Head of Startup Ecosystem & Partnerships (Fintech)

Location: San Francisco, CA; on-site

Compensation range: $250,000–$350,000 OTE plus equity and benefits

Company

hirify.global provides payments solutions for startups and works with startup accelerators, incubators, venture capital firms, and founder communities.

What you will do

• Own partnerships with startup accelerators, incubators, and startup community leaders, including organizations such as YC and Techstars.
• Define and execute a repeatable go-to-market strategy to identify and target top startups through top-of-funnel activities.
• Create and maintain strategic account plans for key ecosystem relationships, with clear success metrics to drive adoption across venture capital portfolios.
• Plan and execute founder- and investor-focused events, including demo days, conferences, and hosted dinners, and manage follow-through.
• Identify partnership opportunities across Silicon Valley and cultivate relationships with senior executives at partner organizations.
• Coordinate with marketing on event promotion, content creation, and follow-up campaigns while managing multiple internal and external priorities.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, or similar roles.
• Experience working closely with leading Silicon Valley companies and venture capital firms at senior levels.
• Deep fluency in the venture capital ecosystem, including key players, fund operations, and current deal activity.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate with finance, business development, product, engineering, and sales stakeholders internally and externally.
• Ability to build authentic relationships rather than transactional, one-off partnerships.
• Ability to work independently, remain proactive, and handle uncertainty and ambiguity with minimal guidance.
• Comfort evangelizing hirify.global to founders and investors with sufficient product depth to be credible.
• Self-motivated, proactive, outgoing approach and willingness to work in a fast-paced environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-site role based in San Francisco, California.
• Equity and benefits are included in the compensation package.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to diversity and non-discrimination.