About Engine

At Engine, we're transforming business travel into something personalized, rewarding, and simple. For too long, managing travel and spend has been overwhelming and fragmented — we're here to change that. We believe the future of travel should be seamless and powered by technology that delights customers at every step. That's why we're building a platform that brings together corporate travel, a powerful charge card, and modern spend management in one place.

To make this vision real, we're looking for exceptional, mission-driven people to help redefine how businesses manage and experience travel.

More than 30,000 companies already rely on Engine to support over 1 million travelers and billions in annual bookings each year. Cash flow positive with rapid growth, we pair exclusive Engine-only rates, industry-leading rewards, and intelligent automation to help businesses save money while delivering world-class personalization and convenience.

Backed by Telescope Partners, Blackstone, and Permira, Engine has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing travel and fintech platforms in North America, with honors including the Deloitte Fast 500 and Built In's Best Places to Work.

This isn't a traditional channel sales role. We are looking for a proven leader to architect and execute our go-to-market strategy for complex, high-value partner ecosystems. As a Sr. Partner Acquisition Manager, Professional Services you will lead the development and acquisition efforts of our partnerships program across accounting integration ecosystems (e.g. QuickBooks Solution Providers, accounting firms), consulting, financial advisory, and GPOs. This is a strategic role that requires a deep understanding of sophisticated "one-to-many" partnership models, a proven ability to build relationships with executive stakeholders, and a passion for creating scalable, multi-million dollar revenue streams.

Your Mission

As part of the Engine team, you’ll play a vital role in an environment where innovation meets collaboration. Here’s what you’ll take charge of:

• Develop and execute the partnership acquisition strategy for our corporate and professional network partners, identifying and prioritizing key players across accounting integration ecosystems (e.g. QuickBooks Solution Providers, accounting firms), consulting, financial advisory, and GPOs.
• Source, negotiate, and close complex partnership agreements with enterprise-level organizations that drive significant new business and revenue for Engine by leveraging their portfolios, member bases, or client networks.
• Cultivate and manage relationships with key executive stakeholders during partner acquisition and onboarding processes, including C-suite leaders and partners at target organizations, building long-term alignment and mutual success.

Successfully onboard new partners in collaboration with Partner Success, Partner Marketing, and Partner Program, driving post-signing momentum (partner referred deals).

• Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams, including Sales, Marketing, Product, and Operations, to launch and support new partnerships.
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of the corporate networks program, providing regular reporting to leadership. This includes the number and opportunity size of active partner opportunities in the pipeline, number of signed partners, and revenue generated from newly signed partners.

What You’ll Bring to Engine

We’re looking for someone who’s ready to make an impact and grow alongside us:

You are a strategic, financially-minded business development leader with a history of closing complex, high-value deals. You thrive on building new go-to-market motions and have a unique ability to sell through partners to unlock exponential growth.

• 7-10+ years of experience in enterprise sales or business development, with a proven track record of selling SaaS or technology solutions into professional services firms.
• Mastery of the "one-to-many" sales motion, with demonstrated success in structuring partnerships that scale through a partner's network, portfolio, or member base.
• Exceptional financial acumen and the ability to build a compelling, data-driven business case focused on ROI, operational efficiency, and value creation.
• Proven ability to build relationships and close deals with C-suite executives and senior partners at large, complex organizations.
• Entrepreneurial spirit, with a bias for action and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

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Applications for this role will be accepted through October 1st, 2026 or until the role is filled. We encourage you to apply early, as we may begin reviewing applications before the deadline.