Partnership Program Director, VP - Portfolio Technology

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The Portfolio Technology Field CTO is an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of technology and business. This role is designed to operate and continue to build a program that protects and creates value within Blackstone’s global portfolio of companies.

As a member of the partnership team, you will expand and operate the program that connects technology providers and portfolio companies. You will identify opportunities for strategic partners to add value to portfolio companies by improving their engagement, driving knowledge sharing and usage of market leading tools. You will drive relationships with technology executives, investment professionals, and third parties to ensure that the benefits of scaled programs are realized. Our work is a mix of hands-on program operations and advisory responsibilities that requires exceptional communication skills in order to interact with a range of technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels of an organization. 

Job Responsibilities

• Extend the partnership program to others who have strategic alignment with the portfolio

• Develop visibility and tracking of partnership activities with portfolio companies

• Identify opportunities for partnership value-add during diligence of new investments

• Coordinate and drive partner activities such as webinars, conference events, awareness materials

• Perform briefings about the partnership program to portfolio companies and new partners

• Use business intelligence tools to create reporting and maintain metrics using collected data

• Develop case studies based on successful engagements to share learnings

• Own and drive select program functions and collaborate with teammates, as assigned

Related Skills and Qualifications

• B.S. in technology or business field. M.S./MBA a plus.

• Minimum 8 years of experience in a mix of market-facing, business development, or advisory roles

• Expert level understanding of GTM practices, and channel and audience development

• Effectively articulates technology solution options with leadership and operational teams

• Demonstrated experience driving revenue enablement and/or cost optimization initiatives

• Broad subject-matter experience; effectively fields discussions across the spectrum of business processes and technology

• Demonstrated success executing across multiple initiatives, exceptional time management skills and comfort navigating uncertainty

• Desire to work as an active contributor as well as a mentor to clients and junior team members

• Prior consultative/internal experience with technical and non-technical executives

• Strong understanding of data management and management reporting

• Self-starter, effectively prioritizes work, proposes and implements improvements

• Highly effective communicator both verbally and in writing

• Entrepreneurial mindset

• Desire to work in a small team in a hands-on way

The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position.  Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by Blackstone in its sole discretion.

Expected annual base salary range:

$147,000 - $225,000

Actual base salary within that range will be determined by several co