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# Account Manager, Benefit Partnerships at FoundersCard

- **Company:** FoundersCard
- **Location:** Spring, TX
- **Compensation:** $70k–$80k
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/founderscard/79417277-8f63-4dbe-b844-b850c7f9ca97

## Job description

## About the job

Account Manager, Benefit Partnerships

## About FoundersCard

FoundersCard is a premium membership community serving 350K+ founders, small business owners, and executives. We provide curated benefits across travel, lifestyle, and business services through direct partnerships built over 15+ years. We are lean, profitable, and growing.

## The Role

We’re hiring an Account Manager to own and scale our benefit partnerships post-close. This role serves as the primary day-to-day point of contact for our partners—responsible for ensuring flawless execution of benefits, managing ongoing communications, and delivering a seamless experience for both partners and members. You’ll work cross-functionally with Marketing, Member Services, Product, and Operations to launch, maintain, and optimize partnerships at scale. This is a high-impact execution role that directly supports partner success and enables senior team members to focus on strategic growth and new partnership development.

## Compensation

$70,000 – $80,000 base salary, plus performance bonus. Total compensation varies based on experience and performance. Work Environment & Benefits In-office role: 4 days/week in our Spring, Texas office, with 1 optional work-from-home day Unlimited PTO 401(k) Premium health, dental, and vision benefits Weekly team lunch (paid for by the company) All major holidays off

## What You’ll Do

Own day-to-day relationships with benefit partners post-launch Manage partner communications, inbound requests, and issue resolution with speed and clarity Ensure all benefits are accurately executed, consistently maintained, and member-ready Coordinate cross-functionally to support launches, updates, and ongoing optimization Track partner performance and surface opportunities to improve engagement, utilization, and expansion Maintain strong operational discipline across all partner deliverables and timelines

## Who You Are

2+ years of experience in account management, partnerships, client success, or a related role Bachelor’s degree required Strong communicator with confidence managing external stakeholders Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment with competing priorities Strong bias toward execution, ownership, and proactive problem-solving

## Why This Role Matters

This role is critical to the success of our partner ecosystem. You will ensure that every benefit we launch is executed flawlessly, directly impacting member experience and partner satisfaction. Your work will be a key driver in scaling one of FoundersCard’s most important growth and retention channels.

## About FoundersCard

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: FoundersCard is a membership community that empowers entrepreneurs and business leaders with premium benefits, insider experiences, and networking opportunities through partnerships with 500+ premium brands.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States (540 Madison Ave, 29th Floor, NY 10022)
- **Founded**: 2009
- **Founders**: Eric Kuhn (who previously founded VarsityBooks, took it public on NASDAQ, and later rebuilt it after delisting)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Information Services / Membership Benefits & Networking
- Target customers: B2C/B2B hybrid — entrepreneurs, founders, small business owners, executives, and business leaders (80% of members are founders, entrepreneurs, owners & executives)
- Mission or purpose statement: "To help entrepreneurs grow and succeed by bringing together high-value advantages, valuable connections and support for the demands of building a business." The company was founded on the idea that entrepreneurs deserve the same access, privileges, and support traditionally reserved for top executives at large companies.

## Products & Services
- **FoundersCard Membership**: A paid membership program offering premium perks including elite airline status upgrades, VIP hotel rates (30–50% savings at luxury hotels worldwide), preferred pricing on travel, business, and lifestyle brands, and exclusive access to members-only networking events.
- **FC Signature Event Series**: Complimentary and members-only networking events designed for informal, high-quality connection-building among like-minded entrepreneurs (no speakers, no panels — simply networking in top venues).
- **Hotel & Travel Program**: Directly negotiated private member rates at top hotels and resorts with customized perks and flexible cancellation policies.
- **Partnership Ecosystem**: Access to discounts and benefits with 500+ curated brands, plus business tools and services that unlock growth for member companies.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (privately held)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of approximately $15.2M USD; 250,000+ members (per company data sources) up to 300,000+ active members (per company website)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Partners include 500+ premium brands including leading airlines, luxury hotels, and lifestyle companies. Recent partnership: Carr Workplaces (national premium flexible office provider) offering complimentary one-year FoundersCard memberships to their customers. Company partner brand categories include travel, business, and lifestyle.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 8.8% YoY (+8 people); workforce distributed across 10 countries; strong employee talent sources include Louis Vuitton, LegalZoom, and Code and Theory; recent hires from Houston Oaks Country Club & Retreat, The Wentwood Companies, and OneCoast; LinkedIn followers grew 18.2% year-over-year to ~131K.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Founder-led credibility**: Founded by Eric Kuhn, a two-time entrepreneur who raised $40M+ in VC, scaled VarsityBooks to 200+ employees, navigated a NASDAQ listing, delisting, and successful re-listing — giving the brand authentic founder-to-founder resonance.
- **Curated brand network**: Negotiated access to 500+ premium brands creates a strong two-sided network effect — members get unique value that's hard to replicate, and brand partners get access to a high-value audience.
- **Community scale**: 130+ countries represented with a concentrated base of founders and executives, creating meaningful networking density in an exclusive context.
- **Multiple revenue and engagement surfaces**: Membership fees, hotel program, partnership deals, and event series diversify the business and deepen member retention.

## Strategic Focus
- Expanding the member community globally (members span 130+ countries) and growing the premium benefits ecosystem.
- Deepening B2B partnership channels, as evidenced by the Carr Workplaces partnership offering complimentary memberships to flexible-office customers.
- Building out product and analytics capabilities — reflected in active openings for Product Management, Analytics, and Membership Sales/Retention roles.
- Strengthening member retention and experience through a dedicated "Member Experience & Platform" focus.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlight**: A privately held, founder-led company with a mission-driven ethos rooted in supporting entrepreneurship — relevant for people who want to work directly on products that serve founders and business leaders.
- **Work arrangement**: Hybrid presence across offices in New York (Manhattan HQ) and Austin, Texas (two locations); workforce is distributed across 10 countries including the US, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Singapore, India, South Africa, UK, Israel, Poland, and Brazil.
- **Engineering culture**: Modern startup tech stack including Ruby on Rails, React, React Native, Python, SQL/MySQL, and Looker, plus design tools like Figma and Adobe XD. Product, design, and data analytics sit alongside partnership and member-success teams.
- **Perks & benefits**: Employees likely receive access to the FoundersCard membership ecosystem (travel, hotel, and lifestyle benefits) — a staple perk of working for the company.
- **Transparency**: Publicly available employer reviews rate the company 3.2/5.0 overall, with work-life balance at 3.6, compensation at 3.4, culture at 3.2, and career development at 3.0 (21 reviews). Candidates should weigh these signals. Salary ranges from public data: Partnerships ~$83K, Business Development ~$68K, Member Services Specialist ~$43K (annual).
- **Open roles (as of research date)**: Lead Analyst, Member & Product Analytics; Lead Product Manager — Member Experience & Platform; Membership Sales & Retention Specialist (Houston/Austin, TX).

## Sources
1. [lever.co — FoundersCard Careers](https://jobs.lever.co/founderscard)
2. [linkedin.com — FoundersCard Company Profile](https://linkedin.com/company/founderscard)
3. [founderscard.com — About Us](https://founderscard.com/about_us)
4. [cbinsights.com — FoundersCard Company Profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/founderscard)
5. [founderscard.com — Our Story](https://founderscard.com/our_story)

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