Director, Strategic Partnerships

Company Description

EasyKnock is the country’s first home ownership flexibility platform. Our flagship product, a sale-leaseback, helps homeowners to access their home equity without the strict qualification processes of banks or lenders. Our innovative programs give homeowners flexible, quick solutions for their financial needs while allowing them to remain as renters in the home they love. We’re passionate about helping American homeowners access the equity they’ve built up in their homes, and are committed to improving the American home equity experience by building deep relationships across mortgage, personal finance, and real estate.

We are looking for an experienced Partnerships leader to join our Business Development team and drive growth through personal finance and industry partnerships. The Director of Strategic Partnerships will identify and evaluate potential opportunities, negotiate and close partnership deals, and manage a growing set of affiliate relationships. The ideal candidate is great at gathering partner business objectives and formulating a plan for execution, working across internal departments to deliver a best-in-class partner experience.

Roles & Responsibilities:

You will:

• Identify new opportunities informed by an in-depth understanding of the competitive landscape and changing macro environment
• Build, manage and scale a pipeline of potential partners with a focus on revenue generation
• Exceed revenue targets by optimizing partner performance
• Negotiate commercials and grow partner relationships - you will drive high-performance partnerships because you will identify multiple opportunities and ways to structure our partner relationships
• Work cross functionally with sales, product, marketing and other departments to better service our partners and drive EasyKnock product development
• Establish and improve partner processes to develop a best-in-class operational experience
• Own your reporting and operational follow-through
• Build a team culture around delivering results and having fun along the way.