Product Business Development Manager

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<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Seeking an experienced <strong>Product Business Development Manager</strong> to support strategic partnership initiatives for a leading global technology company.</p>
<p>This role focuses on developing, negotiating, and executing complex product partnerships that address business challenges, accelerate innovation, and create new opportunities across consumer technology, digital platforms, entertainment, and emerging technologies.</p>
<p>The ideal candidate brings a strong background in <strong>strategic business development, complex commercial negotiations, and zero to one technology partnerships</strong>, with demonstrated success navigating large technology organizations and working across multiple business functions.</p>
<p>This is a hands-on individual contributor role requiring strategic thinking, sound commercial judgment, technical business acumen, and the ability to drive partnership initiatives from initial concept through negotiation, execution, and implementation.</p>
<h3>Key Responsibilities</h3>
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<p><strong>Strategic Business Development:</strong> Execute partnership strategies that address product challenges, identify new business opportunities, and support long-term product and organizational objectives.</p>
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<p><strong>Complex Deal Negotiation:</strong> Structure, negotiate, and execute strategic commercial partnerships, including customized agreements, zero to one opportunities, and experimental partnership models.</p>
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<p><strong>Technology and Product Integrations:</strong> Collaborate with product and engineering teams to evaluate technical feasibility, identify integration opportunities, and guide partnership implementation.</p>
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<p><strong>Cross Functional Collaboration:</strong> Work closely with product, engineering, legal, finance, marketing, operations, and compliance teams to align objectives, manage dependencies, and drive business decisions.</p>
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<p><strong>Partnership Strategy and Execution:</strong> Manage strategic initiatives from initial opportunity assessment and partner evaluation through negotiation, agreement execution, and implementation.</p>
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<p><strong>Market Intelligence:</strong> Analyze industry trends, emerging technologies, competitive landscapes, digital business models, and potential partners to develop actionable strategic recommendations.</p>
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<p><strong>Business Performance:</strong> Establish, track, and report measurable KPIs, partnership performance, and commercial outcomes in collaboration with business and finance stakeholders.</p>
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<p><strong>Executive Stakeholder Management:</strong> Develop and present partnership proposals, business cases, pitch materials, and executive briefings to influence decisions and secure organizational alignment.</p>
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<p><strong>Strategic Problem Solving:</strong> Navigate ambiguity, resolve complex business challenges, anticipate risks, and recommend solutions that account for product roadmaps and broader organizational priorities.</p>
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<p><strong>Cross Functional Leadership:</strong> Coordinate multidisciplinary working groups, facilitate decisions, and escalate critical business issues when senior leadership involvement is required.</p>
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<h3>Required Qualifications</h3>
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<p>Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Economics, or a related field.</p>
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<p>6+ years of experience in technology business development, strategic partnerships, product partnerships, or a closely related field.</p>
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<p><strong>Proven experience structuring, negotiating, and executing complex commercial agreements and strategic technology partnerships.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Demonstrated experience developing zero to one partnerships</strong>, including customized commercial agreements, new business opportunities, or innovative product integration models.</p>
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<p>Strong understanding of technology platforms, technical infrastructure, product ecosystems, and how large technology organizations operate.</p>
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<p>Experience collaborating across product, engineering, legal, compliance, operations, marketing, and finance.</p>
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<p>Knowledge of consumer internet technologies, social media, digital business models, entertainment, and technology product integrations.</p>
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<p>Experience influencing senior stakeholders, building consensus, and driving decisions without direct reporting authority.</p>
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<p>Strong analytical and strategic problem solving skills, with the ability to translate complex business challenges into actionable solutions.</p>
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<p>Experience developing and presenting compelling business cases, strategic proposals, partnership pitches, and executive briefing materials.</p>
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<p>Ability to manage competing priorities, navigate ambiguity, and deliver results under tight timelines.</p>
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<p>Excellent communication, negotiation, relationship management, and organizational skills.</p>
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<h3>Preferred Qualifications</h3>
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<p>MBA or JD.</p>
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<p>Previous business development or strategic partnership experience within a major technology company, consumer internet platform, or digital entertainment organization.</p>
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<p>Experience negotiating large-scale technology partnerships, commercial licensing agreements, strategic alliances, or complex product integrations.</p>
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<p>Background supporting social media, artificial intelligence, digital entertainment, messaging platforms, or emerging consumer technologies.</p>
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<p>Experience working in highly matrixed organizations with multiple business units and multidisciplinary stakeholders.</p>
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<p>Demonstrated entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to identify opportunities, develop creative partnership structures, and execute new business initiatives.</p>
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<p>Experience operating successfully in fast-paced environments with evolving priorities and limited established processes.</p>
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<p>We are particularly interested in candidates who have <strong>personally owned and negotiated complex technology partnerships</strong>, rather than solely managed existing partner relationships or supported partnership marketing initiatives.</p>
<p>Successful candidates will demonstrate:</p>
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<p>A proven track record of negotiating and closing customized commercial agreements with major technology companies.</p>
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<p>Experience taking new partnership opportunities from initial strategy and deal structuring through execution.</p>
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<p>Strong technical understanding of consumer technology platforms, product integrations, and organizational infrastructure.</p>
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<p>Ability to influence product, engineering, legal, finance, and executive stakeholders.</p>
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<p>Strategic thinking combined with the ability to independently execute complex business development initiatives.</p>
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<p>This opportunity is best suited for a commercially driven, technically knowledgeable business development professional who thrives on building strategic relationships, solving complex problems, and bringing innovative partnerships to market.</p>
<h3>Equal Employment Opportunity</h3>
<p>Linda Werner & Associates is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive and equitable hiring process.</p>
<p>Qualified applicants will be considered in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws, including relevant Fair Chance ordinances.</p>
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<p><strong>Location</strong>: New York - Hybrid (onsite 2-3 days per week)</p>
<p><strong>Role type: </strong>Contract 12 Month Position </p>
<p><strong>Expected hours</strong>: 40 per week </p>
<p><strong>Benefits:</strong></p>
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<li>Dental insurance</li>
<li>Health insurance</li>
<li>Health savings account</li>
<li>Life insurance</li>
<li>Paid time off</li>
<li>Retirement plan</li>
<li>Vision insurance</li>
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<p><strong>Schedule:</strong></p>
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<li>8 hour shift</li>
<li>Monday to Friday</li>
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<p><strong>Application Question(s):</strong></p>
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<li>Do you or will you in the future require any sponsorship to work in the US?</li>
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<p><strong>Language:</strong></p>
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<li>English  (Required)</li>
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