Partnerships & Growth Associate

Key Responsibilities

1. Partner Acquisition & Network Building
- Identify, recruit, and onboard recruiters, staffing agencies, and career coaches in the US
- Build a scalable partner pipeline across:
    - Independent recruiters
    - Recruiting firms
    - Career coaches & consultants
    - Workforce development organizations
- Develop onboarding frameworks to ensure partners are activated quickly and effectively

2. Product Pitching & Partner Enablement
- Pitch the Work Ready Program as a value-add solution for recruiters and career coaches
    - Clearly communicate:
    - Candidate readiness insights
    - Talent quality improvement
    - Placement success outcomes
- Train partners on how to:
    - Position the product to candidates
    - Integrate it into their recruitment/coaching workflows
    - Drive conversions and referrals

3. Revenue & Growth Management
- Drive partner-led sales and revenue growth
- Design and implement partner incentive structures and commission models
- Track performance metrics:
    - Partner acquisition
    - Activation rates
    - Revenue contribution
- Continuously optimize the partner funnel

4. Market Expansion – United States
- Develop and execute a US market entry and growth strategy
- Leverage networks within:
    - Talent acquisition
    - HR communities
    - Recruiting platforms
- Identify high-potential segments (e.g. early career, career switchers, job seekers)

5. Relationship Management
- Build strong, long-term relationships with partners
- Act as the primary point of contact for key partners
- Gather feedback to improve product positioning and partner experience
What We’re Looking For
1. Experience
- 5+ years experience in one or more of the following:
- Partnerships / Business Development
- Talent Acquisition / Recruiting
- HR / Workforce Development
- Proven experience working with or within US-based companies or talent markets
- Experience recruiting, onboarding, or managing partners / affiliates / vendors

2. Skills
- Strong sales and pitching ability (B2B and partner-led sales)
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to build and scale networks from scratch
- Strategic thinking with strong execution capability
- Data-driven decision-making mindset