Ekata provides global identity verification via enterprise-grade APIs and a SaaS solution. Our product suite is powered by Ekata Identity Engine, the first and only cross-border identity engine of its kind. It uses complex machine learning algorithms across the five consumer attributes of email, phone, name, physical address, and IP to derive unique data links and features from billions of real-time transactions within our customer network and the globally sourced data of our graph. Businesses around the world including Alipay, Stripe, Airbnb, and Microsoft leverage our solutions to approve more good transactions, reduce friction, and find fraud.

As Associate Partnerships Manager, you’ll represent Ekata’s brand and lead our relationships with key partners to drive Ekata’s rapid expansion in the market. We are focused on growing market-share with high profile business partners to expand our market APIs and SaaS products and to strengthen the Ekata brand. This role will allow you gain experience with partnership management, which includes navigating partners relationships, owning partner focused projects, assisting with negotiations, working with end customers, and developing and leading trainings. Specifically, we are looking for someone who can help us with our most critical strategic partners, and highest potential growth partnerships. This role will also focus on special projects across the partnership organization, providing experience across all aspects of Ekata partnerships.

In the Associate Partnerships Manager role you will:

• Work closely with the Senior Partnership Managers to help drive team strategy and win new business opportunities with key partners.
• Assist with the day-to-day management of our most strategic and growth partner relationships, developing scalable business process and operating procedures.
• Maintain and strengthen existing relationships with our partner threads, while also developing new ones.
• Share responsibility for all aspects of partner growth: prioritization of business, strategic and financial assessment, structuring and negotiation of new projects, and ongoing partner management.
• Be accountable for success metrics and partner revenue growth.
• Maintain direct relationships with partners, proactively resolving issues and creating business value.
• Collaborate with a broad range of internal stakeholders in Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales and Legal, serving as an advocate for your partners while balancing Ekata’s goals.
• Develop to eventually operate with little oversight, being both an executor and strategic thinker.
• Assist Senior Partner managers to track, analyze and communicate key metrics and business trends as they relate to partner relationships.

Our ideal Associate Partnerships Manager will have:

• 2+ years business and/or partnerships experience, preferably with a successful track record of managing business relationships and cross-functional projects
• 1-3 years selling into large enterprises in a quota carrying individual contributor role
• Ability to take direction and proceed to work autonomously with a high degree of motivation to achieve goals.
• Experience building and managing relationships with senior business leaders, both internally and externally.
• Experience working cross-functionally with various teams, managing initiatives at scale and delivering results.
• The ability to map complex business organizations.
• Flexibility to travel up to 50% of the week
• BA/BS required

Unwavering in our pursuit of standardizing global identity data, we are approachable, real people that genuinely care about the success of those we partner with. With a commitment to service, innovation, and ownership, Ekata is a dynamic place to work for folks who want to make an impact on a global scale. We provide learning & development opportunities for each employee and promote work-life flexibility through self-managed time off. Headquartered in downtown Seattle, Ekata is growing internationally with offices in Budapest, Hungary and Amsterdam, Netherlands.

To learn more about the experience of working at Ekata, visit: https://ekata.com/careers/.

Ekata prides itself on celebrating diversity, inclusivity, and being an equal-opportunity employer.