World
AI
BusinessDevelopmentManager,US
“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
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