Head of Startup & VC Partnerships

Finix; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Finix, headquartered in San Francisco, is hiring a Head of Startup & VC Partnerships to own, expand, and deepen our partnerships within the startup ecosystem, accelerators, and venture firms.

You will define a repeatable GTM strategy, coordinate high-impact events, nurture senior executive relationships, and collaborate with marketing on campaigns, while advancing Finix as the preferred payments partner.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, or similar roles.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to speak to diverse audiences.
• Deep fluency in the VC ecosystem and Silicon Valley players.

Responsibilities

• Own partnerships with accelerators, incubators, and ecosystem leaders to embed Finix as the preferred payments solution for their cohorts.
• Define and implement a repeatable GTM strategy to target top startups.
• Create strategic account plans for key ecosystem relationships with measurable adoption.
• Plan and host events for founders and investors; manage follow-up.
• Hunt for new partnership opportunities at Silicon Valley events and conferences.
• Cultivate relationships with senior executives within partner organizations.
• Coordinate with marketing on events, content, and campaigns.

Job description

About Finix

Finix is building the global operating system for fintech, starting with payments. From startups to publicly traded companies, Finix processes tens of billions of dollars annually both in-store and online. Finix was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco.

About Finix

Finix is building the global operating system for fintech, starting with payments. From startups to publicly traded companies, Finix processes tens of billions of dollars annually both in-store and online. Finix was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco. To date Finix has raised over $200M, including a $75M Series C led by Acrew Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners and backed by American Express Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Homebrew, Inspired Capital, Visa, and others

About Role:

Finix is looking to own, expand and deepen our VC Partnerships. You will be the face of Finix within the startup ecosystem, including accelerators, venture capital firms and founders.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Own partnerships with startup accelerators, incubators, and startup community leaders (ex. YC, Techstars, etc) to embed Finix as the preferred payments solution for their cohorts
• Define and Execute a repeatable GTM strategy that identifies and targets top startups through various top-of-funnel activities
• Create and maintain a strategic account plan for key ecosystem relationships with clear success metrics to drive adoption across VC portfolios
• Plan and execute memorable events targeting founders and investors (demo days, conferences, hosted dinners) and own the follow-through
• Actively hunt for new partnership opportunities within Silicon Valley at events, investor conferences, and networking forums
• Establish and cultivate strong relationships with senior executives within our partners’ organizations
• Operate in a fast-paced environment, juggling priorities of multiple internal and external constituencies
• Coordinate with marketing on event promotion, content creation, and follow-up campaigns

About You:

• 5+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, or similar roles
• Prefers building authentic relationships over transactional one-off wins
• Extremely self-motivated extrovert who loves to hustle
• Experience working closely with the leading Silicon Valley companies and venture capital firms at senior levels
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to speak to different constituencies such as finance, business development, product, engineering, and sales internally and externally.
• Ability to flourish with minimal guidance, be proactive, and handle uncertainty and ambiguity.
• Deep fluency in the VC ecosystem, you know the key players, how funds work, and where the interesting deals are happening
• Comfortable evangelizing Finix to founders and investors with enough product depth to be credible

Finix is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other protected class.

Role:

Head of Startup & VC Partnerships

Level:

M4-M5

Location:

San Francisco, CA

Compensation Range:

$250,000 - $350,000 OTE + Equity + Benefits

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