
Strategic Partnerships Head - Y Combinator backed Shopify-like platform
About Merito :
Merito is a curated talent platform where we identify, assess, and connect candidates for matching job opportunities. We are working with the mission to change the way hiring is done. The company is founded by a team consisting of alumni from IIM Ahmedabad, McKinsey with more than 2 decades of experience in recruitment, training, and coaching.
About Our Client :
Our client is headquartered in California and Y Combinator backed Shopify-like platform for creators & knowledge professionals (coaches, instructors, experts, artists etc.) to launch, manage and grow their business online. Founded by IIT/ IIM/ BITS/ Yale/ BCG Alumni and 3X Entrepreneurs, they are well funded and backed by top Indian VC firms along with start-up veterans like Kunal Shah (CRED). The company is founded by alumni from top IITs, IIMs, BITS, Yale including ex-entrepreneurs and from firms such as BCG, Hike, Dunzo and P&G.
Since the launch of its first version in December 2020 they have grown 25X. Creators have earned more than $1 Million since launch through the platform.
We have just closed our series A (yet to announce) and are looking to build out our leadership team across functions.
Job Description :
As a Strategic Partnerships Head you'll be responsible for forming partnerships with affiliates, brands and agencies to meet customer acquisition goals - whatever it takes for the company to grow 100X.
Key Responsibilities :
- Responsible for forming partnerships with affiliates, brands and agencies
- Formulate partnership deliverables that meet business growth objectives.
- Market research to identify most impactful partnerships.
- Manage end to end cycle for striking deals with potential partners.
- Lead the complete strategic partnership team
The successful applicant will be :
- 5+ yrs of experience at early-stage startups; experience in influencer marketing and brand partnerships.
- Excellent communication skills and negotiation skills and the ability to close deals.
- Strong leadership skills and the ability to hire and grow team members
- Very strong orientation towards meeting targets and looking at data-driven insights.
- Experience in influencer marketing and brand partnerships.
- Likes to connect and actively engage with key influencers and decision-makers inside an organization.
- Interested in working on the business side of a SaaS start-up and ready to dig into work and learn all aspects around it.

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Job Title: Partnerships & Alliances Executive / Associate
Location: Sector 55, Gurugram (On-site, 5 days working)
Experience: 0–1 year
Compensation: Up to ₹5.5 LPA
About Master-O:
Master-O (www.masteroapp.com) is a leading B2B enterprise SaaS platform that helps organizations elevate customer interactions, boost sales productivity, and instil employee engagement through gamification, microlearning, and AI-driven coaching.
With customers across Banking, Insurance, Pharma, Retail, FMCG, and Auto industries in over 20 countries, we now aim to further scale our implementations across more customers, industries, and countries while continuously improving the quality of our operations.
Master-O is ranked as a leading platform by customers in G2’s latest 2025 Winter Report.
Role Overview:
We are looking for a dynamic and self-motivated Partnerships & Alliances Executive/Associate to join our growing team. This role will focus on building and nurturing relationships with strategic partners, identifying collaboration opportunities, and driving joint go-to-market initiatives. Freshers with strong communication skills, a high level of maturity, and a willingness to learn are welcome.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify, research, and approach potential strategic partners and alliances.
- Driving partner engagement to boost usage of the Master-O platform in their business – from new client acquisition and GTM to enhancing existing implementations to incorporating improvements as part of our ongoing product roadmap
- Support the end-to-end partner onboarding process, including communication, documentation, and alignment of goals.
- Collaborate with internal teams to create co-marketing campaigns and sales enablement materials for partners.
- Assist in managing and maintaining strong relationships with existing partners.
- Track and report partnership metrics, performance, and ROI.
- Conduct market research to identify new alliance opportunities in the B2B SaaS ecosystem.
- Represent Master-O in partner meetings, events, and conferences when required.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field.
- 0–1 year of experience in partnerships, sales, business development, or related roles (internship experience counts).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- High level of maturity, professionalism, and interpersonal skills.
- Eagerness to learn, adapt, and contribute in a fast-paced SaaS environment.
- Ability to work collaboratively across teams.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary for freshers.
- Opportunity to work with a cutting-edge enterprise SaaS platform.
- Exposure to diverse industries and global enterprise clients.
- A learning-driven and growth-oriented work culture.
About Us:
InstaWeb Labs Pvt. Ltd. builds Websites.co.in, a platform that lets micro-businesses create a website in 5 minutes. With 4M+ users in 190+ countries and 98 languages, we’re globally recognized by Google, Facebook, and Cornell for innovation and impact.
We're seeking a high-ownership, analytical, and resourceful intern to work directly with our founders on growth, strategy, and high-impact initiatives.
Responsibilities:
-Run growth campaigns & strategic experiments (outreach, ambassador programs, partnerships)
-Prepare investor decks & lead due diligence processes
-Build & track OKRs/KPIs across the org
-Liaise between founders, teams, and key partners
-Manage high-priority projects with tight deadlines
Skills:
-Strong problem-solving & analytical skills
-Excellent stakeholder & project management abilities
-Fast execution with minimal oversight
-Ability to handle confidential information
-Prior exposure to startups/consulting/high-growth teams is a plus
We are looking for a Business Growth Manager for an innovative influencer oriented D2C shopping platform by a large retail group
- Leading team of Growth RMs for D2C brand partnerships
- Planning and overseeing new marketing initiatives with partners.
- Researching brands to find new opportunities for business
- Finding and developing new market opportunities and improving sales.
- Attending conferences, meetings, and industry events.
- Develop quotations and proposals for various clients.
- Training and development
Requirements
- Graduate / Post Graduate degree in business, marketing, or related field.
