Vice President, CPG Partnerships

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Establish and nurture executive relationships with senior leaders within Fortune 500 CPG companies.

• Act as Sezzle's key representative within the CPG and shopper marketing landscape.

• Explore and foster new partnership opportunities that deliver value to consumers, brands, and Sezzle.

• Develop and sustain a multi-year pipeline of strategic partnerships.

• Represent Sezzle at significant industry events.

• Inform CPG executives about Sezzle's audience, purchase insights, and measurable results.

• Recognize emerging trends within shopper marketing, retail media, loyalty, and promotional marketing.

• Source and negotiate exclusive discounts, cashback offers, product launches, sampling campaigns, and promotional collaborations.

• Design creative commercial agreements that align with brand objectives and consumer value.

• Cultivate long-term executive relationships that lead to ongoing marketing investments.

• Collaborate with retailers to unlock joint promotional opportunities.

• Lead commercial negotiations through to contract finalization.

• Work alongside Legal and Finance to establish scalable partnership agreements.

• Create case studies and success narratives.

• Collaborate with Product on requested features.

• Partner with Marketing for product launches.

• Collaborate with Data Science on measurement and ROI analysis.

• Contribute to shaping the long-term strategic roadmap.

• Recruit and mentor future partnership managers as the business expands.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in building commercial partnerships with Fortune 500 CPG companies.

• Proven track record in originating and finalizing complex strategic partnerships.

• Established executive relationships with top CPG manufacturers.

• Profound understanding of shopper marketing, retail media, loyalty, and brand-funded marketing.

• Experience in negotiating seven-figure commercial agreements.

• Exceptional executive communication and relationship-building capabilities.

• Experience in consultative partnership development.

• A self-motivated individual who excels in entrepreneurial environments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Unlimited PTO, volunteer hours, and sabbatical.

• Life, STD/LTD, medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Highly discounted LifeTime gym membership.

• 401k plan with a 6% match.

• Collaborative and enjoyable colleagues.

• The chance to join the fastest-growing FinTech alongside a team of motivated and driven professionals.