Risk and Compliance Partners Manager
About the Role
Dow Jones is seeking a Risk & Compliance Partners Manager to help grow and strengthen our partner ecosystem across the Risk & Compliance business. This role is responsible for managing a portfolio of channel and integration partners, deepening strategic relationships, and driving commercial growth through coordinated go-to-market execution. The ideal candidate combines strong partner-management discipline with commercial judgment, cross-functional leadership, and a solid understanding of risk, compliance, financial crime, and third-party due diligence solutions is a plus. They will work closely with Sales, Product, Marketing, Commercial Policy, Legal, Operations, and technical teams to ensure partnerships are productive, scalable, and aligned with business goals.
Responsibilities
- Own and manage a defined portfolio of Risk & Compliance partners, with accountability for relationship health, growth plans, and day-to-day engagement.
- Build and execute partner business plans designed to expand revenue, improve partner performance, and increase market reach.
- Identify, prioritize, and develop strategic channel opportunities that align with product, regional, and customer growth objectives.
- Lead regular business reviews with partners, track performance against agreed goals, and drive follow-through on commercial and operational actions.
- Coordinate joint go-to-market initiatives with internal stakeholders and partner organizations, including enablement, campaigns, pipeline development, and sales support.
- Work closely with Sales teams to support new opportunities, renewals, expansions, and complex partner-led deals.
- Evaluate new prospective partners, assess strategic fit, and support onboarding activities in collaboration with commercial, legal, and technical stakeholders.
- Help govern partnership frameworks, including engagement models, reporting expectations, commercial alignment, and internal rules of engagement.
- Develop strong knowledge of each partner's business model, target segments, product strengths, geographic footprint, and competitive positioning.
- Surface market feedback and partner insights to Product and Proposition teams to help inform roadmap priorities and packaging opportunities.
- Maintain accurate partner records, opportunity visibility, and reporting disciplines across internal systems and team processes.
- Act as a cross-functional point of coordination to resolve issues, remove blockers, and improve the overall partner experience.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in partner management, channel management, business development, account management, or strategic alliances.
- Experience working in risk, compliance, financial crime, regulatory technology, data, SaaS, or B2B information services.
- Demonstrated success growing partner-led revenue and managing strategic external relationships.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to shape business cases, prioritize opportunities, and support complex deal structures.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence across internal and external groups.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, including experience managing multiple partners and initiatives at once.
- Comfort working across global, matrixed organizations with a high degree of collaboration and accountability.
- Ability to analyze partner performance, identify trends, and translate findings into action plans.
- Proficiency with CRM and pipeline-management tools such as Salesforce, as well as standard business reporting tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with channel partnerships involving data, APIs, screening, due diligence, KYC, AML, sanctions, adverse media, or third-party risk workflows.
- Familiarity with indirect sales models, partner onboarding, certification, governance, and joint solution positioning.
- Experience supporting international partners across multiple regions and market segments.
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, law, international affairs, or a related field is a plus.
What Success Looks Like
- Growth in revenue and strategic value across the assigned partner portfolio.
- Strong partner engagement, clearer account planning, and improved execution against shared goals.
- Better coordination across Sales, Product, Marketing, and supporting teams.
- Faster, more consistent partner onboarding and opportunity progression.
- Improved visibility into partner performance, pipeline contribution, and expansion opportunities.
About Dow Jones Risk & Compliance
Dow Jones Risk & Compliance helps organizations identify and manage regulatory, reputational, and financial crime risk through high-quality data, technology, and specialized services. In this role, you will help expand how our solutions reach the market through a growing network of strategic partners, while working with teams across one of the industry's most trusted brands.
Pay
Base Pay Range: $110,000 - $140,000. We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.
Benefits
For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.