About the Role
The Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Partnerships Team manages strategic Verizon relationships to connect customers with content and experiences on the nation’s best network. This role supports the Senior Director/Deal Leads in shaping partnership strategy and managing business development for direct-to-consumer distribution deals.
Responsibilities
- Research, evaluate, and develop partnership strategies across third-party Perks, Loyalty, and emerging verticals.
- Build business cases including senior leader-facing presentations, deal models, and prospective frameworks.
- Align internal stakeholders to present a shared vision to external partners.
- Execute partnership operational requirements such as performance reporting, tracking deliverables, managing QBRs, and troubleshooting issues.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders including Product, Value Proposition, Integrated Marketing, Legal, Finance, and Sponsorships for cohesive strategy and execution.
- Develop high-impact slide decks and executive summaries articulating market dynamics, strategic rationale, and commercial terms.
- Ideate on expanding and growing existing partnerships through collaboration with other Verizon Business Units.
- Champion GRO/DTC Team objectives within broader company-wide strategic partnerships.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of relevant work experience.
- Six or more years of relevant experience.
- 5+ years of experience in business development, corporate strategy, strategic partnerships, or partner management within the media, technology, or telecommunications sectors.
- Interest in gaining experience in a partner-facing role supporting deal leads with complex digital distribution, marketing, or licensing relationships.
- Proven leadership and team management abilities, with experience in strategic planning and change management.
- Expertise in optimizing content partnerships and managing a portfolio of relationships (preferably in DTC/entertainment/technology).
- Demonstrated success in developing and implementing content strategies.
- Market/customer centric vision knowledge.
- Knowledge of the media/technology ecosystem.
- Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment, take initiative, prioritize multiple projects, and work under tight deadlines.
- Ability to work in highly complex and matrixed organizations.
- Experience developing and presenting slide decks to senior executives.
- High proficiency in developing executive-ready presentations and financial/analytical models in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Google Workspace (Sheets, Slides, Docs).
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Skills
- Business development
- Corporate strategy
- Strategic partnerships
- Partner management
- Media industry knowledge
- Technology industry knowledge
- Analytical mindset
- Strategic ideation
- Hands-on execution
- Deal performance tracking
- Cross-functional alignment
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Word
- Google Workspace (Sheets, Slides, Docs)
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior Manager
- 6+ years relevant experience
- 5+ years in business development, corporate strategy, strategic partnerships, or partner management
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- MBA
- JD
- Master's in a related field
Salary/Compensations
- $128,000.00 - $223,000.00
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision
- Short and long term disability
- Basic life insurance
- Supplemental life insurance
- AD&D insurance
- Identity theft protection
- Pet insurance
- Group home & auto insurance
- Matched 401(k) savings plan
- Up to 8 company paid holidays per year
- Up to 6 personal days per year
- Paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Tuition assistance
- Premium pay (overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances)
- Up to 15 days of vacation per year (growing with service)
About the Company
- Verizon powers and empowers how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy.
- Verizon drives innovation, creativity, and impact in the world.
- The V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins.
- Verizon comes together in crisis and celebration, lifting communities and building trust.
Equal Opportunity
- Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.
