[Hiring] Senior Director, Corporate Partnerships @The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Role Description

The Territory Director, Corporate Partnerships serves as the primary corporate partnerships lead responsible for executing the corporate partnerships strategy and achieving revenue goals within the assigned territory. This role includes direct supervision of the Corporate Partnerships Director and is responsible for meeting individual revenue goals through management of a personal portfolio.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and own corporate partnership development working closely with regional and national cross-functional teams to identify emerging corporate trends to cultivate and close meaningful, strategic partnerships.
• Serve as the primary relationship lead for a portfolio of priority corporations responsible for an identified individual revenue goal.
• Drive revenue growth by securing six+ figure partnerships, ensuring customized solutions and outstanding delivery in collaboration with account teams.
• Provide direct oversight, coaching, and strategic guidance to Director, Corporate Partnerships staff within assigned Territory.
• Exemplify exceptional external development leadership, consistently embodying the One Blood Cancer United mindset and setting a standard of excellence for peers and key stakeholders.
• Provide high-level expertise across all corporate industries to drive both revenue generation and strategic partnership development in support of campaign and mission funding needs.
• Partner with Vice President and Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships on strategic negotiations, escalations, and enterprise-level partner relationships as needed.
• Build, nurture, and leverage relationships with cross-functional teams with both internal and external stakeholders, including senior executives, to identify and optimize value propositions for each corporate account, ultimately driving mission impact and sustainable revenue growth.
• Lead regional teams in identifying, structuring, and closing complex, multi-year, 6+ figure partnerships.
• Engage with external CEOs and senior leaders from various functions to explore mutually beneficial opportunities for collaboration, ensuring alignment with both corporate objectives and Blood Cancer United goals.
• Provide continuous expertise, guidance, and support to regional teams, aiding in the development and execution of account strategies that deliver maximum value for both partners and Blood Cancer United.
• Represent Blood Cancer United with credibility and professionalism in senior-level internal and external settings as appropriate.

Financial Oversight

• Accountable for annual Territory corporate partnerships revenue line within designated territory.
• Use CRM to manage relationships and maintain forecast integrity, ensuring visibility and accountability across all partnership stages.
• Assure a fiscally sound operation, including the timely, accurate, and comprehensive development of contributions income and expense budgets, reporting, monitoring, and implementation.

Education & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 7-10 years of non-profit corporate partnership experience with a solid track record of interacting with the highest level of corporate leadership and closing significant partnerships.
• Experience at the national level within the nonprofit industry.
• Successful track record of collaborating in a highly matrixed organization.
• Experience in the daily use of a CRM, preferably Salesforce.
• Experience in negotiation and solution-oriented problem solving.
• Excellent use of Microsoft Suite including Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.

Position Requirements

• Ability to work effectively within a highly matrixed organization.
• Ability to create and maintain trust and rapport both internally and externally.
• Strong communication, organizational, and collaboration skills.
• Proven track record of closing and managing 6+ figure corporate partnerships.
• Experience in creating deep and meaningful prospect pipelines with strategic moves management plans.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and monitoring budgets to ensure financial accuracy, accountability, and alignment with organizational priorities.
• Experience leading teams to pursue and secure major opportunities through thoughtful account strategy, executive-level relationship development, negotiation planning, and portfolio-wide thinking.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Weekend & evening work may be on occasion.
• Territory travel: approximately 25-30%.
• Physical demands are minimal and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations.
• Work environment is representative and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations.

Employee Value Proposition

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; flexible spending accounts; a 403b retirement plan along with generous paid time off.
• Federal paid holidays throughout the year.
• Wellness program and employee assistance program.
• Base pay range for this position is $129K to $140K, with variations based on geographic location, business need, market conditions, proficiencies, skills, education, and experience.
• Consideration of current compensation of similarly situated roles and direct team members.