The Bold Italic

The Bold Italic

Head of Sales & Data Partnerships

Remote - USA · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 61 days ago
Performance MarketingSalesAccount ManagementBusiness DevelopmentNegotiationOutbound SalesForecastingCommunication

About the role

  • This role will focus primarily on sourcing, structuring, and scaling data-driven partnerships across banking, fintech, affiliate, identity, and performance marketing ecosystems.
  • This is a role for a senior operator who can source, close, and scale revenue partnerships.
  • You will operate as a true owner of a revenue line.

Responsibilities

  • Partner Prospect and Market Mapping
  • Identify and build relationships with new partners across fintech, banking, affiliate, enrollment marketing, identity verification, and data ecosystems
  • You understand how these ecosystems buy and monetize consumer data, what pricing models are common, and where Bold can create differentiated value
  • Launch new partners quickly with small initial scope, then scale based on performance
  • Track what competitors are offering partners, what rates are moving, and where Bold can win or is at risk
  • Own pipeline quality, forecasting, and partner-level revenue performance

Requirements

  • Comfort operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments without heavy process
  • Strong analytical instincts, you can reason about funnels, conversion rates, and ROI
  • Strong communication skills - you can pitch to a data buyer, present to a banking executive, and align internally with product and engineering
  • You are highly analytical, understand funnel economics deeply, and use data to prioritize opportunities and make decisions quickly

Nice to have

  • Existing relationships within banking, fintech, affiliate, or consumer-data ecosystems are a major plus and will help accelerate the role significantly
  • Demonstrated success in partnership sales, business development, or revenue-focused account executive roles at a consumer platform, ad-tech/performance marketing company, data marketplace, or FinTech
  • Deep understanding of performance marketing economics - CPA, CPL, rev-share models, auction dynamics, and how user monetization works at scale

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