Director, Partner Success

Metropolis Metropolis · Vertical AI · Chicago, IL +8 · Market Operations

This role is for a Director, Partner Success at Metropolis, a company focused on AI for the real world. The Director will manage a portfolio of strategic partners, driving value and retention by acting as their internal advocate and operational champion. Responsibilities include understanding partner objectives, owning financial performance, producing reports, championing new initiatives, and resolving escalations. The role requires strong financial acumen, communication skills, ownership, and relationship-building abilities. While the company is AI-focused, this specific role is not directly involved in AI development or research.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own end-to-end partner success and retention for a portfolio of strategic partners
  2. Serve as the primary day-to-day relationship owner and the partner’s internal advocate at Metropolis, channeling partner reporting, product, and data needs to appropriate internal teams, driving follow-up to completion, and closing the loop
  3. Develop a deep understanding of each partner’s business objectives, operational goals, and financial budget while ensuring Metropolis consistently delivers against them
  4. Own the financial performance of your portfolio, delivering on partner budget commitments while ensuring internal financial targets are met
  5. Partner closely with the Data team to produce high-quality weekly updates, Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs), and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) that clearly demonstrate driven value

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of relevant experience in a client success, account management, or strategic customer-facing role with a track record of retaining and growing complex accounts
  • Demonstrate strong financial acumen, including comfort owning P&L performance, interpreting financial reports, managing budgets, and discussing performance with partner executives
  • Communicate clearly, concisely, and professionally in writing and in person with cross-functional internal teams and external audiences from site operators to the C-suite
  • Maintain high responsiveness to set the standard for timeliness and follow-through on all partner and colleague commitments
  • Take complete ownership of projects, action items, and commitments to drive them to completion independently
  • Build trusted relationships at multiple levels of a partner organization from local operations through to executive leadership
  • Navigate and influence internal product, data, operations, and finance teams to deliver results on behalf of the partner
  • Utilize strong data storytelling skills to translate operational and financial metrics into clear, persuasive value narratives for weekly updates, MBRs, and QBRs
  • Remain composed under pressure to defuse partner escalations and make sound decisions with imperfect information

Nice to have

  • Possess a background in the parking industry, or experience in real estate, mobility, hospitality, or other operationally complex B2B service environments