Mercury
Strategic Partnerships Manager - VC & Accelerator Ecosystem
San Francisco, CA · Senior
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About the role
- This role will have frequent travel to major tech hubs (35% of time).
- Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC.
- Mercury values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and nurture strong ecosystem partnerships that drive measurable usage, including VC funds, accelerators, venture studios, fund administrators, communities, and universities.
- Implement sponsorship opportunities including conferences, events, newsletters, podcasts, and more in collaboration with our Marketing team.
- Identify partners and their customers' needs to ensure that we achieve win-win scenarios by maximizing customer referrals and revenue on both ends.
- Collaborate with Business Development, Onboarding, and Customer Support teams to ensure smooth partner onboarding, training, and support throughout the process.
- Partner closely with Product, Growth, and Business Operations teams on product roadmap development to drive product-driven referrals for VC fund and startup customers
- Leverage data to provide analytics and insights into partnership reporting and find ways to optimize metrics in regular check-ins and follow-up.
- Lead go to market strategy for VC fund banking* & emerging managers, including recruiting new partners, exploring international opportunities, or exploring GTM to angel investors
- Program management of our top VC ecosystem & community partners, driving value to our partners and Mercury
- Be able to collaborate with various teams across the globe remotely.
- Bring big energy and have fun building in a fast-paced environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or something you feel is equivalent
- Experience with externally-facing stakeholder management or partnerships
- Have 5+ years of experience at a B2B SaaS or Fintech company in a partnerships, customer success, investor relations, relationship / account management role is a plus
Compensation
- Our target new hire base salary ranges for this role are the following:
- $180,900 - $226,100 USD
Benefits
- The total rewards package at Mercury includes base salary, equity (stock options/RSUs), and benefits.
- Our salary and equity ranges are highly competitive within the SaaS and fintech industry and are updated regularly using the most reliable compensation survey data for our industry.
- New hire offers are made based on a candidate's experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.
Company info
- We are looking for an experienced Strategic Partnerships leader to take our VC program to the next level.
- We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities or special needs.
- Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC.
- Grow the VC partnerships program, driving new customers to Mercury-including VC funds and their portfolio companies
- A strong product mindset to help identify new opportunities for Mercury to better serve customers.
Equal opportunity
- If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.
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- Implement sponsorship opportunities including conferences, events, newsletters, podcasts, and more in collaboration with our Marketing team.
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