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WatershedWatershedNew York, NY

Partnerships, Strategic Partner Lead

Lead strategic partnerships with global system integrators and consultants to drive sales pipeline, execute agreements, and ensure partner success for Watershed's sustainability platform. Requires deep BD/partnerships experience, cross-functional collaboration, and in-office presence in New York.

216k – 240k/yr
Hybrid7+ YOEPartnerships

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Develop and grow the Watershed ecosystem of partners by understanding our product roadmap and go-to-market strategy to select the best partnership opportunities.
  • Own the partnership end-to-end including developing terms, executing partnership agreements, onboarding new partners and owning partner success.
  • Drive sales pipeline via the partnerships identified and in play.
  • Act as a thought-partner to Sales/Customer Success and Product teams to map out highest impact and revenue opportunities and influence future of the company’s revenue streams.

Requirements

  • Significant experience in Business Development and Partnerships, including past work in ecosystem partnerships.
  • In-depth experience building and scaling partnerships with global system integrators.
  • Deep understanding of revenue structures and incentives to successfully design partner programs.
  • A proven track record of collaborating with cross-functional GTM + customer teams to drive tangible business results.
  • Experience in co-branding and co-marketing efforts to drive customer acquisition and growth.
  • A passionate thought-partner and collaborator across product, marketing, data and customer teams.
  • Experience in the early stages of team and company growth with the ability to think big picture, while also rolling up sleeves and executing.
  • Must be willing to work from an office 4 days per week.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience with sustainability, climate, or ESG topics (implied by company mission).

Skills

Business DevelopmentPartnershipsecosystem partnershipssystem integratorsrevenue structurespartner programsgtm collaborationco-brandingco-marketing

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