Senior Strategic Partnerships Director

Senior Strategic Partnerships Director

Yext is the leading brand visibility platform, built for a world where discovery and engagement happen everywhere across AI search, traditional search, social media, websites, and direct communications. Powered by over 2 billion trusted data points and a suite of integrated products, Yext provides brands the clarity, control, and confidence to perform across digital channels. From real-time insights to AI-driven recommendations and execution at scale, Yext turns a brand's digital presence into a competitive advantage, which is only possible through our team of innovators and enthusiastic collaborators. Join us and experience firsthand why we are consistently recognized as a 'Best Place to Work' globally by industry leaders such as Built In, Fortune, and Great Place To Work!

Yext is looking for a Senior Strategic Partnerships Director to establish new strategic partners across LLM providers, publishers, co-sellers, and complimentary technology companies. This is an exciting opportunity for a proven hunter who has built and expanded diverse partner ecosystems and delivered measurable revenue impact through high-quality partnerships. This individual contributor must demonstrate executive presence and the ability to reach influencers and decision-makers at leading organizations. We are looking for someone who can collaborate across teams at Yext, especially working closely with product leaders, sales teams, and client success teams, to ensure value alignment and adapt to changing priorities and market environments. The ideal candidate will bring a track record of developing partner strategy, aligning with sales motions, and executing a disciplined and consultative go-to-market approach that creates value for both Yext and its partner network and ecosystem.

What You'll Do

• Identify, source, and secure net new strategic partners that expand Yext's ecosystem (LLMs, strategic alliances, technology integrations, service / delivery partners, and agencies).
• Develop and execute a partner acquisition strategy that prioritizes high-quality partners who will drive material business impact.
• Build relationships with senior executives to structure effective joint business & go-to-market plans
• Collaborate closely with internal teams (sales, product, marketing, and customer success) to align new partnerships with company growth objectives.
• Develop strategies and create comprehensive business plans for potential partners, demonstrating clear mutual value creation (joint go-to-market opportunities, co-selling, co-marketing, integrations, and strategic synergies).
• Manage the end-to-end process of engaging new partners from initial outreach and relationship building through negotiation and contracting.
• Work closely with product partner and strategic alliances teams to ensure smooth partner onboarding and handoff for long-term relationship nurturing and growth.
• Stay ahead of market trends and competitive landscapes, identifying opportunities in areas such as AI / LLMs, agencies, and vertical-specific ecosystems.
• Consistently open doors to net new opportunities that support our short and long-term vision
• Promote Yext at ecosystem events and conferences

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Yext is committed to building an inclusive and diverse culture where every person is seen, heard and valued. We believe in equal employment opportunity and welcome employees and applicants of all races, colors, ethnicities, religions, creeds, national origins, ancestries, genetics, sexes, pregnancy or childbirth, sexual orientations, genders (including gender identity or nonbinary or nonconformity and / or status as a trans individual), ages, physical or mental disabilities, citizenships, marital, parental and / or familial status, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. It is Yext's policy to provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities as required by law. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or participating in the employee selection process, please complete this form.

Pay ranges at Yext are established based on an analysis of salaries for positions with a similar level of accountability and impact in the relevant labor market. Salary levels are expected to change to reflect an employee's job performance (results and impact) over time. Salaries at the time of hire are typically offered in the lower to middle of the above-referenced range in order to provide the opportunity to reflect performance-based increases over time. In addition to base salaries, employees at Yext are typically eligible for a comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental and vision benefits; life insurance; short term and long-term disability; 401(k) retirement plan; and vacation and sick leave. Successful candidates may also be eligible for equity (stock) based compensation and / or variable pay programs based on performance relative to goals and targets.

Annual Base Pay Range $203,850 - $365,500 USD