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We are looking for an experienced Strategic Partnerships leader to take our VC program to the next level. Reporting directly to the Director of VC Partnerships, you will be able to touch all elements of Mercury’s work with the VC and startup community. This leader will have full autonomy of the VC emerging managers program, craft our partner strategy, identify opportunities in our existing partner channel, and leverage their industry experience to recruit strategic partners into our program. This role will have frequent travel to major tech hubs (35% of time).
Job Responsibility:
Grow the VC partnerships program, driving new customers to Mercury–including VC funds and their portfolio companies
Maintain and nurture strong ecosystem partnerships that drive measurable usage, including VC funds, accelerators, venture studios, fund administrators, communities, and universities
Implement sponsorship opportunities including conferences, events, newsletters, podcasts, and more in collaboration with our Marketing team
Identify partners and their customers’ needs to ensure that we achieve win-win scenarios by maximizing customer referrals and revenue on both ends
Collaborate with Business Development, Onboarding, and Customer Support teams to ensure smooth partner onboarding, training, and support throughout the process
Partner closely with Product, Growth, and Business Operations teams on product roadmap development to drive product-driven referrals for VC fund and startup customers
Leverage data to provide analytics and insights into partnership reporting and find ways to optimize metrics in regular check-ins and follow-up
Lead go to market strategy for VC fund banking & emerging managers, including recruiting new partners, exploring international opportunities, or exploring GTM to angel investors
Program management of our top VC ecosystem & community partners, driving value to our partners and Mercury
Help run Mercury’s Investor Connect program (formerly Raise) to facilitate founder <> investor introductions
Requirements:
Based in either the NYC or SF Bay Area
Experience with externally-facing stakeholder management or partnerships
Experience working with founders and/or investors at a VC firm, accelerator program, founder community, or other startup ecosystem experience
A hunger to make things work and a curiosity to ask questions
Be able to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with minimal guidance, apply first principles thinking, and navigate uncertainty with poise
A strong product mindset to help identify new opportunities to better serve customers
Have attention to detail and strong written and verbal communication skills
Be able to collaborate with various teams across the globe remotely
Bring big energy and have fun building in a fast-paced environment
Bachelor's degree or something you feel is equivalent
Nice to have:
5+ years of experience at a B2B SaaS or Fintech company in a partnerships, customer success, investor relations, relationship / account management role