business development manager for creator partnerships

Circle builds an AI-powered, all-in-one platform for digital businesses, helping creators, coaches, educators, and businesses bring together audiences through discussions, live streams, events, chat, courses, and payments under their own brands.

• Own the strategic planning and roadmap for Circle's Partnerships function, connecting investments to company priorities and measurable outcomes, and providing direction to managers across multiple areas and operations
• Take ownership of the function's contribution to new business and other agreed performance goals, using outcomes to guide investment, development, and prioritization
• Build repeatable partnership programs and playbooks that scale successful webinars, challenges, creator campaigns, launches, and event activations
• Develop quarterly and annual partnership plans across creator partnerships, strategic relationships, campaigns, launches, events, and other high-impact opportunities
• Lead high-value creator and strategic partnerships, including relationship development, opportunity identification, deal strategy, negotiation, creative direction, and long-term growth
• Shape content and creative strategy for major partnerships, working with partners to develop ideas that resonate with their audiences, stand out in the market, and work effectively for Circle
• Bring leadership into partnership initiatives on a case-by-case basis when they may have cross-functional impact
• Apply marketing judgment to partnership development, including offer strategy, audience journeys, conversion opportunities, and ways to create greater value for Circle and its partners
• Develop a measurement framework for brand activities such as event sponsorships and activations, using data and insights to guide investment decisions
• Establish measurement, reporting, and decision-making frameworks, using performance and qualitative insights to improve future investments
• Support cross-functional teams in a consultative capacity on content-forward initiatives

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English (CEFR C2 or equivalent)
• 10+ Years of experience building 6–7 figure strategic partnerships, creator programs, brand initiatives, or strategic growth programs in SaaS, technology, the creator economy, or a similarly fast-moving industry
• Strong business development skills, including pipeline management, negotiation, partner development, and cross-functional project management
• Performance marketing instincts and an understanding of how partnerships drive brand value and measurable business outcomes
• Deep understanding of Circle's customers, the creator economy, and the broader market, with a perspective on differentiated relationships and influence opportunities for Circle
• Experience developing high-value relationships, with sound judgment on deal structure, negotiation, partner dynamics, and long-term opportunities
• Strong content and creative instincts, with the ability to understand an audience, identify compelling stories, and translate Circle's value into ideas that feel native to a creator or partner
• Ability to move between brand strategy and performance, understanding how storytelling, offers, funnels, campaigns, and distribution work together
• Track record of turning successful one-off initiatives into scalable programs, systems, and playbooks
• Strong strategic planning skills and in-depth knowledge of the partnerships function, Circle's business strategy, and company-wide goals
• Ability to translate ambiguous, cross-functional situations into clear strategy and direction, anticipate needs, identify opportunities, prioritize investments, and keep the function ahead of the business
• Experience managing and developing teams through senior managers or managers-of-managers, setting expectations, delegating ownership, coaching judgment, and building autonomy
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills and ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority

• Circle offers U.S.-benchmarked compensation globally
• Equity in the company with ongoing refresh grants
• 35 Days of paid time off each year
• The company holds retreats twice a year in destinations around the world
• Benefits package supporting health, wellbeing, and professional growth