Blackbird Labs

Blackbird Labs

Partnerships Strategy & Ops Associate - New York, NY

New York · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$80k-$120kDetected 280 days ago
Financial ModelingExcelMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • We make others better - taking initiative to elevate others, giving and receiving feedback, and championing a culture of growth.
  • ABOUT THE JOB We're hiring a strategically-minded Partnerships Strategy & Ops Associate to architect and scale the partnership ecosystem that makes $FLY valuable everywhere.
  • Disclosure in accordance with New York City's Pay Transparency Law.

Responsibilities

  • Design category strategies across travel, delivery, retail, fintech, and lifestyle verticals-identifying whitespace opportunities and defining prioritization frameworks
  • Build financial models to evaluate partnership opportunities, including LTV impact, contribution margin analysis, and portfolio optimization across partner tiers
  • Develop scalable partnership playbooks and deal frameworks that balance brand positioning with revenue generation
  • Build relationships with platforms that enable rapid implementation and mutual growth
  • Own partnership P&L-tracking contribution margins, redemption costs, breakage rates, and ROI across the portfolio
  • Create executive-ready analyses and recommendations for partnership prioritization and resource allocation
  • Work cross-functionally with product, marketing, and finance to integrate and launch partners efficiently

Requirements

  • 2-4 years in banking or strategy/BD roles at investment banking institutions or high growth start ups
  • Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills with demonstrated ability to synthesize complex concepts into easy to understand executive slides
  • Experience with affiliate networks, cashback programs, loyalty platforms, or two-sided marketplaces
  • Knowledge of major metropolitan dining scenes and restaurant industry networks

Compensation

  • Depending on your work location and experience, the target annual salary for this position can range from: $80,000-120,000 USD.
  • This range does not include the equity component of the overall compensation package.
  • Disclosure in accordance with New York City's Pay Transparency Law.
  • Blackbird will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.
  • For US applicants, you may view the Know Your Rights notice here https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf.
  • Additionally, Blackbird participates in the E-Verify program https://static-assets.coinbase.com/e-verify.pdf.

Benefits

  • This range does not include the equity component of the overall compensation package.

Company info

  • Blackbird Labs is a loyalty and payments platform establishing meaningful connections between the world's best restaurants and their customers.
  • Served up in 2022 by Ben Leventhal, co-founder of Eater and Resy, Blackbird offers a fully customizable loyalty programming platform for restaurants and a consumer app designed to make every guest feel like a bonafide VIP no matter where they dine.
  • Backed by Union Square Ventures, a16z, Amex Ventures, Variant Fund, and other forward-thinking investors, Blackbird is out to revolutionize the restaurant industry.
  • At Blackbird, our values guide everything we do and our talent principles define the key traits we seek in our employees.
  • We have passion for our product - committed to our mission and instinctively think like and go the extra mile for our customers.
  • We are elite performers - striving for excellence, going above and beyond to achieve exceptional results, and learning quickly with horsepower, drive, and grit.
  • We hold one another accountable to living out our talent principles as we march together to achieving our mission.

Equal opportunity

  • Blackbird Labs is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer.

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