Operating Partner, Strategic Partnerships

Role Overview

• Build Relationships
• Develop relationships with executives across technology companies, enterprise organizations, and innovation teams.
• Introduce new corporate partners to the C10 Labs ecosystem.
• Identify organizations that could become long-term collaborators, customers, or strategic partners.
• Help Founders Grow
• Make customer introductions for portfolio companies.
• Connect founders with corporate decision-makers and potential design partners.
• Help create pilot opportunities, commercial partnerships, and strategic relationships.
• Share your experience and network to help founders navigate enterprise sales and partnership conversations.
• Grow the C10 Network
• Represent C10 Labs at industry events, conferences, and community gatherings.
• Build relationships with corporate venture groups, accelerators, universities, and innovation organizations.
• Help attract founders, mentors, operators, investors, and partners to the platform.
• Advise the Team
• Share insights on industry trends and partnership opportunities.
• Help identify new markets and strategic relationships.
• Work closely with the leadership team to strengthen C10's long-term network and reputation.

Requirements

You may come from a variety of backgrounds, including:

• Strategic Partnerships
• Corporate Development
• Corporate Innovation
• Venture Capital
• Enterprise Software
• Business Development
• Startup Leadership
• Corporate Venture Capital

We're less concerned with your title than we are with your track record. You've built trusted relationships throughout your career, and people answer your calls because you've consistently created value for others.

Benefits

This is an opportunity to help shape the future of AI entrepreneurship. **You'll work alongside founders, investors, operators, researchers, and industry leaders while helping build relationships that create lasting value

• not just for one company, but for an entire ecosystem. **If you believe that the best companies are built through great people, trusted relationships, and long-term thinking, we'd love to talk.