Director, Partnerships Job at Kiddom (New York City)

Job Description

As Kiddom’s Director, Partnerships, you will drive the identification, evaluation, and execution of organizational alliances that expand Kiddom’s impact and market position. You’ll combine market and landscape analysis with operational excellence to relentlessly source, assess, and drive forward high-value opportunities across both the partnership and corporate development pipelines. This role is ideal for someone with a passion for education and a background in strategy consulting, who thrives on structuring ambiguity, leading cross-functional initiatives, and turning insight into measurable outcomes. The right candidate brings disciplined urgency and a tenacious, solutions-forward mindset: someone who moves work streams forward quickly, anticipates obstacles, and maintains momentum without sacrificing rigor. You will work closely with Product, Legal, Finance, and GTM teams to ensure every partnership strengthens Kiddom’s strategic position and accelerates our growth.

Job Responsibility

Conduct ongoing market scans to identify emerging players, trends, and whitespace opportunities across K-12 instructional materials, assessments, professional learning services, research, and more
Develop and refine category-specific analytical frameworks to prioritize and actively chase down targets by strategic fit, product alignment, and value creation potential
Monitor competitor partner activity and M&A transactions movements to inform Kiddom’s positioning
Lead sourcing and qualification of potential partners and targets, leveraging industry relationships, conferences, analyst reports, and inbound interest
Build business cases for partnership or acquisition opportunities aligned to Kiddom’s strategic priorities: platform capability enhancement, market expansion, and competitive positioning
Conduct structured diligence across product, financial, operational, and brand dimensions, coordinating with relevant functional leads
Drive momentum through the funnel by surfacing risks early, proposing paths forward, and ensuring opportunities move toward clear decision points
Evolve and manage Kiddom’s end-to-end partnership execution from initial evaluation through contracting and launch, ensuring a clean handoff to Ops for integration
Serve as key point of coordination between internal teams and partner stakeholders to ensure successful implementation and ongoing collaboration
Host partner business reviews and develop shared success metrics tied to adoption, revenue, and impact
Maintain partnership and corpdev CRM / pipeline with clear evaluation criteria, stage definitions, and outcomes
Support biannual executive reviews of strategic opportunities and provide analytical summaries for leadership decision-making
Formalize and track, and continuously refine success metrics for partnerships, including revenue contribution, product usage, and partner satisfaction

Requirements

6+ years of experience in partnerships, strategy consulting, or corporate development, ideally within the education sector
Strong relationship-builder with the adaptability to navigate varied partner personalities and organizational structures
Relentlessly action-oriented with a bias toward momentum and follow-through
able to drive cross-functional workstreams forward with urgency and discipline
Comfortable operating with incomplete information and creating clarity for others in ambiguous environments
Persistent, solutions-driven problem-solver who anticipates risks, removes blockers, and maintains high execution velocity
Demonstrated experience with market analysis, diligence, and deal evaluation

What we offer

Competitive salary
Meaningful equity
Health insurance benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance
One Medical membership (in participating locations)
Flexible vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year
10 paid sick days per year (pro rated depending on start date)
Paid holidays
Paid bereavement leave
Paid family leave after birth/adoption. Minimum of 16 paid weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for caretaker parents. Meant to supplement benefits offered by State
Commuter and FSA plans

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