Startups Partnership Manager

Brex
United States
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level partnership professionals with experience in the venture community who thrive in fast-paced startup environments and can commit to a hybrid work arrangement in San Francisco.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a proven track record in partnerships or closing sales roles.
    — “2+ years in a partnerships or closing sales role
  • Individuals who excel in building trust and credibility with stakeholders.
    — “Proven ability to build trust and credibility with internal and external stakeholders
  • Professionals who thrive in evolving startup environments and hit targets consistently.
    — “Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving startup environment

Things to consider

  • Hybrid work requires three coordinated office days per week in San Francisco.
    — “We currently require a minimum of three coordinated days in the office per week
  • Compensation includes commissions that depend on performance.
    — “The OTE figure listed here includes base salary and commissions, which may or may not be earned depending on performance

How to stand out

  • Highlight specific examples of transforming partnerships into client referrals.
    — “consistently hitting targets by transforming these connections into a steady stream of client referrals
  • Demonstrate your ability to craft tailored go-to-market strategies for partners.
    — “Craft and implement tailored go-to-market strategies for each partner
  • Showcase your experience with community events and partner activations.
    — “Passion for community events and activations with partners
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • building strong relationships
  • cultivating partnerships
  • driving co-marketing opportunities
Typical background
salespartnershipsbusiness development

Skills & requirements

Required

Partnership ManagementSales StrategyCross-functional CollaborationProduct Expertise

Preferred

Venture Capital KnowledgeStartups Ecosystem

About the role

Original posting from Brex

Why join us

Brex is the intelligent finance platform that enables companies to spend smarter and move faster in more than 200 markets. By combining global corporate cards and banking with intuitive spend management, bill pay, and travel software, Brex enables founders and finance teams to accelerate operations, gain real-time visibility, and control spend effortlessly. Brex’s AI-native automation and world-class service eliminate manual expense and accounting tasks for customers so they can focus on what matters most. Tens of thousands of the world's best companies run on Brex, including DoorDash, Coinbase, Robinhood, Zoom, Plaid, Reddit, and SeatGeek.

Working at Brex allows you to push your limits, challenge the status quo, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry. We’re committed to building a diverse team and inclusive culture and believe your potential should only be limited by how big you can dream. We make this a reality by empowering you with the tools, resources, and support you need to grow your career.

Partnerships at Brex

Partnerships are the growth engine at Brex. We bring in new customers, expand existing relationships, and drive the company’s bottom line. With unlimited territories and uncapped opportunity, your ambition sets the ceiling. We win together, celebrate often, and reward performance. If you want to sell a category-defining product with real ownership, this is your team.

What you’ll do

The Startups Partnership team is a core growth engine at Brex, playing a pivotal role in driving top-of-funnel leads to the team and expanding our market footprint. In this role, you will be responsible for building strong relationships, cultivating partnerships from the ground up, seamlessly integrating new partners into our ecosystem, and consistently hitting targets by transforming these connections into a steady stream of client referrals. You will work closely with VCs, accelerators, incubators, law firms, and other like-minded industry partners to fuel scalable growth. If you have a history of exceeding expectations and a passion for creating mutually beneficial business relationships, this could be your chance to make a significant impact in a fast growing environment.

Where you’ll work

This role will be based in our San Francisco office. We are a hybrid environment that combines the energy and connections of being in the office with the benefits and flexibility of working from home. We currently require a minimum of three coordinated days in the office per week: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. As a perk, we also have up to four weeks per year of fully remote work!

Responsibilities

Identify, cultivate, and deepen relationships with high-potential VC’s, Accelerators, Incubators, and more

Craft and implement tailored go-to-market strategies for each partner

Facilitate smooth onboarding of new partners and their teams

Serve as a product expert, articulating our value proposition to partners

Be the connective tissue for partners to the Brex ecosystem

Work cross-functionally across marketing, growth, direct sales, and product & engineering to drive co-marketing opportunities, onboard new clients, and inform our product roadmap

Conduct regular performance reviews with key partners

Become an expert in Brex's product, features, and workflows and augment the voice of our Partners

Requirements

2+ years in a partnerships or closing sales role

Understanding of the venture community and how to drive partnerships

Demonstrated track record of consistently hitting targets and quotas

Ability to deliver tailored, consultative solutions that align with partner’s needs and business goals

Ability to evaluate partnership performance, identify areas for optimization, and implement data-driven solutions

Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving startup environment

Proven ability to build trust and credibility with internal and external stakeholders

Passion for community events and activations with partners

Compensation

The expected OTE range for this role is $135,600 - $169,500. The starting wage will depend on a number of factors including the candidate’s location, skills, experience, market demands, and internal pay parity. The OTE figure listed here includes base salary and commissions, which may or may not be earned depending on performance.  Depending on the position offered, equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package.

Please be aware, job-seekers may be at risk of targeting by malicious actors looking for personal data. Brex recruiters will only reach out via LinkedIn or email with a brex.com domain. Any outreach claiming to be from Brex via other sources should be ignored.

Source: Brex careers

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