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Flex

Fintech rent payments with flexible credit

Director – Strategic Partnerships

Business Development & PartnershipsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • Eight to ten or more years of relevant experience in FinTech or SaaS business development, strategic partnerships, enterprise sales, investment banking, or top-tier strategy consulting.
  • Demonstrated success independently launching and scaling complex strategic partnerships or managing high-value strategic client relationships.
  • Comfort with ambiguity and judgment to structure a path forward with less established partners or processes.
  • Exceptional cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder alignment, and execution skills.
  • Strong analytical capabilities, including experience using data-driven insights to inform strategic decisions.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation abilities, with the ability to influence at senior levels.
  • Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple high-stakes projects simultaneously.
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments with a proactive and flexible approach.
  • Self-driven ownership mindset and commitment to delivering measurable impact with minimal oversight.
  • Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

  • Launch new strategic partnerships aligned with Flex's growth objectives, including higher-complexity deals requiring independent judgment on structure and sequencing.
  • Lead the creation of joint business plans, financial modeling, and growth initiatives.
  • Define, implement, and run an operating rhythm to maximize partnership value.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Product, Engineering, Support, and Legal teams at Flex and partner organizations to maximize execution and impact.
  • Manage and expand relationships with Flex's largest and most complex strategic partners, fostering trust and long-term collaboration across the organization.
  • Develop paths to value for new types of rent partnerships, collaborating cross-functionally to test and learn and align on execution models.
  • Build and deliver a partnership business plan; independently drive progress on key partner initiatives, resolve issues, and align stakeholders to deliver measurable wins, including with partners where the relationship requires more work to move forward.
  • Own day-to-day partner operations, ensuring smooth execution and communications.
  • Drive monthly and quarterly partnership business reviews.
  • Track, analyze, and report on partnership performance metrics, identifying and pursuing growth opportunities and areas for improvement.
  • Design and oversee partnership go-to-market efforts in collaboration with product, sales, and marketing teams.
  • Develop and implement processes and frameworks to manage partnerships efficiently.
  • Align partnership initiatives with Flex's broader strategic objectives.
  • Provide insights and strategic recommendations to continuously enhance partnership value.
  • Drive partner contract renewal negotiations.
  • Navigate partner relationship complexity, including competitive dynamics and broader partnership strategy.

About the Company

Flex

Fintech rent payments with flexible credit

Flex is a fintech that helps people with irregular income or cash-flow issues by offering a flexible line of credit for rent. It pays the user’s rent in full to the landlord when due, and the user repays Flex in two installments at their convenience. The service is accessed through a user-friendly app and funded by recurring fees: a $14.99 monthly membership and a bill-payment fee. Unlike traditional lenders, Flex focuses specifically on rent payments to stabilize both tenants and landlords, enabling renters to align payments with their income flow. The company differentiates itself by combining a rent-focused line of credit with a simple two-part repayment model rather than a standard one-time loan. Its goal is to improve personal cash flow management for tenants while ensuring landlords receive timely rent payments.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Series C
Total funding
$225.1M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2019

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