Marketing & Partnerships Manager

New York City, NY (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the local partnerships engine in New York for a luxury ride service, coordinating cross-functional teams, closing strategic deals, and turning alliances into measurable passenger growth.

  • Partnership Development: source, structure, and close strategic luxury collaborations with clear business impact.
  • Execution & Growth: tailor proposals, negotiate commercial models, and launch initiatives with cross-functional teams.
  • Performance & Ambassadors: track results, optimize acquisition, and represent Wheely as a high level external advocate.

Job Description

  • Responsibilities: Own the development and execution of Wheely's local partnerships strategy, with a focus on driving passenger acquisition and market growth
  • Responsibilities: Build and maintain relationships with key decision-makers across luxury hospitality, private aviation, members' clubs, real estate, lifestyle, and cultural organizations
  • Responsibilities: Identify, structure, negotiate, and close strategic partnerships that generate measurable business impact
  • Responsibilities: Develop partnership proposals, commercial models, and growth initiatives tailored to each opportunity
  • Responsibilities: Represent Wheely at industry events, networking functions, and other opportunities to expand the company's presence in New York
  • Responsibilities: Work cross-functionally with local and global teams to ensure partnerships are successfully launched and positioned for long-term success
  • Responsibilities: Track and analyze partnership performance, using data to optimize acquisition and engagement outcomes
  • Responsibilities: Serve as a key external ambassador for the Wheely brand, maintaining relationships with influential stakeholders across the market
  • Requirements: 2+ years of experience in partnerships, business development, marketing, or related commercial roles in one of the following industries: luxury hospitality, private aviation, members' clubs, luxury travel and lifestyle brands, luxury concierge and client services
  • Requirements: Demonstrated success sourcing and closing strategic partnerships
  • Requirements: Established network within New York's luxury, hospitality, lifestyle, or premium consumer sectors
  • Requirements: Strong commercial instincts with the ability to identify opportunities and negotiate mutually beneficial agreements
  • Requirements: Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
  • Requirements: Highly self-motivated and comfortable operating independently in a fast-growing environment
  • Requirements: Experience working with premium or luxury brands is strongly preferred
  • Nice-to-have: Experience working with premium or luxury brands is strongly preferred
  • Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage and other benefits designed to support your wellbeing
  • Benefits: Monthly credit for journeys with Wheely, allowing you to experience our service as a passenger and stay closely connected to the product
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Wheely

3.8 Glassdoor

Wheely is a Swiss-founded British luxury services company headquartered in London and operating in other major cities, including New York, Paris and Dubai. We are building a platform with user privacy at its core while scaling a five-star service to millions of journeys across multiple cities. Beyond transportation, customers can also trust our chauffeurs to take on highly personal tasks for them through our concierge service, available through the best-in-class Wheely app. We exist to help our customers reclaim their time. With our modern engineering and design, together with the industry’s highest standards of service, we unlock an unparalleled experience for our customers—connecting them to the places and people that matter. Our team combines passion, determination and expertise, from engineering and product design to marketing and operations.

Founded in 2010
Brentford, England, GBR
311 employees (11 in marketing)
63% recommend to a friend
60% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
66K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.1K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
51.8%
Direct
29.3%
Referral
9%
Social
8.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~311

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
5 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$43M
Last Raise
$15M
Series B, 2 years ago

Funding History

  • Feb 2024
    Series B • $15M
  • Apr 2019
    Series B • $15M
  • Apr 2016
    Series A • $13M

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