Relationship Manager, Smb

Company Description

At Afterpay, our mission is to power an economy in which everyone can win. We empower customers to access the things they want and need, while still allowing them to maintain financial wellness and control, by splitting payments in four, for both online and in-store purchases. We do this by connecting more than 122,000 retailers across the globe with over 19 million active customers.

We trust in the next generation and share a vision of a more accessible and sustainable world in which people are rewarded for doing the right thing. And as a part of Block, Inc., (NYSE: SQ), we're united by our shared purpose of economic empowerment. Ready to shape an economy in which everyone wins?

**Job Description**:
As one of Afterpay's **SMB Relationship Managers**, you'll help drive Afterpay's continual growth by building relationships with merchants in our portfolio. We're looking for an experienced Relationship Manager who proactively seeks creative ways to expand their portfolio. You will play a key role in crafting and delivering our client engagement model to Afterpay's Premium and high-performing SMB accounts. Lastly, and most importantly, we want you to be passionate about Afterpay and what we stand for, for both our merchants and customers.

**We are much more than our job descriptions, but here's where you will begin**
- Develop relationships across a mixed portfolio of Premium and high-performing SMBs to drive ongoing sustainable growth, engagement and merchant advocacy
- Drive enhanced merchant engagement and GMV growth potential through actively encouraging and supporting merchants to participate in key Afterpay marketing initiatives (Afterpay Day), core SMB campaign activity (eg Support Small) and any bespoke activity with a direct ROI target
- Identify and help scale best practices across a variety of areas for small businesses including marketing activities, visual merchandising
- Identify merchant expansion opportunities across your portfolio including omnichannel expansion, cross-border trade, global market expansion and assess the relevancy of any other new Afterpay product initiatives as they launch
- Manage the lifecycle contact strategy for your portfolio, providing frequent rich industry content, data insight and portfolio analysis to help support strategic merchant planning
- Ensure technical support queries are promptly resolved either directly or by facilitating via our Merchant Services support team

**Qualifications**:
**Like us, you'll be deeply committed to delivering positive outcomes for customers and passionate about shaping the future of Afterpay.**
- You're Customer-first and you will articulate our SMB partner needs, solve problems and identify opportunities for development and growth
- You understand how businesses work and what are the drivers of growth, and the ability to articulate a strategic vision for our partnerships and the tactical experience to make it a reality
- You're focused on building mutually beneficial relationships with our SMB partners and can comfortably articulate on topics as varied as payment processing unit economics to marketing plan performance and retail margins
- You're a team player and someone who develops strong internal and external relationships based on integrity and trust
- You take responsibility for your own personal development and growth and have a passion for learning
- You like to keep it real with your actions, be brave with your decisions, do the right thing for all our stakeholders and shape the future with excitement

Additional Information

We're working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, based solely on the core competencies required of the role at hand, and without regard to any legally protected class.

We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. **_Want to learn more about what we're doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our _**_I+D page_**_._**

**Perks**

We want you to be well and thrive. Our global benefits package includes:

- Healthcare coverage
- Retirement Plans
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Wellness perks
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off
- Learning and Development resources
- Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD, we build tools to help more people access the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow their businesses with its