- The ideal candidate will have prior experience in Business Development dealing with brand partnerships
- Must be an organized multitasker, be able to handle diverse projects at once and meet tight deadlines. Start-up experience will be preferable.
- Strong communication skills and IT fluency.
Benefits

Job Description
- Lead the Data Solutions function and be the POC for all Agency Digital and Data leads to liaise on client requirements, and ensuring the appropriate solutions are rolled out.
- General agency pitch support for data as needed but more proactively creating consulting frameworks around client 1st PD data architecture, guidance, and recommendation around CDPs implementation, vs DMP, Mar-tech stack
- Establish working relationship and SOP for implementation delivery for Mar-Tech projects
- Contribute to team projects as the executive sponsor for client data initiatives, support the agencies in audience planning strategies utilising all data assets
- Own the setup elements such as first party data, tag integration (tag management systems, custom data integrations, CRM connections, etc.), custom data partner integration development.
- Work with data partners to integrate their data sets into [m]insights (Onboarding & Testing Data Sets)
- Manage the Mar-tech partners, working on JBPs to achieve shared goals of client enablement
- Work closely with the global and regional product team to test and rollout new features, special with the cookieless future of audience planning tools
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in Technology Consulting role within Adtech/Martech
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field (Data, Technology, IT, Marketing)
- Certifications (or advanced knowledge) in DMP, CDP, Mar-tech & digital analytics platforms
- A strong understanding of all digital marketing channels
- Familiar with advanced analytics and data management concepts
- Proven ability to build and grow relationships with key stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Flexibility to work in a cross-functional team but also have the initiative to problem-solve independently.
- Highly organised with demonstrated project management capabilities
Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:
1. Conducting market research and analysis to identify potential business opportunities
2. Creating and delivering presentations to potential clients and partners
3. Identifying and contacting potential clients and partners, and following up with leads
4. Assisting with creating sales collateral, such as brochures and presentation
5. Maintaining and updating customer and prospect databases, tracking key metrics, and reporting on performance
6. Staying current with industry trends and best practices, attending conferences and networking events, and sharing knowledge and insights with the team
7. Completing administrative tasks as needed, such as scheduling meetings, organizing files, and managing project timelines
- research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services - or new ways of reaching existing markets
- seek out the appropriate contact in an organisation
- generate leads and cold call prospective customers
- meet with customers/clients face to face or over the phone
- foster and develop relationships with customers/clients
- understand the needs of our customers and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet these
- think strategically - seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business
- have a good understanding of the businesses' products or services and be able to advise others about them
An ideal candidate will be around 35-40 years old woman, with a pleasant personality, having experience of Hotel, Travel, Banking, or Media Industry with entrepreneurial instincts. This position is based out of Mumbai
- Operating as the lead point of contact for any and every matter specific to the client
- Developing a trusted advisor relationship with key customer stakeholders
- Designing and implementing strategies for clients, considering their specific requirements
- Ensuring the timely and successful delivery of their solutions according to customer needs and objectives
- Communicating clearly the progress of monthly/ quarterly initiatives to internal and external stakeholders
- Preparing reports on web performance metrics and analysing digital campaigns success also forecasting them
- Identifying and growing opportunities within territory and collaborating with sales teams to ensure growth attainment
- Staying up-to-date with digital technology trends
What you need to have:
- BA/ BS degree or equivalent
- Should also have an in-depth understanding of how digital and online marketing tools add value to company strategy and performance.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization, including executive and C-level
- Experience in delivering client-focused solutions based on customer needs
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects at a time while paying strict attention to detail
- Excellent listening, negotiation, presentation and analytical skills
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Join us in making the fastest fashion brand on earth. We live & breathe trends. Working on 3D Virtual Design Technology we launch new trends even before they're produced. Making us the only fast fashion brand to be sustainable at the same time. Enabling young shoppers, first-hand access to latest styles with our Digital Only Collection.
We waste nothing but data & exploit nothing but our imagination. We operate at the intersection of fashion & technology. #SpeakSomethingNew is our mantra.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities
- This role will be responsible for driving sales through e-commerce platforms & offline partnerships for the categories
- The person would be the business owner for all the categories at HeSpoke. The role entails leveraging know how of internal and external variables to deliver sales and outreach of categories. The role entails forecasting, monitoring, understanding and reporting on the category. The role also requires the incumbent to drive strategic projects and promotions to achieve business objectives.
Driving Sales:
- Responsible for top-line revenue goals within the established investment budget to achieve P&L goals
- Responsible for developing, implementing, managing and reporting on plans to improve site metrics by increasing conversion, AOV, and other KPIs
- Manage website content to align with monthly promotions, seasonal promotions and overall marketing strategy
Monitoring Brand performance:
- Negotiate budgets, set goals, monitor and report on performance
- Secure Margins in line with overall guidance
- Plan and execute brand campaigns across various platforms and take corrective actions to stay on course of the plan
- Meet the plan for recognition and awareness of accountable brands
- Report performance against key metrics in approved formats
Sourcing:
- Overlooking the cost of production, materials & trims required. Planning and sourcing the requirements for the product categories.
- Sourcing knowledge of relevant supplier base to on-board materials at right price
- Create and manage supplier relations to develop long term, reliable & sustainable business
- Builds a strong supplier/vendor base that would stay relevant at every stage of business
Improve customer experience and retention:
- Develop processes and procedures to drive customer retention
- Drive banner revenue through list growth, segmentation and increased efficiency.
- Analyse user experience across channels and touch points through web analytics and determine potential improvements
What to expect:
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Flexible working hours.
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Hockey stick growth as the brand scales.
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ESOPs.
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Your fashion expenditure sponsored by HeSpoke upto INR five thousand every month.
Office Location: Less than a mile from Forum Mall, Koramangala

