Director of Partner Growth
Canada US
Keywords: partnerships strategic growth innovation higher-education edtech workforce-development relationship-building
The Talent Search Group at Partner in Publishing is seeking a Director of Partner Growth on behalf of our client, a Higher Ed EdTech providing equitable access to project based-learning opportunities through partnerships with post-secondary institutions and employers.
This role is responsible for driving the strategic growth and development of key partnerships. Acting as an advisor and strategist, you will lead account strategy with a growth lens by strategizing with and leveraging the Partner Relations and Strategic Partnerships teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the strategy for exceptional service delivery, retention and growth of select high value, visionary partners and their ultimate success.
- Act as a product expert to unlock potential through adoption and innovation using the company platform
- In collaboration with other customer-facing teams, develop and execute on a strategy to amplify the company brand in the ecosystem (and with existing customers who are ready to scale their contract)
- Rolling up your sleeves and engaging at every level to ensure that your partnerships are exceeding their potential, have exceptional customer support and outcomes
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Experience working in the higher education and workforce development space is a must
- 10+ years experience in managing complex, high value accounts
- Experience building relationships with diverse stakeholders across an organization and becoming a trusted advisor in designing innovative programs.
- Experience navigating complex funding streams and aligning solutions to secure budget for growing partnerships
- Experience building and scaling customer-centric programs
- “Roll your sleeves” up mentality and experience in doing the doing; the company has a do-er mentality and this role is no exception
Competitive compensation and benefits package
