Director, Partnerships

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For this job we are currently only hiring candidates based in the United States with a preference for New York-based candidates.
About the team & opportunity
Ontra is seeking its first ever Director of Partnerships reporting to our Managing Director on our Partnerships team.
In this role, you will serve as the principal relationship manager for partnerships with top US private equity, M&A, and fund formation law firms, ultimately working to accelerate the distribution of Ontra's solutions to the company's end markets. Working closely with Ontra's Sales, Customer Success, Product, and Marketing teams, you will help us activate and expand partner firms' referrals and utilization of all of Ontra's solutions after initial partnership acquisition.
If you are looking to become an essential member of a robust sales team focused on structuring, negotiating, securing, maintaining and growing relationships with legal partners, we'd love to get to know you!
What you'll do

• Assist the sales team during the sales cycle for new partnerships and with any sales evaluations
• Prepare and deliver partnership roll-out plans with law firms, ultimately owning and buildingrelationships across all levels
• Create strategies to increase adoption and revenue of existing solutions and grow the partnership to include new solutions/jurisdictions/offices/teams
• Collaborate with internal product teams to incorporate feedback from partners; account managers and customer success managers to onboard clients to the solutions; and marketing teams to assist with events, positioning and messaging, and obtaining marketing cooperation from partners
• Construct and help present pitch materials, marketing collateral and any other required new documentation for the law firms to highlight features and benefits applicable to partners

What you'll bring

• Education: Bachelor's required, JD preferred
• Experience: 3+ years of professional experience in corporate law, private equity, legal technology, or financial technology; preference for a combination!
• Industry knowledge: Understanding of the private markets and/or legal industry required
• Hunger: Eager to find and expand our relationships within decentralized organizations; you have a proactive, bold mentality and approach when it comes to sales
• Team player: You collaborate effectively, communicate openly, and actively contribute your skills, knowledge, and efforts towards achieving shared goals within Ontra
• Personable: Establishing rapport with colleagues, clients, and customers at all levels comes naturally to you; you are approachable, friendly, and easy to get along with
• Operational excellence: Strong attention to detail and professional communication skills are a must in delivering exceptional quality work and value to our customer base
• Adaptable: Ever-changing environments excite you; you want to be part of the solution when you come across a process that is not yet defined

About Ontra
Ontra is the global leader in Contract Automation and Intelligence for private asset management firms. The Ontra platform combines AI-enabled software with a worldwide network of highly trained lawyers to modernize recurring legal workflows. Ontra's solutions improve all aspects of the contract lifecycle - from negotiating and processing routine contracts to tracking obligations in complex agreements. Ultimately, Ontra reduces the time, expense, and risk associated with contract management, freeing its customers to focus on other strategic priorities.
Our benefits

• Opportunity to participate in Ontra's unit-based compensation program
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance base plans at no additional cost
• Employer-sponsored retirement plans
• Monthly phone and internet reimbursement (equivalent of $100 USD)
• Annual professional development reimbursement (equivalent of $2K USD)
• 4 months (16 weeks) of parental leave
• Unlimited paid time off
• Twice-weekly lunch perk

Inclusivity
Ontra is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Ontra will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected].
Pay transparency
Ontra publishes salary ranges on our salary board here: https://bit.ly/3UjAOE3, which currently includes estimated annual cash salary ranges for candidates based in Colorado and New York City, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Ontra leverages current market data to determine compensation, so posted figures are subject to change as new market data becomes available.
Ontra factors in your location when benchmarking compensation for most roles. If you are not located in Colorado or New York City and have been selected to participate in our interview process, we encourage you to speak with your recruiter about compensation for the role during an initial conversation.
In addition to cash salary, the total compensation package Ontra offers includes unit-based compensation (if applicable). Certain roles in our sales and account management departments may also be eligible to receive variable compensation or commission.
Note on Employment Verification: All employees hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in their particular location.
Note to External Agencies: We are not accepting any blind submissions or resumes/CVs from recruitment agencies. Any candidates sent to Ontra will NOT be accepted or considered as a submission without a signed agreement in place.
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