Manager Strategic Partnerships

The role: You build and run the partnership engine behind the launch: creators, veterinarians, communities and press. You source, pitch, negotiate, close, and manage every relationship through launch week, and you are measured on signups to the VIP list and backers on launch day. This is an execution role. You will run a pipeline of several hundred contacts, personally, with your own outreach and your own follow-up. What you'll own Creator program Build a target list of dog creators on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube (doodle, large-breed, dog-mom and dog-humor accounts, 10k to 500k followers) and run outreach, negotiation and contracting Place seed units with selected creators in December and manage content delivery, usage rights and posting schedules Issue each creator a tracked VIP link and report signups by creator weekly Coordinate a launch-week posting wave timed to the Kickstarter go-live Veterinary partner Identify, pitch and sign a licensed veterinarian as a paid advisor to review the formulation and health-tracking features Secure a quote, headshot and on-camera appearance for the VIP page, Kickstarter page and ads Keep all claims within what the advisor has reviewed and approved Communities and press Build relationships with admins of dog-owner Facebook groups, subreddits and newsletters and secure placements for launch Pitch pet and consumer-tech press and podcasts for launch-week coverage Line up local Philadelphia-area groomers, trainers and dog businesses for launch-day amplification OperationsMaintain the full pipeline in a CRM or sheet: status, terms, deliverables, dates, performance Draft all agreements with creators and advisors from templates Report weekly: contacts made, conversations active, closed, signups attributed Targets through launch TargetDue: 200+ creators contacted, 30+ confirmed for launch weekJanuary 108 to 10 creators seeded with units and posting before launch December 20 Veterinary advisor signed, with quote and video captured December 1525+ community, newsletter and press placements committed for launch weekJanuary 10 Every partner on a tracked link with weekly attributed signups reported Ongoing from week 1Who this is for 4+ years in influencer marketing, partnerships or business development for a consumer brand, with at least one product launch you ran end to end You have personally closed 50+ creator deals and can show the outcomes Pet, consumer hardware or DTC experience; crowdfunding experience is a strong plus You have recruited and managed expert advisors or professional endorsers before (clinicians, veterinarians, trainers) and understand what they can and cannot say Fluent in TikTok and Instagram creator economics: what a 50k dog account charges, what usage rights cost, what a fair gifting deal looks like You write a cold message that gets a reply and you follow up without being asked Comfortable owning a number and reporting against it every week Dog owner preferred Compensation and terms Monthly retainer of $6,000 to $8,000, based on directly relevant experience Launch bonus tied to attributed VIP signups and launch-day backers from your partners Separate budget for creator fees, seed units and advisor fees, managed by you

Start date: November 10, 2026 or sooner

How to apply: Send the following to [email]. No cover letter. Three partnerships you closed and what each produced (reach, signups, sales, or placement). Name the brand and the partner. The five dog creators you would contact first for this launch and one line each on why. Your approach to signing a veterinarian as an advisor for a product like this, in five sentences or fewer. Your LinkedIn and any public work.