We're building out a team in the United States to help drive Runna forward, leveraging exciting partnerships to propel us to new heights. Join us and be part of a passionate team dedicated to empowering runners everywhere.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for an exceptional, proactive, passionate and driven individual who’s ready to roll up their sleeves and help us build new partnerships with brands, race providers and more to grow our presence in the United States!

This position will sit within the US Partnerships team, and will support and contribute to maintaining and building out Runna’s existing partnership offering as well as securing new opportunities. This includes brands, race providers and registration platforms. You will have a strong focus on partners — ensuring they LOVE working with Runna and that our channel is driving amazing results. This role is ideal for someone passionate about building relationships, analyzing data, and driving results in a fast-paced environment.

If you’re at the start of your career, hungry to get stuck in, or have a proven track record building relationships and delivering an exceptional standard with partners, we want to hear from you!

As a Partnerships Associate, your role will include:

  1. Maintaining and developing Runna’s existing partnership offering (50%):
    1. Working closely with Rav (US Partnerships Lead) to nurture existing partners, in turn ensuring our users receive the best experience possible. This will include working alongside existing partners to improve and/or create new strategies for races, events and runner engagement – in the build-up and execution.
    2. Collaborating cross-functionally with internal teams such as product, marketing, content to to align partnership initiatives with marketing campaigns, product launches.
  2. Identifying and securing new partnership opportunities (40%):
    1. Work with the US Partnerships team to identify and discover new exciting opportunities in the US that align with our strategic goals. The process spans from sourcing all the way through to implementation and integration (where relevant) and owning the partnership end to end.
  3. Helping the wider Runna team (10%):
    1. As noted, we are still a small team so from time to time, you will be required to get involved and contribute to other areas of the business. This includes supporting Lou (US GM) and the events and ambassador teams to host flagship brand activations (e.g. NYC Marathon weekend), collaborating with ambassadors and occasionally working with product teams to help develop new features in the app.

Where this role could take you:

The Partnerships Associate is a brilliant opportunity for someone who is entry-level and interested in partnerships, as well as events and ambassadors. It offers the chance to learn how partnerships contribute to the growth of a company as well as enhancing the overall offering. The role will provide you with the knowledge and skillset which will enable your career to evolve in multiple directions across the business side of our organization. As one of the first roles in the US, it holds potential to grow in any number of different directions.

Requirements

If you don’t quite meet all of the below skills, we’d still love to hear from you as we might be able to tweak the role slightly or offer you a position better suited for you. You can apply directly below or contact us if you’re still unsure.

A degree isn’t required for this role, but if you don’t have a degree, we do want to see some experience for this role such as personal projects, internships, or other work experience.

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