Since its founding over 13 years ago, LetsTalk.com, Inc. has emerged as a high growth, profitable leader in the wireless e-retailer category. LetsTalk is uniquely committed to providing the best customer experience in the industry and developing the leading online destination for consumers in our category. Our vision is supported by blue-chip venture partners who are committed to the future growth and success of LetsTalk. We are currently looking to expand our team with creative employees who are committed to driving growth and further strengthening and developing the LetsTalk brand.

In addition to our own web store at www.letstalk.com, LetsTalk leverages our vendor relationships, proprietary e-commerce platform, and wholly owned customer-service and fulfillment centers to power and manage private-labeled and co-branded online retail stores for a variety of partners. We partner with a large portfolio of leading consumer brands to create the stores and drive online sales of wireless products and services.

LetsTalk.com offers a comprehensive wage and benefits package including employee discounts on cell phones and accessories. Please respond with a resume and cover letter, including salary requirements to the email address identified in the featured job. LetsTalk.com, Inc is an EEO employer.

Strategic Partnership Manager

San Francisco, CA

Lets Talk.com is looking for bright, enthusiastic, hard-working, and creative candidate to join our Strategic Partnership team in a mid-level position as a Strategic Partnership Manager. The Strategic Partnership Manager position offers an exciting opportunity with a privately held, tier-1 venture capital backed company and a broad training ground for future success.

Since its founding over 13 years ago, LetsTalk, Inc. has emerged as a high growth, profitable leader in the wireless e-retailer category.  LetsTalk is uniquely committed to providing the best customer experience in the industry and developing the leading online destination for consumers in the category.  Our vision is supported by blue-chip venture partners who are committed to the future growth and success of LetsTalk.  We are currently looking to expand our team with creative marketers who are committed to driving growth and further strengthening and developing the LetsTalk brand.

In addition to our own web store at www.letstalk.com, LetsTalk leverages our vendor relationships, proprietary e-commerce platform, and wholly owned customer-service and fulfillment centers to power and manage private-labeled and co-branded online retail stores for a variety of partners.  We partner with a large portfolio of leading consumer brands to create the stores and drive online sales of wireless products and services.

Strategic Partnership Managers are responsible for the day-to-day management of these partners and for ensuring their ongoing success. Your mission is to develop strong relationships and to work in partnership to increase the performance and profitability of our partner stores.  You will report to the Director of Strategic Partner Management and work collaboratively with our Marketing, Merchandising, Production, Development and Operations teams.

The Strategic Partnership Manager is also responsible for supporting some daily production needs for their respective storefronts, including on-site placements, promotional marketing, and QA. Additionally, Partner Managers will generate key performance reports/dashboard for their partners on a weekly and monthly basis.

Account Management:

• Serve as primary day-to-day contact for a portfolio of partners/affiliates
• Manage and optimize existing partner relationships
• Manage sales forecasts, deal term structures, and develop financial models to determine effectiveness of programs
• Work with the various marketing teams internally to support the partners
• Develop relationships to cultivate strategic alliances and ensure partner retention
• Coordinate and administer all partner communication, reporting, tracking, contracts, etc.

      Project Management:

• Define requirements for new partner launches
• Coordinate with technical project managers to execute against the partner needs
• Set realistic timelines and ensure that deadlines and requirements are met or exceeded
• Develop and lead internal departmental projects as needed

Qualifications and Requirements

The ideal candidate will be a strong communicator, superior multi-tasker, great at meeting multiple deadlines, and comfortable with a varied set of software and reporting tools (including Excel, Powerpoint, Word, and web based analytics) This position also requires excellent presentation, organization, and account management skills. Our environment is very fast-paced, and requires someone who is a fast learner, hard working, flexible, detail-oriented, analytical, and comfortable working with multiple teams, and management. And above all, a passion for marketing, e-commerce, merchandising and wireless is essential to your success.

To be considered for this position, you must have experience in the following fields:

• Account management
• Sales, business development, or partnership marketing
• Acute analytical assessment skills

Additionally, ideal candidates will also possess the following experiences, skills, and attitudes:

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA a plus
• 3 - 5 years of business experience
• Online customer acquisition marketing experience
• Affiliate program management experience
• Website analytics and optimization experience
• Entrepreneurial mindset and spirit
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently with little supervision
• The ability to manage multiple partners and projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
• Goal-oriented, results-driven, committed and willing to do whatever it takes to meet your business objectives
• The ability to overcome obstacles and rally internal and external folks to achieve aggressive goals
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Please send resumes to mkjobs@letstalk.com