Senior Manager of Strategic Partnerships

3 weeks ago


Los Angeles, California, United States Ruggable Full time
About Ruggable

Ruggable is a leading direct-to-consumer e-commerce brand based in Los Angeles, California, with a remarkable track record of high, profitable growth. We take pride in having an extremely loyal customer base and a talented team of genuinely caring individuals who deliver results. We are venture-backed and own a patented washable rug design that's disrupting the home decor industry. Our mission is to empower our customers to live vibrantly with beautiful products that don't compromise on function.

Job Summary

RuggableX is Ruggable's partnerships & licensing program, responsible for creating the amazing collaborations you see with renowned brands like Jonathan Adler, Justina Blakeney, Architectural Digest, goop, Morris & Co, Iris Apfel, and The Hiltons. We've experienced rapid growth in recent years and are seeking a highly skilled Manager / Senior Manager of Partnerships & Licensing to help drive business growth and maintain strong relationships with our partners. This role is highly cross-functional, collaborative, and strategic, requiring strong strategic thinkers who excel at developing and selling a vision, as well as being detail-oriented to ensure flawless execution.

Key Responsibilities
  • Build and evaluate partnership pipelines across categories, including forecasting partnership revenue potential
  • Own partner outreach and drive proposals, negotiations, and general communication strategy
  • Manage partner onboarding and account administration
  • Partner with internal cross-functional stakeholders to ensure seamless execution
  • Support post-launch account and partner management to foster strong ongoing relationships, including business reviews and planning
Requirements
  • Ability to effectively sell to potential partners and negotiate effectively, thinking quickly on your feet
  • Strong business acumen and data analytics capabilities
  • Must be a poised, professional communicator
  • Extremely detail-oriented
  • Experience leading high-stakes marketing projects as a mid-level member of a management consulting firm or have comparable years of experience in industry focused on cross-brand partnerships, licensing, and/or sales
  • Must possess strong leadership experience or demonstrate clear leadership potential
  • Experience building clear, high-impact materials (i.e. presentations)
Preferred Qualifications
  • Familiarity and comfort with partnership and licensing contracts
  • Ideally, you have some experience as a creative or deep knowledge of the creative design process
Compensation
  • $100,000 - $120,000 per year base salary
  • An annual bonus percentage that varies based on level of role
  • Employer matching (up to 3% of base salary) for company-sponsored 401K plan

Ruggable offers competitive compensation and benefits packages. Ruggable is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents linked here.



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