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ClayClayNew York, NY

Data Partnerships

Manages a portfolio of data partners, strengthening relationships, resolving issues, and driving partner growth through cross-functional collaboration. Requires 3–5 years of partnership, account management, customer success, or business development experience, ideally in B2B SaaS or data/API ecosystems.

130k – 200k/yr
Hybrid3+ YOEPartnerships

About the role

Responsibilities

Be the Voice of Data Partners

  • Own relationships with a portfolio of data partners as their primary contact and internal advocate.
  • Build trusted relationships through regular communication, quarterly business reviews, and proactive outreach.
  • Understand each partner's business model, product roadmap, growth goals, and challenges.

Drive Partner Success and Satisfaction

  • Monitor partner health metrics, including usage, data quality, customer satisfaction, and commercial performance.
  • Identify opportunities to help partners grow through improved visibility, positioning, co-marketing, and product improvements.
  • Troubleshoot partner issues by coordinating across internal teams to resolve technical, commercial, and operational challenges.

Advocate Internally for Partner Needs

  • Translate partner feedback into actionable insights for Product, Engineering, and leadership.
  • Champion partner priorities in product roadmaps and strategic decisions.
  • Work with Product and Engineering to improve partner integrations, data presentation, and the overall partner experience.

Enable Partner Growth Through Clay

  • Help partners understand customer data usage, performance, and areas for improvement.
  • Coordinate co-marketing opportunities, case studies, webinars, and other partner initiatives.
  • Share performance insights and best practices to improve data quality and coverage.

Ensure Operational Excellence

  • Track and report partner performance, satisfaction scores, and engagement metrics.
  • Manage contract renewals and commercial discussions in partnership with leadership.
  • Maintain partner documentation, communication cadences, and relationship management systems.

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of experience in partnership management, account management, customer success, or business development, preferably in B2B SaaS or data/API companies.
  • Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to establish trust and credibility with external partners.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to translate technical concepts for business stakeholders and business needs for technical teams.
  • Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and other internal teams.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate ambiguity and prioritize competing needs.
  • Data-driven approach to measuring partner health and identifying improvement opportunities.
  • Empathy and advocacy for partner success.
  • Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with shifting priorities.

Nice to Have

  • Familiarity with data enrichment tools, APIs, or B2B data ecosystems.
  • Experience managing partnerships at scale, including 20+ partners.
  • Background in sales, go-to-market, or working closely with revenue teams.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Annual salary range of $130,000–$200,000.
  • Employees can work with world-class coaches specializing in creativity, management, and related areas.

Skills

partnership managementAccount ManagementCustomer SuccessBusiness DevelopmentB2B SaaSAPIsdata enrichmentProduct ManagementengineeringMarketingData QualityBusiness Reviews

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