Senior Brand Partnerships Lead (Space)

Vast Space Llc.; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company equity

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off (vacation)

401(k) retirement plan

Spring Health

Job summary

Vast Space Llc. is seeking a Senior Partnerships Manager to own and grow our brand partnerships, collaborating with the VP of Communications and Head of Brand Partnerships.

You will manage day-to-day relationships, drive contractual deliverables, and identify new opportunities for collaboration to advance the space exploration mission. The ideal candidate has 8–10 years in partnerships, a strong commercial mindset, and proven ability to manage complex multi-partner campaigns.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of partnerships, business development, or related commercial fields.
• Experience managing brand partnerships end-to-end, including rights management and activation.
• Strong commercial acumen; able to build partnership proposals and pricing benchmarks.
• Excellent project management with multiple partners and timelines.
• Ability to translate complex or technical concepts into clear commercial narratives.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management with internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day management of Vast’s existing brand partnerships, serving as the primary point of contact and relationship manager.
• Lead delivery against contractual commitments, tracking deliverables, activation timelines and campaign performance.
• Identify and develop opportunities to expand existing partnerships in alignment with partner objectives and new opportunities in Vast’s ecosystem.
• Research and identify prospective brand partners that align with Vast’s mission.
• Maintain a well-organized pipeline, tracking outreach, prospect status, deal stages and actions and provide regular reporting to the VP, Communications/ Head of Brand Partnerships.
• Work with the Head of Brand Partnerships and Marketing & Design colleagues to develop creative concepts, presentation materials, and pitch decks.
• The ideal candidate will also support the Communications team from time-to-time as needed.

Skills

Partnerships experience

Project management

Relationship building

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Rights management

Pricing benchmarks

End-to-end management

Job description

Vast Space Llc. is seeking a Senior Partnerships Manager to own and grow our brand partnerships, collaborating with the VP of Communications and Head of Brand Partnerships.

You will manage day-to-day relationships, drive contractual deliverables, and identify new opportunities for collaboration to advance the space exploration mission. The ideal candidate has 8–10 years in partnerships, a strong commercial mindset, and proven ability to manage complex multi-partner campaigns.