Strategic Partnerships Manager - VC & Accelerator Ecosystem

We are looking for an experienced Strategic Partnerships leader to take our VC program to the next level. Reporting directly to the Director of VC Partnerships, you will be able to touch all elements of Mercury’s work with the VC and startup community.

This leader will have full autonomy of the VC emerging managers program, craft our partner strategy, identify opportunities in our existing partner channel, and leverage their industry experience to recruit strategic partners into our program. This role will have frequent travel to major tech hubs (35% of time). 

You will:

• Grow the VC partnerships program, driving new customers to Mercury–including VC funds and their portfolio companies
• Maintain and nurture strong ecosystem partnerships that drive measurable usage, including VC funds, accelerators, venture studios, fund administrators, communities, and universities.
• Implement sponsorship opportunities including conferences, events, newsletters, podcasts, and more in collaboration with our Marketing team.
• Identify partners and their customers’ needs to ensure that we achieve win-win scenarios by maximizing customer referrals and revenue on both ends.
• Collaborate with Business Development, Onboarding, and Customer Support teams to ensure smooth partner onboarding, trainin