Head of Strategic Partnerships (f/m/d)

Permanent employee, Full-time · New York, NYC

About the role

Taktile exists to create value for organizations through smarter and safer decisions at scale. Our goal is to become the world's leading software provider for automated decision-making in the financial services industry and, to date, our software has been used by our customers to power over 1’000’000 critical business decisions every day.

  • Taktile is based in New York City, London, and Berlin. 

  • Taktile was founded by machine learning and data science veterans with extensive experience building and running production ML in financial services. 

  • Our team consists of engineers, entrepreneurs, and researchers with a diverse set of backgrounds. Some of us attended top universities such as Harvard, Oxford, and Stanford and some of us have no degree at all. 

  • Our team has accumulated extensive work experience at leading tech companies such as Google, Amazon, and Meta, startups, and the enterprise software sphere. 

  • Our backers include Y Combinator, Index Ventures, and stellar angels such as the founders of Looker, GitHub, Mulesoft, Datadog, and UiPath.

We’re backed by some of the world’s leading investors and show great traction with scale-ups and large enterprises across the financial services industry. We are looking to build on this success by growing our team across all seniority levels from software engineers, web developers, marketing and sales experts, and entrepreneurial business analysts.

 

That's where you come in.

 

As the new Head of Strategic Partnerships you will play a crucial role in expanding our reach and driving strategic collaborations that align with our business objectives. Your primary focus will be on identifying, securing, and nurturing partnerships that enhance our product offerings, drive customer acquisition, and accelerate our growth in the financial services industry and beyond.
What You'll Do
  • Opportunity Identification: Proactively research and identify potential partners, including technology providers, consulting firms, and financial institutions.

  • Relationship Management: Establish and nurture strong, long-lasting relationships with key partners. Act as the primary point of contact, managing ongoing communications and engagements.

  • Cross-functional Collaboration: Coordinate efforts with internal stakeholders across sales, marketing, product, and engineering teams to drive the execution of our partner strategies.

  • Negotiations and Agreements: Lead strategic planning, negotiations, and expansion initiatives with key partners, ensuring favorable terms and mutually beneficial outcomes.

  • Performance Monitoring: Implement robust tracking and monitoring systems to analyze the performance of partnerships. Offer insights and recommendations for continuous improvement and ensuring adherence to shared goals.

  • Team Leadership: Build and lead a high-performing partnerships team, fostering a collaborative environment to achieve strategic objectives.

Ideal, But Not Required
  • Growth Experience: Extensive background in business development, partnerships, or growth marketing within the SaaS or financial services industry, with a proven track record of driving growth in a fast-paced environment.

  • Strategic and Analytical: Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills to assess opportunities, measure outcomes, and pivot strategies based on data-driven insights. Proven success in driving activity, pipeline development, and meeting quotas.

  • Exceptional Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence, build consensus, and lead discussions with diverse stakeholders. Strong presentation, listening, and organizational abilities.

  • Commercial Acumen and Negotiation: Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills, capable of concurrently managing multiple partnerships and projects. Experience in solution-based selling and managing sales processes is preferable.

  • Adaptable and Collaborative: Able to thrive in a dynamic and evolving industry. Collaborative team player who works effectively with cross-functional teams.

  • Technical Proficiency: Ability to learn technical concepts quickly, with preferred experience in B2B SaaS tools and banking infrastructure.

  • Industry Network: Strong connections in banking technology, data vendors, and financial services industries.

  • Personal Attributes: Willingness to learn and adapt as the product and processes evolve.

Our Offer
  • Compensation: The US base salary range for this full-time position is $140,000-$170,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.

  • Professional Development: Access to a self-development budget for conferences, books, or classes.

  • Work Environment: Join us onsite in our inspiring office spaces in Berlin, NY, or London, with opportunities for global travel to quarterly team meetings.

  • Impact: Make a meaningful impact by shaping an early-stage company and creating new opportunities.

  • Flat Hierarchy: Experience a truly flat hierarchy, interacting directly with founding team members and voicing your ideas.

  • Mentorship: Learn from experienced mentors, including the founders of Looker, GitHub, Mulesoft, Datadog, and UiPath.

  • Flexibility: Use the equipment of your choice and benefit from a meaningful home office setup.

  • Onboarding: Receive best-in-class coaching and training to become an expert in your field.

Our Stance
  • We're eager to meet talented and driven candidates regardless of whether they tick all the boxes. We're looking for someone who will add to our culture, not just fit within it. We strongly encourage individuals from groups traditionally underestimated and underrepresented in tech to apply

  • We seek to actively recognize and combat racism, sexism, ableism and ageism. We embrace and support all gender identities and expressions, and celebrate love in its many forms. We won't inquire about how you identify or if you've experienced discrimination, but if you want to tell your story, we are all ears

About us
Taktile exists to create value for organizations through smarter and safer decisions at scale. Our goal is to become the world's leading software provider for automated decision-making in the financial services industry and, to date, our software has been used by our customers to power over 1'000’000 critical business decisions every day.

 Taktile is based in Berlin, London and New York City. It was founded by machine learning and data science veterans with extensive experience building and running production ML in financial services. Our team consists of engineers, entrepreneurs, and researchers with a diverse set of backgrounds. Some of us attended top universities such as Harvard, Oxford, and Stanford and some of us have no degree at all. We have accumulated extensive work experience at leading tech companies, startups, and the enterprise software sphere. 

Our backers include Y Combinator, Index Ventures, and stellar angels such as the founders of Looker, GitHub, Mulesoft, Datadog and UiPath.
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