting tools; and Goals accounts for organizing and tracking savings. Dave serves individual consumers, particularly people seeking help managing expenses between paychecks, and provides its services through a mobile application in partnership with FDIC-member banks.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Own and scale a portfolio of data and risk partnerships, develop business cases and financial models, negotiate commercial terms, lead implementation, and manage ongoing partner performance across product, risk, data science, engineering, legal, compliance, finance, and operations.
Requirements
- 8+ years in fintech partnerships or product strategy in digital banking or lending.
- Strong product sense and experience improving product outcomes through partner or vendor decisions.
- Commercial and analytical expertise in business cases, financial models, and unit economics.
- Experience negotiating and managing complex partner relationships from diligence through ongoing performance.
- Experience leading across Product, Engineering, Risk, Data Science, Legal, Compliance, Finance, and Operations.
- Clear written and verbal communication for senior stakeholders.
- Judgment regarding member experience, regulatory sensitivity, and operational risk.
- Ability to manage several complex initiatives simultaneously.
Responsibilities
- Own Dave's portfolio of data and risk partners across fraud, identity, open banking, bank connectivity, and credit bureaus.
- Translate product, risk, and business objectives into a partner roadmap.
- Evaluate partners for commercial fit, data quality, risk impact, compliance, cost, and resiliency.
- Build partner scorecards covering service levels, cost, conversion, fraud and risk outcomes, data reliability, and contractual obligations.
- Improve underwriting, fraud controls, member eligibility, and repayment performance through partner capabilities.
- Manage partnerships end to end, including sourcing, diligence, business cases, financial modeling, negotiation, contracting, implementation, and post-launch performance.
- Lead partner governance, renewal strategy, issue escalation, and risk mitigation.
- Build relationships with senior leaders at data providers, infrastructure companies, risk platforms, and banks.
Benefits
- Flexible hours
- Virtual-first work culture
- Home office stipend
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid parental and caregiver leave
- 401(k) savings plan with matching contributions
- Financial advisor and financial wellness support
- Flexible PTO
- Company holidays, including Juneteenth and Winter Break
- All-company in-person and virtual events
