Strategic VC Partnerships Lead

claylabs; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Clay is seeking a VC Partnerships professional to turn its investor network into a measurable pipeline. You will report to our Chief of Staff and collaborate with Sales, Growth Strategy, Marketing, and Partnerships to drive net-new pipeline and deepen executive relationships.

You will manage and activate investors, meet regularly to tailor outreach, and coordinate with the sales team. You will also work with Growth Strategy to leverage intros to current customers and help build scalable

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in partnerships, VC platform, investors relations or a similar role.
• Strong executive presence for relationships with investors, execs, and individual contributors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with sharp, personalized outreach.
• Process oriented with systems for tracking, reporting, prioritization.
• Deep familiarity using AI to automate processes and increase leverage.
• Comfort with ambiguity in fast-moving environments where priorities shift.

Responsibilities

• Manage and activate our investor network and turn partnerships into a revenue-generating pipeline.
• Build net-new pipeline by meeting with investors and guiding introductions through the sales team.
• Multithread into existing customers by leveraging investor introductions to executives.
• Turn VC Partnerships into a scalable machine by creating playbooks and prioritized accounts.

Skills

Partnerships

VC network

Executive presence

Communication skills

Process orientation

AI tooling

Job description

Clay is seeking a VC Partnerships professional to turn its investor network into a measurable pipeline. You will report to our Chief of Staff and collaborate with Sales, Growth Strategy, Marketing, and Partnerships to drive net-new pipeline and deepen executive relationships.

You will manage and activate investors, meet regularly to tailor outreach, and coordinate with the sales team. You will also work with Growth Strategy to leverage intros to current customers and help build scalable