Position Summary:
The Director of Partner Business Development is responsible for corporate strategy and allocation, product-level P&Ls & priorities, and operating rhythm. The Marketplace subfamily is responsible for the integration of partner relationships, including identification, negotiation, onboarding, and continued maintenance of third-party partner relationships. Responsible for planning and managing revenue and financial reporting and targets. Like Product Management, but with additional roles and responsibilities that would often be found in other job families. The Director of Partner Business will develop, acquire, negotiate, and manage third-party, integration relationships. The role will develop and implement short and long-term business growth and opportunities. The role will oversee the development of strategic market/product line business plans and marketing programs to support sales in designated market segments.
Expected Duties:
The Director of Partner Business Development will identify, negotiate, and manage business relationships for a defined portfolio of products and partners
Expected to deliver partner-specific GTM programs, including sales enablement programs
The role will partner closely with Product owners on third-party integrations and coordinate across other organization functions
The Director of Partner Business Development identifies volume and strategic customers and maintains partnerships
Responsible for analyzing market data to identify trends/opportunities, developing strategic direction from market information, and creating compelling market analysis presentations
Expected to conduct a make-versus-buy analysis from a partnership/merger/acquisition perspective
Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
The role requires the establishment of annual objectives and the execution of tactics to meet those objectives. The role will have a broad knowledge of the field with proven leadership skills. The individual in the role will be responsible for hiring, firing, performance appraisals, and pay reviews with managing the activities of first-level managers and/or supervisors. The position will guide by function or department practices and well-defined management precedents.
Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of relevant experience
Ability to provide guidance to subordinates within the latitude of established MeridianLink policies
Ability to recommend changes to policies and establishes procedures that affect section or multiple disciplines
Ability to execute financials, business planning, organizational priorities, and workforce
Ability to follow processes and operational policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
Ability to develop and manages operational initiatives to deliver tactical results
Interacts frequently with subordinate supervisors, customers, and/or functional peer group professionals, involving matters between sections and multiple units
Responsible for impact partnering with key contacts outside own area of expertise and other external stakeholders
Ability to effectively communicates and present results and recommendations across discipline
Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of relevant experience; proven leadership, business planning, financial management, policy development, operational execution, and stakeholder communication skills.
Key Responsibilities
- managing partnerships
- developing strategies
- analyzing markets
Job Details
- Category: Business Development
- Seniority: Senior Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — United States
- Salary: USD 126,000 – 197,000 / year
- Languages: English
About MeridianLink
A financial technology company providing software and integration solutions for financial institutions. — Industry: Information Technology