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Head of Partnerships - US

Gladly

Gladly

Sales & Business Development
United States · Remote
Posted on Jan 9, 2024

About Gladly:

Gladly is the only customer service software built around people, not tickets. Gladly applies AI differently, to help brands deliver radically personal customer service at scale, enabling consumers to help themselves and turning customer service agents into heroes by making them more productive. Every conversation starts with a real-time understanding of the customer. With every channel built-in – voice, email, SMS, chat, social messaging, self-service – companies have one, lifelong conversation stream with their customers. The world’s most loved brands including Allbirds, Bombas, Crate & Barrel, Ulta Beauty, and Warby Parker leverage Gladly to build lifelong loyal customers.

Our team loves working at Gladly because of its people, continuous growth opportunities, all in commitment to DEIB, collaboration, and culture.

About This Role:

As a Head of Partnerships you will report to the Chief Revenue Officer. The Head of Partnerships will play a pivotal role in developing and executing a comprehensive partnerships strategy to accelerate Gladly’s growth, market presence, win rates and drive partner-sourced pipeline generation. This position offers a unique opportunity to lead and shape the partnerships function, driving collaborative initiatives with key industry players and expanding our ecosystem.

We are looking for someone with the desire and curiosity to constantly learn and take initiative in a fast-paced SaaS company.

What You’ll Do On The Team:

Partnership Strategy and Pipeline Creation

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive partnerships strategy aligned with Gladly’s overall business objectives
  • Identify and prioritize potential partners, evaluating their strategic fit, customer and ICP overlap and impact on pipeline generation, win rates, sales velocity and ARR growth
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align partnership initiatives with product development, marketing, and sales efforts

Relationship Management

  • Cultivate and maintain relationships with strategic partners, nurturing long-term collaborations
  • Negotiate and structure partnership agreements that create mutually beneficial opportunities for growing quality pipeline that converts quickly to ARR at high win rates
  • Act as the primary point of contact for key partners, serving as liaison to internal Gladly GTM and Product teams, ensuring effective communication and alignment on joint initiatives

Business Development

  • Identify new business opportunities through strategic partnerships, alliances, and ecosystem development
  • Stay on top of industry trends and market dynamics to identify potential partnership opportunities

Cross-functional Collaboration

  • Prioritize and coordinate effort across internal teams to execute holistic programs with partners to maximize pipeline creation, sales velocity and ARR.
  • Collaborate with product teams to understand partner integration requirements and ensure seamless collaboration.
  • Work closely with sales and marketing teams to develop joint marketing and referral programs to drive pipeline generation, customer acquisition and ARR growth.

Performance Analysis

  • Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) for partnerships and regularly assess the success of initiatives including connecting partnership efforts to pipeline generation
  • Provide timely and insightful reporting on partnership performance, identifying areas for improvement and optimization

What You’ll Bring To The Team:

  • 7+ years of proven experience in a partnerships or business development role within the B2B SaaS industry
  • Demonstrated success in negotiating and executing complex partnership agreements
  • Strong collaborator who can build relationships across the company internally and with partners
  • Experience building and/or managing continuous, repeatable pipeline development activities (top to bottom of the funnel)
  • Strong track record in executing within a metrics-driven GTM environment
  • Ability to interact and influence effectively across C-level executives and team members
  • Quick and creative problem-solving skills
  • A great attitude with the willingness to learn, maneuver through ambiguity, and collaborate with a growing team
  • Strong written, verbal, organizational, and time management skills (efficiency is key)
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, “do what it takes” startup culture

Research has shown that individuals from marginalized groups are less likely to apply to jobs where they don't meet 100% of the criteria. Gladly values diversity of experience, so if you believe you have the right skill set, we welcome you to apply - even if you don't check every box in the job description. We're committed to an inclusive workplace and would love to see if you could be the next great addition to our team.

Compensation:

$270,000 to $300,000 Per annum base salary + equity + benefits

For cash compensation, we set standard ranges for all U.S.-based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including geographic location as well as candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Working at Gladly:

Putting people first is kind of our thing. Not only is it at the core of our product, but shapes our overall culture at Gladly—from our approach to hiring, to our benefits, and how we think about our place in the community.

We have embraced remote work and make it easy for our team to work from anywhere, but we also invest in opportunities to get the teams together in person regularly.

We have a strong work ethic, but value life outside of work, too.

Gladly Beliefs:

  • We win as one team: We believe the most important focus for us as a team is making the company successful.
  • We are successful when our customers succeed: We are committed to understanding the needs and expectations of our customers. We provide an exceptional product along with expertise and insight to help achieve their goals.
  • We believe in challenging the status quo: We know that our greatest strength is our ability to cultivate a growth mindset focused on reinventing customer service.
  • We value underdog grit: Success isn't always about having the most resources or the most experience; it's about having the determination and grit to keep pushing forward especially when it’s hard.
  • We strive to make every shot count: We will never have enough “shots on goal” so we strive to make every project, feature, customer presentation, the best it can be.
  • We embrace transparency: We know the best outcomes come from collaboration followed by communication of and commitment to the decision.

Our focus is on people and that starts with our employees. As an employee you can count on:

  • Competitive salaries, stock options
  • Medical, Dental, Vision and Life insurance
  • Generous paid time off
  • Generous paid Parental Leave
  • 401K
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Home office stipends

Founded in 2014 by a team of repeat entrepreneurs with multiple successful exits, Gladly is reinventing customer service. By focusing on customers instead of tickets, we are disrupting a $70B market and are proud to count Crate and Barrel, Warby Parker and many other innovative brands as customers. Gladly has raised over $110M from Greylock Partners, NEA, GGV Capital, Glynn Capital and JetBlue Tech Ventures.

Gladly has made the decision to become a fully distributed company, allowing employees to live anywhere in the United States, and candidates to come from nearly any geographical region. That said, we also highly value our collaborative and creative culture and commit to meeting in real life as a company at least once per quarter when it is safe to do so.