Senior Manager, Partnerships and Operations

Match Group

Senior Manager leading local partnerships for Tinder's Events team, focusing on sourcing, curating, and scaling events with venues and partners. Building operational workflows and processes for event execution and partnership growth.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeLos Angeles • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $165,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build Tinder's local partnerships pipeline — developing the strategy, playbook, and workflows for identifying, vetting, and securing venue partners, local event creators, and partnering with third-party event platforms
Oversee the curation and quality of locally programmed events, ensuring brand alignment and a consistent attendee experience across partners
Design and refine scalable operational processes — from partner onboarding and event QA to post-event reporting — that can be replicated as we expand to new cities
Manage the local events and partnerships budget, owning spend allocation across markets and partner types and ensuring programming scales efficiently
Surface insights and learnings from local market activity including partner performance, attendee feedback, and operational data to help shape and evolve the broader Events program strategy
Serve as a strategic thought partner to Tinder leadership, contributing to program strategy, market expansion planning, and new partnership models
Coordinate with the VP, Business Development to ensure local and national programming complement each other
Report on partner pipeline health, event volume, team performance, and operational efficiency to Tinder leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of experience in partnerships, operations, or business development
Proven track record of building and scaling partner or vendor networks from the ground up
Experience hiring, managing, and developing teams — you know how to set a high bar and bring people along
Strong operational instincts — you naturally build repeatable systems rather than one-off solutions
Entrepreneurial mindset — you're energized by ambiguity, resourceful when things aren't figured out yet, and biased toward action
Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to balance partner needs and business priorities
Data-informed approach to decision-making — comfortable working with KPIs and dashboards to evaluate performance
Clear, structured communication skills — you can translate what's happening on the ground into actionable insights for leadership

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible Vacation, 10 Sick Days
Time off to volunteer and charitable donations matched up to $15,000 annually
Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
100% 401(k) employer match up to 10%, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
100% paid parental leave (including for non-birthing parents) and family forming benefits
Investment in your development: mentorship through our MentorMatch program, access to 6,000+ online courses through Udemy, and an annual $3,000 stipend for your professional development
Investment in your wellness: access to mental health support via Modern Health, paid concierge medical membership, pet insurance, fitness membership subsidy, and commuter subsidy
Free subscription to Tinder Gold

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Hard Skills & Tools

partnership developmentevent managementbudget managementoperational processesdata analysisKPI evaluationreportingvendor network buildingteam managementstrategic planning

Soft Skills

relationship managementcommunicationoperational instinctsentrepreneurial mindsetresourcefulnessdecision-makingcollaborationleadershipproblem-solvingadaptability