Responsibilities

• Lead and scale a high-performing Brand & Creator Partnerships team, setting a clear bar for strategic thinking, execution, and accountability
• Define and drive the short- and long-term partnerships vision, aligned to company priorities and audience growth opportunities
• Architect and evolve the agency ecosystem and operating model, ensuring the right partners, structure, and economics to deliver quality and speed at scale
• Design and pilot new partnership models (creator, brand, cultural, platform) that unlock access to new audiences and create outsized leverage for the business
• Translate consumer insights, performance data, and AI-driven intelligence into partnership strategies that drive measurable member and business impact
• Establish clear success metrics and learning agendas, leveraging AI and analytics to continuously optimize partnership performance and inform investment decisions
• Build and implement an AI-enabled operating rhythm across the team
• Operate as the central integrator across functions (Business Development, Social, Creative, B2B Marketing, Comms, Legal, Sourcing), ensuring alignment from strategy through execution
• Build repeatable frameworks and decision models that enable teams to move faster and with greater consistency
• Identify and activate high-impact cultural moments and opportunities that position LinkedIn in new and relevant ways
• Ensure partnerships are embedded early in campaign and content development, not layered on downstream

Requirements

• 10+ years in marketing
• 5+ years as a people leader
• 3+ years of partnerships in the consumer or enterprise space

Nice To Have

• Strategic thinker, curious, self starter, not afraid to roll up their sleeves
• Proven track record of developing brand and creator partnerships for a consumer tech, media, or global CPG brand that is mission-driven
• Comfortable creating learning/measurement plans and asking questions to understand how programs can deliver business goals
• Confident navigating ambiguous projects and influencing without authority
• Exceptional organization skills and attention to detail, including the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to develop deck presentations and communicate to various levels of seniority
• Ability to work independently in a highly dynamic, cross-functional environment
• Thrives in highly collaborative environment and welcomes input from diverse perspectives
• Understanding of and passion for the social media space and cultural zeitgeist is a plus
• Agency management