World
AI
BusinessDevelopmentManager,US
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“Business Development Manager, US at World. Skills: Partnerships expertise, Business development, Strategic partnerships. Define and drive the growth of the region through high-impact strategic partnerships. Identify new business opportunities across key markets”
What You'll Achieve.
Define and drive the growth of the region through high-impact strategic partnerships; Expand the footprint of our core offering; Measurable growth; Partner growth and expansion; Launch and scale; Improve time to market, partner value, mutual benefit; Accelerate partnership opportunities
Industry & Context.
Convert ideas into action and measurable growth; Assess market/region opportunity; Build business cases; Pick high-impact models; Make judgements that drive growth; Find the context and information you need through relationships across the organization; Push for clarity and delivery
Ready to travel across the country
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years of relevant experience, Succeeded in high-performance environments such as Investment Banking, Consultancy, or fast growth tech businesses, Proven experience in business development, sales, or a related role, Fully fluent in English, Scrappy and resourceful, Entrepreneurial spirit/experience with a growth mindset, High standards and a bias toward action, Adaptable and comfortable with a fast-paced environment, Based in San Francisco, Ready to travel across the country
What You'll Do.
Define and drive the growth of the region through high-impact strategic partnerships
Identify new business opportunities across key markets
Build and nurture partner relationships
Lead the end-to-end execution of partnerships that expand the footprint of our core offering
Identify high-impact partnership opportunities in the US
Map partner ecosystems
Develop business cases and strategy for partner growth and expansion
Build and manage partner relationships
Engage new and existing structure design partnership models
Become a trusted lead for the partner through the lifecycle
Drive execution of partnership initiatives
Lead cross-functional alignment to launch and scale
Develop and maintain regional partnership strategy and playbook
Collaborate with GMs and Operations Leads to define a roadmap for partnerships in the region
Build replicable frameworks and documentation
Measure and optimize partnership performance
Build dashboards/reports
Use data and insights to refine partnership models
Improve time to market
Represent the company externally in the region
Engage senior partner-executives
Build networks in the VC/fintech/delivery ecosystem
Leverage external relationships to source and accelerate partnership opportunities
Ensure internal enablement
Support internal stakeholders by providing partner context
Surfacing regional insights
Facilitating collaboration
Ensuring internal readiness for partner commitments
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Working closely with the General Managers (GMs) and the country Operations Leads; Work seamlessly with multiple internal teams (Legal, Ops, Product, Marketing), external partners, country you influence without formal authority and align stakeholders behind shared goals; Collaborate with GMs and Operations Leads to define a roadmap for partnerships in the region; Ensure internal enablement; Support internal stakeholders (legal, marketing, product, ops) by providing partner context, surfacing regional insights, facilitating collaboration and ensuring internal readiness for partner commitments
Communication Scope
Communicate clearly and persuasively with senior external and internal you represent the company credibly and build relationships
Process & Methodology
Lead the end-to-end execution of partnerships, Track milestones, Monitor performance, Report progress, Iterate models, Pilot new models, Build replicable frameworks and documentation, Improve time to market
Full Job Description
About the Company: World is building a real human network designed to accelerate people in the age of AI. As bots and autonomous agents reshape the internet, people, institutions, and applications need a trusted way to confirm who is a real human while preserving privacy. Our products make this possible: the Orb verifies real people, World ID proves it privately, and World App enables and distributes the new applications made possible by this technology. Together, they form a new layer for AI internet. We’re one of the fastest-growing networks in tech. More than 17 million people across 160 countries have verified with World ID, and we complete over 350,000 verifications each week. World App is already among the most used wallets globally. Developers are integrating World ID to build safer online experiences and create spaces where real people can participate, earn, and be recognized in ways AI simply can’t replicate. World was founded in 2019 and launched globally in 2023. We are more than 400 people across hardware, software, AI, cryptography, mobile engineering, and global operations. Our teams come from OpenAI, Tesla, SpaceX, Apple, Google, Stripe, Meta, Coinbase, Palantir and MIT Media Lab. We’re backed by leading investors, including a16z, Khosla Ventures, Bain Capital Crypto, Blockchain Capital, Variant, Tiger Global, and Coinbase Ventures, as well as prominent operators and founders across fintech and AI. World has been featured on the cover of TIME Magazine https://time.com/7288387/sam-altman-orb-tools-for-humanity/, highlighted in Fast Company’s https://www.fastcompany.com/91411606/fintech-blockchain-next-big-things-in-tech-2025 Next 5 in Fintech, and explored in a Bloomberg deep dive https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-08-12/how-worldcoin-is-building-digital-ids-to-combat-the-ai-apocalypse. The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/technology/world-eye-scanning-crypto-orbs-launch-in-us.html, Bankless https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU
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