Chief Executive, Strategic Partnerships

3 weeks ago


New York, New York, United States New York Life Insurance Company Full time

About Us:

We are New York Life Ventures, a pioneering Corporate Venture Capital unit driving innovation and growth. Our mission is to harness emerging technologies, invest in, partner with, and accelerate startups to propel the pace of transformation within New York Life.

Our work revolves around fostering trusted relationships and deep networks. We have consistently delivered top investment performance since inception and industry-leading levels of proof-of-concept testing and startup technology partnerships. Our team values collaboration, shared responsibility, empathy, and a growth mindset.

Position Overview:

We seek an experienced executive to lead our business development and technology co-development team. This role is crucial in driving value at the intersection of technology and financial services, positioning New York Life at the forefront of industry transformation.

As the leader of this function, you will oversee developing partnerships with startups to drive strategic value and ROI, while navigating complexities within a large enterprise. Success requires seamless collaboration with NYL Ventures colleagues, close partnership with key business stakeholders, and building trusted relationships with the external startup ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Develop and Execute Partnership Strategies: Lead the strategy to source and execute impactful partnerships with startups and entrepreneurs. Oversee sourcing, evaluation, and management of a diverse portfolio of startup partnerships and technology co-developments initiatives.
  2. Lead a High-Performing Team: Develop, lead, and build a high-performing, entrepreneurial team that fosters growth-mindedness and psychological safety.
  3. Build Relationships: Build relationships with startups, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists to scale the impact of the NYLV platform for stakeholders.
  4. Nurture Internal Relationships: Nurture and grow relationships with internal business leaders, inclusive of a strong feedback loop to align on goals and long-term objectives.
  5. Synthesize Partnership Insights: Synthesize partnership experiences into future-oriented insights to inform thematic focus areas and support the Company's innovation agenda.
  6. Ensure Governance: Work with key functions (e.g., IT, legal, risk) to ensure governance while seeking new ways to increase speed to insights.
  7. Support Investment Team: Support NYL Ventures' investment team by sourcing opportunities and providing insights on commercial viability of startup technologies.
  8. Represent NYL Ventures: Represent NYL Ventures as a visible leader in internal and external innovation forums, advocating for NYL's role in the innovation community through events, press/media, and industry engagements.

Required Skillsets:



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