Partnerships & Growth Manager - NYC

Linkby; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP (Employee stock option)

Parental Leave

401k with employer match

Health insurance (optical, medical &d1

Free breakfast & snacks

Happy hours & team events

Regular team get-togethers

Job summary

Linkby in New York is seeking an all-guns-blazing Partnerships & Growth Manager to onboard brand and agency partners, grow revenue QoQ, and help the business expand across North America.

An ideal candidate has 3–5+ years in digital marketing, advertising, publishing, or media relations, plus an existing network of contacts to leverage.

This is a hybrid role requiring three in-office days (Tue–Thu) at our Midtown Manhattan office. The package includes base salary and KPI-based incentives.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of direct experience in brand partnerships, business development, or sales within digital marketing, publishing or adtech.
• Proven sales-based track record with KPI attainment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for outreach and closing deals.
• Existing network of brands/agencies is highly advantageous.
• Familiarity with affiliate networks is a plus.
• CRM experience (Hubspot preferred) and LinkedIn Sales Navigator familiarity are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Own the client patch as the primary contact and subject-matter expert to scale client businesses.
• Drive client retention by managing cohorts and churn and ensuring active platform usage.
• Prospect, meet with, onboard and sell the Linkby platform to key advertisers and agencies.
• Take responsibility for revenue growth and maximize client lifetime value against KPIs.
• Nurture prospects and convert leads into revenue opportunities.
• Develop and maintain a prioritized patch aligned to strategic goals.
• Collaborate with the account managers to ensure seamless client integration.

Skills

Brand partnerships

Business development

Sales

CRM (Hubspot)

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Negotiation

Tools

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Hubspot CRM

Job description

About The Job Linkby is a global VC-funded adtech business that connects both established and emerging D2C ecommerce brands with the world’s largest publishers – including The Daily Mail, News Corp, Penske Media Co, The Daily Beast, Katie Couric Media and hundreds more – helping them to work together more profitably, and effectively, than ever before through its suite of products and services.

About The Job Linkby is a global VC-funded adtech business that connects both established and emerging D2C ecommerce brands with the world’s largest publishers – including The Daily Mail, News Corp, Penske Media Co, The Daily Beast, Katie Couric Media and hundreds more – helping them to work together more profitably, and effectively, than ever before through its suite of products and services. As we continue to expand our North America footprint and product offering, we’re looking for an all-guns-blazing Partnerships & Growth Manager to join our NYC team to onboard new brand & agency partners onto the platform, and continue to grow their revenue QoQ. This is a unique opportunity to work with a global team intent on disrupting the way the world’s most exciting digital media brands monetize their audiences, with a focus on high-quality e-commerce content that sits perfectly alongside publishers’ organic content. An ideal candidate has 3-5+ years professional experience relating to digital marketing, advertising, publishing or media relations/PR and an existing network of contacts they can leverage in this role.

Please note that this is a hybrid role and three days are required in-office at our midtown office (Tues-Thurs).

Job Description

• Client Expertise & Management: You will play a pivotal role in our company's growth and success by becoming the primary point of contact and subject-matter expert of creating your own client patch. Your expertise will be instrumental in scaling their businesses and fostering long-term relationships.
• Client Retention: Client retention will be a top priority, you will be in charge of taking proactive measures to manage cohort and churn rates, ensuring our advertisers remain actively engaged on our platform, and creating a loyal and repeat customer base.
• New Business Growth: Prospect, conduct meetings, and onboard/sell the Linkby platform to key prospective advertisers and agencies.
• Revenue Generation: Take ultimate responsibility in line with KPIs for scaling clients on Linkby, driving revenue, and maximizing the lifetime value of clients who engage with our platform.
• Prospect Nurturing & Lead Generation: Be at the forefront of prospect nurturing, cultivating leads, and converting them into lucrative revenue opportunities.
• Strategic Prioritization: You will be in charge of developing and maintaining a prioritized client patch, focusing on revenue opportunities that align with our company's strategic goals.
• Team Collaboration: Operate within a pod structure, seizing opportunities and ensuring seamless client integration with the account manager(s).

Qualifications

• 3+ years of direct experience in brand partnerships, business development, or sales within the Digital Marketing, Publishing and/or Adtech ecosystem
• Proven sales-based track record, with an innate drive to hit and exceed KPIs
• Inherently motivated to lead new initiatives, problem-solving challenges, and identify existing opportunities to optimize / improve
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills are a must, as this role entails everything from crafting compelling cold email outreach to confidently closing deals through video calls or in-person meetings
• Enjoy & thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Having an existing network of brands and/ or agencies that you could onboard onto the platform to test would be highly advantageous
• Familiarity with affiliate networks would be highly advantageous
• CRM experience (Hubspot preferred) is preferred
• Experience with LinkedIn - Sales Nav is a bonus
• Experience with RocketReach and/or Apollo lead generation tools is a major bonus

Compensation & Benefits

• $90,000 - $120,000 Annual Base Salary based on experience
• Variable Compensation Based On KPIs Paid Quarterly
• Competitive ESOP (Employee stock option program)
• Parental Leave Benefits
• Competitive 401k options with employer match
• Health insurance: optical, medical and dental
• Free breakfast, snacks and happy hours at our office in Manhattan
• Regular team get-togethers

About Linkby

• Linkby connects D2C brands and premium publishers and facilitates performance-based cost-per-click quality content. Our solutions help make brands famous and allow publishers to better monetize the billions of moments of trust they create with their audiences. Founded in Australia, Linkby operates in Sydney, London, New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Singapore and more.