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Profound is on a mission to help companies understand and control their AI presence. As the Head of Partnerships focused on agencies, you will lead and scale our relationships across creative, media, and digital networks that shape how brands use AI. Based in New York, you will drive Profound’s partner strategy by building deep, trusted relationships with agency leaders while managing and growing the team responsible for our agency partnerships. You will help define how Profound collaborates with the companies driving the future of brand and creative innovation.
Job Responsibility:
Lead and manage the agency partnerships team, providing mentorship, structure, and strategic direction as the function scales
Own and expand relationships across holding companies, agency networks, and independent shops that power the world’s biggest brands
Develop partnership frameworks that drive joint value across commercial deals, platform integrations, and co-marketing initiatives
Work closely with executive leadership to define Profound’s agency partnership strategy, ensuring alignment with the product roadmap and go-to-market goals
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, and Sales to build playbooks, messaging, and joint narratives that resonate with agency partners
Represent Profound externally at industry events, panels, and summits, positioning the company as a category leader in AI governance and brand integrity
Help build and scale the partnerships function by shaping culture, process, and strategy as our footprint across the agency ecosystem deepens
Requirements:
Senior partnerships or business development leader with experience leading teams and building programs that drive measurable commercial impact
Deep experience working with agencies, holding companies, or marketing ecosystems, with a strong understanding of how they partner with emerging technology companies
Skilled at navigating complex organizations and aligning multi-stakeholder initiatives that deliver mutual value
Strong people leader who knows how to coach, empower, and scale a high-performing team while remaining hands-on when needed
Entrepreneurial and collaborative, energized by building new markets, motions, and teams in a fast-moving environment
Strategic, creative, and fluent in the language of brand, media, and innovation