Strategic Startup Partnerships Lead

Stripe; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Senior Partnerships Lead to oversee strategic accelerator partnerships, including Y Combinator, and to educate, attract and retain the most promising startups.

You’ll connect with founders and investors, shape programs, and drive GTM initiatives, working cross-functionally to expand the company's ecosystem and strengthen its role in early-stage funding and fintech infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in the startup ecosystem with startup or investing experience.
• Experienced business or technical founder with a passion for helping other founders.
• Strong understanding of the startup ecosystem and founder empathy.
• Ability to build partnerships, especially within the YC community.
• A user-first mindset and drive to deliver exceptional experiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders.
• Builder by nature with a track record of launching new initiatives.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Hunger to operate in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• Humility and a proactive, “no task is too small” attitude.

Responsibilities

• Oversee our YC Combinator and other accelerator partnerships.
• Work across the business to ensure that every founder's experience is surprisingly delightful.
• Build out and oversee the execution of key programs.
• Spin up new initiatives that add continuous value to the YC ecosystem.
• Serve as a point of escalation for partners and top startups to grow the company’s brand within the YC ecosystem.
• Maintain a product feedback loop to internal teams to ensure that we continue to build for the highest potential businesses.
• Work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders to advance strategic company initiatives for startup founders.
• Collate startup ecosystem insights and prepare weekly/ quarterly updates detailing business progress, market trends, and product feedback from startup engagements.
• Represent the company in the startup ecosystem and take up speaking opportunities at key startup events.
• Leverage your data prowess (SQL, etc) to build tools that serve founders and demonstrate impact.
• Cultivate deep, trust-based partnerships with venture capitalists.

Skills

Startup ecosystem

Partnerships

Y Combinator

SQL

Public speaking

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Channel partnerships

Founders empathy

Tools

SQL

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Senior Partnerships Lead to oversee strategic accelerator partnerships, including Y Combinator, and to educate, attract and retain the most promising startups.

You’ll connect with founders and investors, shape programs, and drive GTM initiatives, working cross-functionally to expand the company's ecosystem and strengthen its role in early-stage funding and fintech infrastructure.