Strategic Partner Manager V

Join our dynamic team as a Strategic Partner Manager V, where your expertise will play a pivotal role in shaping and expanding our strategic alliances within the Wearables industry. This position offers the opportunity to lead high-impact partnerships, influence key decisions at the executive level, and drive innovative growth initiatives. We seek a seasoned professional with a proven track record in managing complex deals and fostering long-term relationships with industry leaders. If you are passionate about technology, strategic thinking, and collaboration, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a rapidly evolving sector.ResponsibilitiesBuild and maintain strategic relationships with key leaders at Wearables Partners and internally, effectively communicating strategic recommendations, influencing outcomes, and providing detailed updates.Drive key leadership meetings and effectively communicate strategic recommendations and updates to leadership and stakeholders. Ensure a strategic and cross-ecosystems view of key partners in preparation for executive meetings, escalations and deal negotiationsPartner with cross-functional teams (product, engineering, strategic response, legal, policy, communications, marketing) to ensure preparation for any partner meetings or public engagements with background information, goals, and materials, and to ensure accurate representation of our strategyDevelop and manage partnership strategies from deal development to product launches, focusing on growth and delivering results.Identify and analyze complex business problems, develop novel solutions, and provide recommendations to leadership.Mitigate risks, manage escalations to internal and external executives, and identify opportunities through mapping partner landscape, data analysis, and gaining a holistic partner perspective.Minimum Qualifications8+ years of experience in a partner-facing role in the technology consumer electronics industry, with a focus on managing complex deals and partnerships.Sound business judgment and experience prioritizing and triaging partner-related issues, solution-finding, and motivating internal and external stakeholders.Highly strategic and experienced in leading cross-functional teams to orchestrate planning to bring new products to market and mitigate risks associated with in-market products. This includes interpreting legal documents and working with attorneys.Creative, resourceful, detail-oriented, highly organized, and excellent communication skills.BA/BS Degree.Preferred QualificationsMBA degree.Business experience in consumer electronics, accessories, and devices partnerships, partner management, and consulting.Strong technical competence or tech-curious and motivated to learn.Exceptional interpersonal skills and experience developing strong working relationships, garnering respect, and growing influence inside and outside a product organization.Skilled at navigating, understanding, and enforcing contracts.Willingness to travel domestically and internationally for business engagements.Benefits401(k).Dental Insurance.Health insurance.Vision insurance.We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity, equality, inclusion, and respect for people.The salary will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, location, relevant education, qualifications, experience, technical skills, and business needs.Additional ResponsibilitiesParticipate in OP monthly team meetings and participate in team-building efforts.Contribute to OP technical discussions, peer reviews, etc.Contribute content and collaborate via the OP-Wiki/Knowledge Base.Provide status reports to OP Account Management as requested.About UsAt OP, we help you harness the power of technology for maximum impact. A technology consulting and solutions company, we offer advisory and managed services, innovative platforms, and staffing solutions across a wide range of fields including AI, cyber security, enterprise architecture, and beyond. For nearly two decades, we’ve been challenging the status quo of the consulting industry, serving up fresh, ingenious thinking through a radically lean structure. Together, this strategy delivers unprecedented performance at an unparalleled pace for faster results that propel your business forward.