Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
Partnerships manager
W ho we are
Freedom’s mission is to empower everyday americans to move forward towards a better financial futureThe company was founded in 2002 by brad stroh and andrew housser on the belief that by staying committed to helping people, you can ensure better financial outcomes for both the customer and the businessThis philosophy still guides the vision of our growing company, which has helped millions of people find solutions for their financial needsWhat began with two people in a spare bedroom has expanded to a vibrant business that employs over 2,000 employees (known internally as “the freedom family”) in two locations: san mateo, ca and tempe, azWhen you visit either of our offices, you’ll understand why our employees have voted us the best place to work for the last several yearsWe believe that success is only achieved by doing what’s right for our customers, our employees, and our communitiesFreedom financial network holds itself to four core values: to care for everyone around us, act with integrity every time, collaborate with everybody we work with, and get better at what we do every day.
T he opportunity
Partnerships are central to our missionWe partner with our clients to help improve the financial wellness of their members and customersWe seek to expand our reach and deliver appropriate solutions for everyday americans who are struggling and striving to improve their financial healthAnd we partner with each other to deliver the best experiences for prospective customers and clients to get them on a path to a better financial futureWe seek a strong leader to oversee our partnerships to drive customer acquisition, build our brand and deliver enterprise value and optimal execution across freedom’s product solutionsFreedom has a multi-faceted partnership strategy that includes relationships with key consumer financial services companies such as lendingtree, credit karma, nerdwallet strategic relationships with wireless, affinity and insurance partners and enterprise relationships with credit bureaus and bank partnersWe see significant growth opportunities to develop deeper, more impactful relationships with these partnersYou will do this by working closely with our internal and external partners to understand, align and define joint business objectives, data-driven strategies and tactics and to own and drive high roi results from these partnerships.
T he role
In this role, you will support a portfolio of partners to grow our collective relationships to drive customer awareness, engagement, and acquisitionResponsibilities include:
Oversee and drive growth in partner channel through expanding and deepening relationships with key partners, improving targeting and messaging to drive more awareness and engagement, and collaborating with product organizations on both sides to develop more seamless and easy end-to-end experiences
Collaborate with internal constituents to deliver highly targeted content, tools, and experiences that drive partnership engagement and growth
Analyze key performance metrics to identify actionable opportunities to improve and grow existing partnership programs
Communicate results and advocate for partner channel needs internally across creative, product, analytics, etc
Collaborate with the business development team to drive alignment between the two organizations and support bd opportunities with new partnerships
Establish appropriate rhythm of business programs, analyses, and communications that drive consistency of engagement across partnerships
Requirements/characteristics
The manager of partner marketing will be an important leader in our marketing organizationOur partnerships team is responsible for an important strategic channel for freedom that has the potential to be an even more impactful channel for the businessThis leader will drive that growth and impact.
Candidate qualifications:
A minimum of five years of experience in consumer marketing and partnerships, ideally working with financial and credit-based products
A track record of success growing businesses through partnerships and through optimization of marketing channels
Experience working directly with credit bureaus and/or credit-based lenders or lending marketplaces
Strong business acumen coupled with outstanding analytic, project management and communication skills
Expertise applying partner and account management skills to drive strategic and tactical engagement and demonstrable roi
A can do attitude, always looking to drive more growth from accounts through continuous testing and optimization
A passion for achieving results through leading and leading cross-functional teams
Curiosity and creative problem solving skills and a desire to continuously improve
An upbeat, optimistic and infectious personality with a growth mindset
Why join the freedom family?
Fast, continued growth – there’s a lot of opportunity for advancement
Voted a best place to work multiple times by our employees!
401k with employer match
3 weeks’ paid vacation (increased with tenure)
9 paid holidays & 5 sick days
Paid time off for volunteer work and on your birthday
From your bed to your desk in 30 seconds! we’re proudly offering fully remote work options for this role which can be based in ca, az, tx, (etc based on agreed upon locations with the hiring leader).
