Director, Strategic Partnerships (Emerging Products)

Company: Jerry
Location: Chicago
Posted on: April 1, 2025

Job Description:

You could work anywhere. Why us?

• Join a pre-IPO startup with capital, traction and runway ($240M funded - 40X revenue growth in 4 years - $2T market size).
• Work closely with brilliant leaders and teammates from companies like McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Nvidia, NerdWallet, Lemonade, GEICO, a16z, Amazon, etc.
• Build and own our strategic partnerships function from 0-1.
• Disrupt a massive market and take us to a $10B business in the next few years.About the opportunity:We are looking for a Director, Strategic Partnerships (Emerging Products) to join our growing team! We hit a huge milestone in early 2024 by achieving profitability and have ambitious goals for the next few years - scale from 5M to 50M customers and become a $10B business. Securing key strategic partnerships to greatly expand our product offerings, accelerate our ability to acquire new customers more efficiently and drive user engagement is one of the most important levers in getting there.Reporting directly to our Cofounder/CEO, you will be the founding member of our strategic partnerships function, and take the lead in evaluating and defining the roadmap for new partnership verticals outside of our insurance marketplace. As a team of one in the early days, you will execute thoughtfully on impactful strategic deals, and then start to build a team. Through your influence and ability to expand our footprint in a $2T market, you will play a critical role in helping us achieve our next milestone.Ideal profile:
  • Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative discipline; MBA preferred
  • Proven track record of sourcing, evaluating and closing complex partnership deals OR proven success executing impactful investment deals within private equity or venture capital
  • You have a framework for problem-solving and live by first principles
  • You are constantly raising the bar for yourself in your relentless pursuit of excellenceWhile we appreciate your interest and application, only applicants under consideration will be contacted.Jerry is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, reproductive health decisions or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other characteristics protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.Jerry is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at
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