Partner Growth Director: AI-Driven Insurance Scale

Gyde; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Austin or NYC

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401K retirement plan

Parental leave

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Gyde is redefining the insurance brokerage space by building an AI-native platform that learns from client interactions to automate operations and power intelligent voice and chat experiences. We acquire traditional brokerages and transform them into data-driven, scalable organizations.

We’re seeking a Partner Growth Director to drive growth, retention, and operational excellence across Gyde's portfolio of health insurance agency partners, owning 3-5 assets post-close and guiding them through

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience at a top consulting or private equity firm driving portfolio operations.
• Strong project management and analytical skills; experience running multi-workstream projects or post-merger integrations preferred.
• Exceptional relationship-building and communication skills. Able to build trust and influence stakeholders from agency owners to internal execs.
• A bias toward action; thrives when solving problems in real time.
• High adaptability and composure in fast-changing environments.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong sense of ownership; comfortable working in ambiguity and creating structure where none exists.
• Experience in insurance, healthcare, or brokerage operations is a plus but not required.
• Ability to travel ~25% required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary post-acquisition lead for agencies in integration and early growth phases.
• Own the relationship with, and be accountable for performance of 3-5 partner agencies.
• Develop and execute agency-specific Partner Growth plans spanning financial, operational, and growth initiatives.
• Lead special projects that improve Gyde's integration and Partner Growth engine as the company scales.
• Coordinate all workstreams (systems, compliance, finance, HR, broker enablement/recruitment, go-to-market) to deliver seamless integration.
• Build trust with agency owners and brokers, acting as their main point of contact and internal advocate.
• Monitor key metrics (growth, retention, productivity, margin uplift, and platform adoption) and use data to drive continuous improvement.
• Partner with Forward Deployed Specialists and internal teams to translate field learnings into scalable playbooks.
• Act as "Voice of the Customer" for partner agencies internally across product, engineering, operations, finance and client teams.

Skills

Portfolio operations

Project management

Relationship building

Analytical skills

Communication

Travel readiness

Job description

Gyde is redefining the insurance brokerage space by building an AI-native platform that learns from client interactions to automate operations and power intelligent voice and chat experiences. We acquire traditional brokerages and transform them into data-driven, scalable organizations.

We’re seeking a Partner Growth Director to drive growth, retention, and operational excellence across Gyde's portfolio of health insurance agency partners, owning 3-5 assets post-close and guiding them through