Remote Strategic Partnerships & Growth Manager

Lever, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Firework is seeking a proactive Business Development & Partnerships Manager to own visible, impactful non-linear growth initiatives by identifying, developing, and managing strategic partnership opportunities for Firework. This role will work across external partners and internal teams to support new partnerships, product integrations, and broader strategic initiatives.

The ideal candidate is someone ready to take the next step up in their career, comfortable working in a fast-moving

Qualifications

• 3+ years in partnerships, business development, strategy, consulting, or corporate development.
• Strong communication with senior external stakeholders.
• Ability to own projects from early discussions through execution.
• Comfortable in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
• Experience structuring partnerships, proposals, and business cases.

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of strategic partnerships across platforms, retailers, brands, agencies, and ecosystem partners.
• Manage day-to-day partner relationships and communications with senior external stakeholders.
• Identify new partnership opportunities and support outreach, evaluation, and follow-up.
• Help structure partnership proposals, commercial models, and internal recommendations.
• Coordinate partnership discussions across Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Legal.
• Support API-led and product integration partnerships with Product and Engineering.
• Track partnership progress, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Prepare presentations, proposals, and executive-level materials.
• Conduct research on potential partners, market opportunities, and industry trends.
• Support broader strategic initiatives including corporate development or strategic evaluation projects.

Skills

Partnerships experience

Business development

Strategy

Consulting

Corporate development

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Communication with senior stakeholders

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

API integrations

Job description

Firework is seeking a proactive Business Development & Partnerships Manager to own visible, impactful non-linear growth initiatives by identifying, developing, and managing strategic partnership opportunities for Firework. This role will work across external partners and internal teams to support new partnerships, product integrations, and broader strategic initiatives.

The ideal candidate is someone ready to take the next step up in their career, comfortable working in a fast-moving