[Hiring] Partner, Partnerships Development @Transcend

Role Description

The Partner, Partnerships Development, is a natural connector, who loves spotting opportunities for collaboration, and has the project management skills to translate meaningful conversations into high-impact partnerships.

This is an individual contributor role that is highly collaborative and closely connected to both external partners and internal teams. The role sits on Transcend’s SPOT Team (Strategic Partnerships, and Opportunities Team) and reports to Lucerito Ortiz, Managing Director, Partnerships.

The Partner, Partnerships Development, will advance Transcend’s mission in a pivotal way by seeking out, cultivating, and managing revenue-bearing relationships with schools, systems, and nonprofit partners across several of Transcend’s portfolio teams. Working closely with leaders across the organization, this role will serve as the primary relationship manager for a subset of Transcend teams that fulfill our partnerships with schools and school systems (we call these portfolio teams). The Partner, Partnerships Development, will lead scoping, contracting, and stewardship, while also helping codify the systems, routines, and stories that strengthen our partnerships function. This role is equal parts steward, connector, project manager, and executor—supporting existing partners, surfacing aligned opportunities, and expanding Transcend’s network of organizations committed to transforming learning.

If you thrive on connecting people, spotting possible partnerships everywhere, have strong project management chops, and love turning meaningful conversations into partnerships that can create real impact for students and communities, we'd love to get to know you!

Qualifications

• Deep commitment to Transcend’s mission of transforming education.
• Curiosity, care, and a drive to make meaningful change.
• Strategic relationship-builder who thrives in dynamic, people-centered spaces.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working in or alongside districts, CMOs, or education nonprofits.
• Familiarity with the full partnership cycle from discovery to sustained relationship management.
• Coachable and growth-oriented, seeking feedback and learning quickly.

Requirements

• Identify, manage, and grow external relationships with current and prospective partners.
• Lead cultivation and coordination for an assigned set of Transcend teams.
• Expand Transcend’s partner pipeline across the K-12 education landscape.
• Lead external cultivation calls and partner meeting check-ins.
• Represent Transcend as an ambassador in the field.
• Draft scopes of work and pricing for assigned portfolios.
• Manage the end-to-end contracting cycle.
• Collaborate across Transcend to strengthen systems, storytelling, and strategy.
• Engage as a member of the SPOT Team.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage options.
• Org-wide holidays and paid time off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Fully remote work.

Application & Hiring Process

• Initial interview with the team via Zoom.
• Try-on activity to engage in a role-aligned exercise.
• Interview with the hiring manager.
• Panel interview with a small group of Transcend teammates.
• Final interview with our Chief Partnerships Officer and the Managing Partner.
• Reference checks to learn more about your superpowers and working style.