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Director of Strategic Partnerships

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:

• Launch 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 relationship program. You’ll use your entrepreneurial, project management, and business development background to scale our most important and strategic customers. This is an opportunity for the right candidate to make a significant impact on the growth of existing product lines and co-creation with partners of new products and services. The ideal candidate will have a drive and a passion to grow deep partner relationships.

What you’ll do:

• Source, develop and manage partnerships to accelerate execution of company strategy

• Structure and negotiate contractual agreements with strategic partners

• Project manage implementations of new customers by coordinating with partners and internal teams - product management, engineering, sales and marketing teams - to meet contractual launch and feature milestones

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

• Manage strategic accounts, including day-to-day requests from existing partners, as well as any weekly or monthly check-ins to ensure their business outcomes are achieved

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

• Travel approximately 25% (post-COVID) to meet with partners and development of relationships with primary partner contacts

What we’re looking for in our ideal candidate:

• 6 years of relevant experience in Business Development, Product Management, Sales Account Management, or Relationship Management of major accounts

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

• Demonstrated ability to grow accounts at senior levels within partner organizations

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

• Experience translating Product and Engineering asks into Business terms

• The ability to negotiate with internal and external colleagues

• Excellent data analysis skills and the ability to make great decisions using both data and instinct

• Self-starter with a drive to succeed and deliver results

• 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! 

This job cannot be performed in Colorado at this time.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!