Head of Startup & VC Partnerships

Finix

$250K — $350K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in business development or partnerships
  • Strong network within Silicon Valley's VC ecosystem
  • Proven track record of building authentic relationships
  • Excellent communication skills for diverse audiences
  • Self-motivated with a rigorous work ethic
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment
  • Deep understanding of VC operations and current trends

Responsibilities

  • Own and deepen partnerships with startup accelerators and incubators
  • Define and execute a go-to-market strategy for top startups
  • Create strategic account plans with success metrics
  • Plan and execute influential events targeting founders and investors
  • Identify new partnership opportunities at networking events
  • Cultivate strong relationships with senior executives at partner organizations
  • Coordinate with marketing on promotions and campaigns

Benefits

  • Equity in the company
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Engagement in vibrant startup culture events
Full Job Description
About Role:

Finix is looking to own, expand and deepen our VC Partnerships. You will be the face of Finix within the startup ecosystem, including accelerators, venture capital firms and founders.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Own partnerships with startup accelerators, incubators, and startup community leaders (ex. YC, Techstars, etc) to embed Finix as the preferred payments solution for their cohorts
  • Define and Execute a repeatable GTM strategy that identifies and targets top startups through various top-of-funnel activities
  • Create and maintain a strategic account plan for key ecosystem relationships with clear success metrics to drive adoption across VC portfolios
  • Plan and execute memorable events targeting founders and investors (demo days, conferences, hosted dinners) and own the follow-through
  • Actively hunt for new partnership opportunities within Silicon Valley at events, investor conferences, and networking forums
  • Establish and cultivate strong relationships with senior executives within our partners' organizations
  • Operate in a fast-paced environment, juggling priorities of multiple internal and external constituencies
  • Coordinate with marketing on event promotion, content creation, and follow-up campaigns


About You:

  • 5+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, or similar roles
  • Prefers building authentic relationships over transactional one-off wins
  • Extremely self-motivated extrovert who loves to hustle
  • Experience working closely with the leading Silicon Valley companies and venture capital firms at senior levels
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to speak to different constituencies such as finance, business development, product, engineering, and sales internally and externally.
  • Ability to flourish with minimal guidance, be proactive, and handle uncertainty and ambiguity.
  • Deep fluency in the VC ecosystem, you know the key players, how funds work, and where the interesting deals are happening
  • Comfortable evangelizing Finix to founders and investors with enough product depth to be credible


Role: Head of Startup & VC Partnerships
Level: M4-M5
Location: San Francisco, CA
Compensation Range: $250,000 - $350,000 OTE + Equity + Benefits

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries at our headquarters in San Francisco, California. Individual pay is determined by work location, job related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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