How To Become A Partner Operations Manager: What It Is and Career Path

What is a partner operations manager and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

Quoted expert

Eric Olsen

The duties of a Partner Operations Manager are to look after account receivables, payroll, and maintain employee records and current business licenses. They define initiative metrics, implement quarterly reporting and tracking of metrics highlighting progress and issues. They also provide oversight for provider relations, member services, claim processing, call center operations, attribution modeling, and consumer studies.

Partner Operations Managers earn $103,165 per year, which translates to $49.6 an hour. Partner operation managers earn anywhere from $83,000 to $127,000 a year. Top earning partner operations managers make a whopping $44,000 more than the ones at the lower end of the spectrum. Further duties include analyzing, negotiating, and authorizing all client service level agreements and designs, and documentation and control points for all operations groups improving internal group communication. Skills required in this position include project management, communication skills, business development, and leadership skills.

What general advice would you give to a partner operations manager?

Eric Olsen

Professor, Industrial Technology and Packaging, Orfalea College of Business

Times of change are also times of great opportunities. We are going to need new technical solutions to address problems we are just learning about. You have to lean into the issues. Don't be a technologist - be a problem solver. That is why we also emphasize soft skills like lean six sigma, teamwork, and change management.

ScorePartner Operations ManagerUS Average

Salary

7.7

Avg. Salary $104,942

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

9.6

Growth rate 6%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

3.5

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.47%

Asian 6.42%

Black or African American 6.25%

Hispanic or Latino 15.41%

Unknown 4.35%

White 67.10%

Gender

female 26.60%

male 73.40%

Age - 44

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 44

Stress level

9.6

Stress level is very high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

9.2

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance

3.6

Work life balance is poor

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a partner operations manager

Explore partner operations manager education requirements

Most common partner operations manager degrees

Bachelor's

62.5 %

Associate

17.3 %

Master's

10.8 %

Start to develop specific partner operations manager skills

Skills	Percentages
Partner Operations	19.56%
Project Management	17.51%
Process Improvement	8.60%
Business Operations	8.42%
Business Development	7.05%

Complete relevant partner operations manager training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New partner operations managers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a partner operations manager based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real partner operations manager resumes.

Research partner operations manager duties and responsibilities

Manage all administrative work including scheduling, accounts receivable, payroll, and maintaining employee records and current business licenses.
Finance and billing accountability across Medicaid, manage care commercial insurance, insurance verification, contract management, and benefits administration.
Provide oversight for provider relations, member services, claims processing, and call center operations.
Process payroll and administer benefits.

Apply for partner operations manager jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a partner operations manager job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

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Partner operations manager reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2019

Cons

Operations never stops, its always up and running and you have to be available at any time

A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2019

Pros

I love being able to mold my team and the distribution center to the culture of respect and accountability! Having senior and executive leadership support is a huge positive factor in making this happen!!