Director of Strategic Partnerships

Posted 16hrs ago

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Director of Strategic Partnerships leading growth strategy for ID Watchdog. Focusing on structuring and finalizing high-value commercial partnerships in the financial wellness sector.

Responsibilities:

  • Own the end-to-end deal cycle for net-new large enterprise partnerships
  • Prospect and close deals with Life Insurance Carriers, Wealth/Retirement Platforms, and Consumer Finance/Mortgage leaders
  • Execute a systematic outbound strategy targeting organizations with >$1B in assets or >1M users that generate high 6-figure and 7-figure Annual Contract Value (ACV)
  • Responsible for modeling the unit economics to ensure profitability for both Equifax and the partner
  • Navigate long, complex sales cycles (6-12 months) by multi-threading across the partner’s organization
  • Orchestrate internal Equifax resources such as Product, Technology, Legal, Pricing, Marketing, Sales Engineering and Project Management to get deals across the line
  • Partner with Implementation teams for exceptional partner onboarding
  • Maintain 100% Salesforce data integrity as the non-negotiable system of record
  • Demonstrate a disciplined approach to pipeline management

Requirements:

  • 7+ years of leading business development through Strategic Sales Partnerships
  • Proven history of independently sourcing, negotiating, and closing high 6 and 7-figure partnership deals
  • Must be able to provide examples of hunting new logos rather than managing existing accounts
  • Must evidence a clearly articulated sales philosophy (e.g., MEDDIC, Challenger) and a structured approach to territory mapping
  • Deep understanding of Reseller vs. Referral dynamics, revenue-share economics, and the technical implications of embedded partnerships (API/SSO understanding is a strong plus)
  • Ability to command a room with C-level executives at major financial institutions
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Cross functional team leadership experience and skills
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Strong presentation skills

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive compensation and healthcare packages
  • 401k matching
  • Paid time off
  • Organizational growth potential through online learning platform with guided career tracks