Strategic Partnerships & External Affairs Lead

RiseMe; New York (NY); On-site; USD 72,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid Time Off

Employee discount

Paid Sick Leave

Job summary

RiseMe is seeking a strategic external affairs professional to research, plan, and execute partnership initiatives across government, economic development, and community organizations. You will identify priority markets, coordinate relationships, and support cross‑functional teams in new market entry and ongoing collaboration.

The role emphasizes proactive stakeholder engagement, routine government liaison, and ongoing relationship maintenance to advance RiseMe’s expansion and community impact,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in a related field preferred.
• Experience in external affairs or government relations is highly desirable.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills required.

Responsibilities

• Develop annual external affairs and strategic partnership plans for CSO approval.
• Build and maintain a stakeholder map across government, chambers, and partners.
• Identify priority markets and coordinate relationship-building activities in target regions.
• Support government and economic development relations through routine outreach and information sharing.
• Assist in new market entry initiatives and provide timely alerts on external factors.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Business partnerships

Project management

Meeting & event management

Market-entry support

Fundamentals of public affairs

External risk identification

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

BI tools

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Mapping / demographic-analysis

Job description

RiseMe is seeking a strategic external affairs professional to research, plan, and execute partnership initiatives across government, economic development, and community organizations. You will identify priority markets, coordinate relationships, and support cross‑functional teams in new market entry and ongoing collaboration.

The role emphasizes proactive stakeholder engagement, routine government liaison, and ongoing relationship maintenance to advance RiseMe’s expansion and community impact,