Legal Partnerships / BD Manager

Carta; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Carta is seeking a Legal Partnerships Manager in London or remote globally to manage our partnerships with law firms, investment banks, and compliance consultants. You will own the full lifecycle from identifying opportunities to negotiating agreements and growing ongoing relationships that drive revenue.

You will collaborate with Carta Law Sales, Marketing, and Operations to deliver measurable outcomes, build a scalable partner program, and turn potential partners into active referral partners.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in partnerships or account management.
• Experience building partnership channels via law firms or professional services preferred.
• Strong understanding of the private markets ecosystem and how legal workstreams operate within it.

Responsibilities

• Own the full partnership lifecycle from identification to agreement and growth.
• Manage ongoing relationships that generate measurable business outcomes.
• Collaborate with Carta Law Sales, marketing, and operations to deliver value to clients.
• Develop and scale the partner program across geographies.

Skills

Partnerships management

Account management

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Excellent communicator

CRM tools (HubSpot preferred)

HubSpot CRM

Tools

HubSpot CRM

Job description

Carta is the connected platform and AI-native ecosystem for private capital. Built to replace fragmented tools with a single system of record, Carta brings together the software, services, and legal infrastructure that founders use to manage equity, fund managers use to run administration and reporting, and legal teams use to close transactions. Trusted by 55,000 companies and 1.8M+ equity holders in 160+ countries, and 10,000 funds and SPVs representing $250B+ in assets under management, Carta is transforming how private capital operates. Recognized by Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. and Great Places to Work.

At Carta, our employees set out on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. We believe that the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow. As the Legal Partnerships Manager you will manage our relationships with law firms, investment banks, compliance consultants and other business partnerships globally.

You’ll own the full partnership lifecycle, identifying high-value opportunities, negotiating agreements, and managing ongoing relationships that generate measurable business outcomes. This role sits at the intersection of business development, relationship management, and strategic planning.

You’ll be responsible for identifying, structuring and growing partnerships that drive distribution of Carta Law's services - turning law firms, investment banks and compliance consultancy firms from potential competitors into active referral partners and collaborators.

If you have a background in law or legal services, understand how private markets firms and their advisors operate and are energised by the commercial side of the industry, this role is for you.

The Team You'll Work With

Carta’s London and Denmark locations are a product of our 2022 acquisitions of Capdesk and Vauban. Now operating as one global Carta entity, our U.K. and Denmark locations will enhance the Carta platform with Capdesk and Vauban as proprietary products.Click the links to read more about the acquisition of Capdesk from Carta and Vauban from Carta.

You’ll be joining the Carta Law Sales team in London or Americas offices. Our team manages the full client lifecycle - from welcoming new clients through onboarding, to building deep, lasting relationships with established fund managers and their legal teams.

We sit at the intersection of legal delivery, commercial strategy, and operations. Day-to-day we partner closely with our legal delivery team, sales, marketing, and operations to ensure clients get maximum value from Carta Law and that we're well-positioned to grow with them over time. We're building the gold standard for client success in the AI-powered legal services space, and you'll have a meaningful hand in shaping what that looks like.

About You

• 4+ years in partnerships or account management
• Experience in or building partnership channels via law firms, asset management firms or professional services firms preferred. (Ideally from scratch)
• Strong understanding of the private markets ecosystem — PE, VC, credit, real assets — and how legal and compliance workstreams operate within it
• Experience managing senior relationships and navigating complex, multi-stakeholder organisations.
• Commercially sharp, with the ability to structure and close partnership deals
• Excellent communicator — confident presenting to partners, General Counsels and C-suite stakeholders.
• Proactive and self-directed; comfortable building something from the ground up
• Familiarity with CRM tools (HubSpot preferred)

At Carta, you’re not just an employee. You’re a builder who is creating infrastructure that accelerates innovation and empowers more ownership. Cartans are helpful, relentless, unconventional and kind; representing Carta’s Identity Traits. They work collaboratively and cross functionally to challenge the status quo; working towards a common goal of creating more owners in the private markets.

We are hiring for multiple levels and locations, so final offers may vary from the amounts listed based on geography, experience and expertise, and other factors.

Disclosures:

• We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, please connect with the talent partner via email.
• Please note that all official communications from us will come from an @carta.com or @carta-external.com domain. Report any contact from unapproved domains to [e-mail].

We work on a hybrid schedule where we come into office 3x/week and work remotely the remaining 2 days. In office schedules are set by location and team.