Director, Strategic Partnerships

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It's why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It's why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it's why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it's worth paying for. 

About the Role

The Strategic Partnerships team develops, executes and manages partnerships with The Times's most important partners to support our journalistic and commercial goals. This includes subscription-growth oriented partnerships, large licensing deals, complex, multi-faceted deals, as well as managing our relationships with the biggest tech platforms who determine how we reach audiences and distribute our content and products. 

We are seeking a Director of Strategic Partnerships who has a creative and ambitious mind for partnerships. You will come with a sharp understanding of and deep interest in the evolving digital ecosystem, including the role of generative AI across audience and technology; how platforms work with respect to social and search audiences; be adept at looking at data to understand performance and trends; be a very strong communicator; and have a deep interest in collaborative work. You'll have experience in working across teams to evaluate new commercial opportunities. You'll be adept at forming and managing strong relationships with partners. And you'll have strong leadership and managerial experience enabling small teams to do ambitious work.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, nurture, and manage relationships with the largest tech companies and other strategic partners to advance The Times's objectives
• Lead complex deals that span multiple parts of the business including subscriptions, IP licensing (including AI licensing), product integrations and advertising,  developing deal frameworks, financial analysis, negotiation strategies, and execution plans
• Work with The Times's newsrooms and product teams to support content distribution strategies and opportunities
• Actively manage relationships between The Times executives and strategic partners
• Monitor industry trends, platform and tech developments, and prepare and present executive-level communications about them
• Manage and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and partners, and participate in meetings with senior executives at The Times and at the platforms
• Be able to engage in lateral leadership and drive results from cross-functional teams
• Prepare executive briefing materials and facilitate meetings with internal stakeholders and develop detailed communications strategies for internal stakeholders that the entire team implements
• Ensure the smooth management of deals and partner relationships post-execution
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
• You will report to the Sr. Vice President, Chief of Staff to the CEO and be based at our NYC Headquarters office.

Basic Qualifications:

• 10+ years of work experience in digital media publishing or digital product development
• Demonstrated interest in and understanding of news media, social platforms, and Generative AI technologies and their markets
• Experience executing deals from start to finish — including sourcing deals, building deal frameworks, opportunity analysis, contracting, and execution 
• Excellent operational skills to execute strategies and cross-functional teamwork
• Deep interest, understanding, and attention to market developments
• Ability to leverage a network of industry relationships to unlock new partnership opportunities and strategic initiatives
• Ability to manage competing priorities and excellent interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or JD is preferred
• Demonstrated expertise in the dynamics of digital subscription models

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The annual base pay range for this role is between:

$170,000 - $180,000 USD

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