Channel Partner Manager | Venture Capital & Growth Equity

Ramp Ramp · Fintech · New York, NY · Sales

Ramp is seeking a Channel Partner Manager to build and grow its partner program with venture capital and growth equity firms. The role involves managing commercial relationships, driving revenue through referrals, and collaborating cross-functionally to ensure strategic partnerships are successful. The ideal candidate has a strong background in investing, consulting, or investment banking, with excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own the commercial relationships with dozens of leading venture & growth equity firms, ensuring partners are up-to-date on the Ramp product offering and have the necessary background to communicate Ramp's value proposition to prospects in their networks
  2. Drive revenue for Ramp by sourcing net-new prospective sales opportunities for Ramp along with tapping partners to provide senior-level influence for key deals
  3. Identify, build, and nurture relationships with multiple stakeholders within investment funds to ensure full coverage of portfolios and networks
  4. Work cross-functionally across Ramp Leadership in Finance, Investor Relations, Sales, Growth, and other functions to ensure partners are focused on the most relevant opportunities and driving the highest impact outcomes for Ramp
  5. Become an expert in Ramp's product, features, and workflows to communicate directly with C-level finance leaders at prospective customer accounts with an emphasis on in-person engagements

Skills

Required

  • Commercial relationship management
  • Partnership development
  • Revenue generation
  • Stakeholder management
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Product expertise
  • Consultative selling
  • Discovery skills
  • Written and verbal communication
  • Listening skills

Nice to have

  • Business Development
  • Partnerships
  • Partner Sales
  • Experience with investment firms or financial institutions
  • Experience working at or covering software & payments companies

What the JD emphasized

  • high agency
  • high urgency
  • slope over intercept
  • owns problems end-to-end
  • consequential decisions
  • Minimum 4 years of work experience
  • strong foundation in Investing (Private Equity / Venture Capital), Management Consulting, Investment Banking, or Investor Relations
  • History as a top performer
  • regularly going above and beyond
  • Bias for action
  • strong desire to work in a fast-paced startup environment