Marketplace Strategic Partnerships Senior Manager
Bestbuy
Apply to this job Richfield, Minnesota Until 10/6/2026 5+ years exp First posted August 7, 2026 Last posted August 7, 2026
Job description
As the Marketplace Strategic Channel Partnership Lead, you’ll be responsible for identifying, onboarding, developing, and managing strategic third-party channel partnerships that strengthen our Marketplace ecosystem. You will focus on building and optimizing relationships with external partners including API connectors, onboarding accelerators, technology integrators, and other ecosystem enablers to drive growth, streamline partner activation, and enhance the overall experience for our sellers.
A successful candidate will leverage eCommerce/Marketplace Partner experience with technical acumen, analytical thinking, relationship management, and cross functional collaboration to enable scalable partnership programs, improve partner onboarding efficiency, and support joint business planning efforts to drive marketplace growth and seller experience. This role is ideal for an experienced and strategically minded partnership professional who can bridge commercial needs with technical enablement.
This role is remote eligible, which means you would work virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location.
What you’ll do
Basic qualifications
Preferred qualifications
What’s in it for you
We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being and provide support as you need it, especially at key moments in your life.
Our benefits include:
Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary.
For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.
About us
As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.
Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™
Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.
Application deadline: Minimum of 5 days from the posting date. You can find that date above the job title at the top of the page.
A successful candidate will leverage eCommerce/Marketplace Partner experience with technical acumen, analytical thinking, relationship management, and cross functional collaboration to enable scalable partnership programs, improve partner onboarding efficiency, and support joint business planning efforts to drive marketplace growth and seller experience. This role is ideal for an experienced and strategically minded partnership professional who can bridge commercial needs with technical enablement.
This role is remote eligible, which means you would work virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location.
What you’ll do
- Identify, evaluate and negotiate new third‑party partnership opportunities to support marketplace growth via seller activations.
- Support partner onboarding and technical integration, coordinating cross‑functional teams to ensure smooth API enablement and activation.
- Manage day‑to‑day partner relationships, ensuring strong communication, timely issue resolution, and operational alignment through the creation and enhancement of proper mechanisms to enhance and advance partner engagements.
- Create KPI’s to monitor partner performance and engagement, using data to identify improvements in onboarding, integration quality, and business outcomes.
- Assist in partnership planning and negotiation, helping advance deal cycles from ideation through implementation.
- Collaborate with internal teams (product, operations, business development, etc.) to deliver high‑quality partner integrations and joint initiatives.
- Support co‑marketing or enablement activities that strengthen partner adoption and marketplace value.
- Contribute to ongoing optimization of processes, partner tools, and onboarding frameworks to improve partner experience and scalability.
Basic qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in partnerships, channel management, business development, ecommerce marketplace operations, or related roles
- Experience supporting or managing third party partnerships, integrations, or vendor relationships
- Strong analytical skills with experience using data to inform decisions
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities; comfortable engaging cross functionally
Preferred qualifications
- 4+ years experience with API‑based integrations, technical partner ecosystems, or onboarding systems
- 4+ years experience leading partner engagements including managing business reviews, co‑marketing initiatives, and/or collaborative product enablement
- Familiarity with partner lifecycle management tools, CRM systems and ability to manage multiple relationships and projects simultaneously in a fast‑moving environment
What’s in it for you
We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. Best Buy offers a range of benefits to support your overall well-being and provide support as you need it, especially at key moments in your life.
Our benefits include:
- Competitive pay
- Great employee discount
- Financial savings and retirement resources
- Support for your physical and mental well-being
Certain roles, where market norms demand it, are eligible for various forms of incentive pay to drive performance and offer recognition for achieving financial and strategic results. For more information about our incentive pay plans, including eligibility, please refer to our Incentive Programs Summary.
For more information about benefits, LOA and paid time off, please refer to our Benefits Guide.
About us
As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.
Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™
Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer.
Application deadline: Minimum of 5 days from the posting date. You can find that date above the job title at the top of the page.
About this role
Summary
Manage third-party partnerships, support integrations, optimize partner onboarding, and drive marketplace growth.
Job title
Marketplace Strategic Partnerships Senior Manager
Experience level
5+ years
Minimum experience
5+ years exp
Industry
retail
Location requirements
Remote work allowed, based in Richfield, Minnesota.
Salary
Not specified
Management role
No
Skills & keywords
Required skills
partnershipsapi‑based integrationsstakeholder managementdata analysis
Preferred skills
partner lifecycle managementcrm systemsco-marketingrelationship management
Specializations
partnershipsapi integrationsbusiness developmentecommercechannel management
Locations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
Minnesota, USA
Remote State
Richfield, MN 55423, USA
On-site City