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Director of Strategic Partnerships

In the time it takes you to read this job description, roughly 1,380 emergencies will be handled by RapidSOS.

RapidSOS is hiring! Join an advanced emergency technology start-up in transforming emergency response for hundreds of millions of people globally.

In partnership with public safety, RapidSOS has created the world’s first emergency response data platform that securely links life-saving data from 350M+ connected devices directly to 911 and first responders in an emergency. Through the platform, we’re providing intelligent data that supports over 4,800 Emergency Communications Centers, protecting 90%+ of people in the US, across 150 million emergencies annually.

Partnering with innovative companies recognized as RapidSOS Ready, we’re striving to reach everyone. Together, we’re empowering a faster and smarter response by sending first responders critical data like your exact location, real-time health information, and crash data. We’re united in our commitment to a safer, stronger future where technology and people work seamlessly together to save lives.

RapidSOS is backed by top venture capital firms and the former C-suite of Apple, AT&T, Verizon, Vodafone, Virgin Group, Lucent, Raytheon, the FCC, Harvard Data Initiative, and MIT.

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RapidSOS in the last 18 months: 

• Launched in multiple countries internationally 

• Doubled team size 

• Grew revenue 10x+

• Raised $100M+

• Managed 200M+ emergencies (on average 400K/day) 

• Helped save thousands of lives  

What this role is about: 

RapidSOS is looking for a Director of Strategic Partnerships who is a detail-oriented and resourceful team player to expand the company’s strategic partnerships program. You’ll use your entrepreneurial, project management, and business development background to further develop and scale our most important and strategic partnerships.

What you’ll do: 

• Develop strategic partner plans with the goal of continually enhancing the combined value of the partnership

• Project manage implementations of incremental opportunities with strategic partners by coordinating with both external and internal counterparts, including the product management, engineering, marketing and sales team to meet launch and feature milestones

• Develop senior level (C-suite, VP, Director) relationships across our most important partners

• Manage day-to-day requests from existing partners, as well as regular check-ins to ensure our joint outcomes are achieved

• Translate product asks and business needs into agreement and knowledge of non-standard agreements.

• Translate corporate strategy into actionable, measurable objectives for each strategic partner as well as new potential partners

• Travel approximately 25% to meet with partners and development of relationships with primary strategic partner contacts

What we’re looking for in our ideal candidate: 

• 6 years of relevant experience in Sales Account Management, Project or Program Management, or Relationship Management of major accounts

• Excellent professional relationship-building, leadership, planning, management, communication, and presentation skills

• Experience initiating and developing new business opportunities and working with external partners

• Experience translating Product and Engineering asks into Business terms

• Team player with high emotional quotient

What we offer: 

• The chance to work with a passionate team on solving one of the largest challenges globally 

• Competitive salary and benefits and equity participation 

• A dynamic, flexible and fun start-up work environment with a highly talented team

If you're curious to learn more about RapidSOS, you can check out our full press list! 

We are currently working on becoming compliant with new regulations in Colorado. Until we are able to do so, this role cannot be performed in Colorado.

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