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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