Senior Ecosystem Growth & Partnerships Strategist

ADP, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ADP, Inc. in Brooklyn, NY, seeks a Principal Ecosystem Strategist to forge peer-level relationships with campus tenants, uncover shared customers, vendors, and capital opportunities beyond traditional leasing.

This intelligence-driven role requires fluency in multiple industries, a track record of brokered introductions, and the ability to manage a flexible, self-directed schedule while building value at Industry City.

Qualifications

• Experience in venture capital, investment banking, business development, or startup operations.
• Genuine curiosity about a wide range of industries and business types.
• Strong relationship-building instincts; credible as a peer to founders and executives, not as a vendor or building representative.
• Self-directed – able to manage a flexible, largely self-scheduled week and prioritize which relationships to invest in.

Responsibilities

• Meet with 10-15 tenant leadership teams per week, on a rotating basis, to understand their business model, growth trajectory, capitalization/funding status, and near-term needs.
• Act as a candid, peer-level sounding board for founders and executives
• Maintain a working intelligence map of the tenant ecosystem: who needs what, who has what, opportunities for synergy meetups
• Proactively broker introductions between tenants where a business, commercial or capital connection could create mutual value
• Build and maintain trust-based relationships that don’t depend on a leasing transaction to justify the conversation

Skills

Venture capital experience

Business development

Startup operations

Curiosity about industries

Relationship-building

Self-directed work style

Job description

ADP, Inc. in Brooklyn, NY, seeks a Principal Ecosystem Strategist to forge peer-level relationships with campus tenants, uncover shared customers, vendors, and capital opportunities beyond traditional leasing.

This intelligence-driven role requires fluency in multiple industries, a track record of brokered introductions, and the ability to manage a flexible, self-directed schedule while building value at Industry City.