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title: 'Head of Partnerships at Starbridge'
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# Head of Partnerships at Starbridge

- **Company:** Starbridge
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $180k–$250k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/starbridge/f2e9fcb4-46b4-4366-97f4-b1859b01aa2e

## Job description

## About Starbridge

We're building the front door for how businesses partner with government in America. Public agencies spend roughly a trillion dollars a year with private companies, and nearly all of it still moves through infrastructure that hasn't changed in decades. Starbridge is building the full operating system for that relationship: the data, the signals, the workflows, and the rails that let a company find a public buyer, win the work, and get paid. We monitor 320,000+ public sector entities around the clock. 500+ customers have joined us since our launch in March. We've raised $50M from top investors including Craft and Michael Seibel of Y Combinator.

## About the role

We're building the next layer of growth beyond direct sales: a partner ecosystem. We've validated that there's real demand for it. Today, referrals from agencies already generate substantial ARR with no dedicated owner and no formal program. We believe there is a much bigger opportunity with different personas. Leadership is aligned and ready to invest in a person who owns this end-to-end, from proving out the size of the opportunity to building the program that scales it. This is a build-from-zero role. There is no existing partnerships function, no partner ops, and no program infrastructure. You'll start by answering one question: how big is the real referral partner universe for Starbridge, and where is it? Then you'll build the function needed to capture it. Compensation includes a quota component, so this role is accountable to revenue as well as activity.

## What you'll do

Phase 1: Prove the partner universe (0 to 1) The first few weeks are about finding the real universe, not building infrastructure prematurely. You will:

- Start inside the base: Mine the existing customer base, CRM data, call recordings, and sellers to identify which agencies, consultants, and firms are already showing up around our 500+ customers.
- Define the IPP: Build the Ideal Partner Profile from real, observed examples rather than firmographic guesses. Starbridge's partner universe is wider than traditional public-sector consultancies. It includes Clay/RevOps/GTM-engineering and outbound agencies that happen to serve GovTech and EdTech clients, investors, conference and event businesses that hold MDF budgets, independent operators and advisors in govcon/govtech/edtech, and media, data-sharing, and PR partners.
- Land the first anchor referral partners: Prioritize influence over size. The goal is strong, founder-level engagement with a handful of the right partners.
- Define and create incentives for our IPP: These can range from thought leadership and data content to networking and PR opportunities.

Phase 2: Build the program Once the universe and the economics are proven, you'll build the infrastructure to scale it, including:

- Partner enablement, certification, and a partner directory/tiering structure.
- Partner activation: making it easy for partners to routinely refer strong pipeline.
- Seller activation: making it easy and incentivized for the Starbridge sales team to work with partners.
- A repeatable recruitment and onboarding motion across every IPP category, not only agencies.
- Reporting and forecasting for partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline and revenue.

What you bring:

- Proven 0→1 builder: A track record building a partnerships, channel, or alliances function from zero to one, beyond running an existing program.
- Quota-driven mindset: Comfortable being measured on partner-sourced pipeline and revenue, not only program activity.
- Strong at market mapping: Able to identify a non-obvious partner universe through research, customer/CRM data, and direct outreach rather than relying on existing lists or inbound.
- Founder-mode relationship skills: A genuine relationship-builder who can earn founder-level trust with a small agency or independent operator as easily as with a larger firm.
- Comfortable in office 5 days a week: Willing and able to be in the Starbridge NYC office for in-person collaboration.

Bonus if you have:

- 3+ years of experience in partnerships.
- Existing relationships or credibility in the agency, GovCon, GovTech, or EdTech ecosystem.
- Experience with adjacent partner types beyond agencies: VC/PE networks, conference/MDF businesses, media or data-sharing partnerships, or PR partnerships.
- Experience standing up partner tiers, certification programs, or partner enablement content.

Interview process We move fast — really fast. Getting back to someone today beats tomorrow, and our interview process reflects that mindset. Please keep us posted on your timeline so we can move quickly and speed things up where needed. All interviews are conducted via Google Meet and onsite in our NYC office.

## How we work

- Build Bridges to Help Customers Win - We pride ourselves on being obsessively customer-centric.
- Shooting Star Speed - We move with extreme speed. We value momentum, decisiveness, and the ability to accelerate when it matters.
- Fun Is a Feature - We intentionally design Starbridge to be an energizing place to do hard work. Joy, humor, and camaraderie make great teams faster, sharper, and more resilient.
- In the Arena - We believe the best ideas come from living close to the work, feeling the friction, hearing the nuance, and experiencing the details firsthand.

Benefits include:

- Competitive salary + early-stage equity
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Company-provided lunch in the office every day
- Gym stipend
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Regular offsites (NYC + global locations)

## About Starbridge

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Starbridge provides an AI-powered sales intelligence platform that helps businesses find, engage, and win public-sector contracts (government agencies, K-12, and higher education).
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A – $42M led by Craft Ventures in Nov 2025; total funding $52M)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: Not publicly available (first funding round in Feb 2025)
- **Founders**: Justin Wenig (CEO/Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: AI-powered sales intelligence for the public sector (government, education)
- **Target customers**: B2B, enterprise GTM teams (sales, marketing, RevOps) selling to government agencies, K-12 school districts, and higher education institutions
- **Mission**: “We believe that the most pressing challenges of our time — economic growth, education, healthcare, public safety, climate and more — can only be solved through bold collaboration between trailblazing private companies and visionary government.”

## Products & Services
- **Starbridge Platform (SaaS)**: An all-in-one AI sales intelligence platform that includes:
  - **Early buying signals** – 24/7 monitoring of accounts to surface warm leads with verified contact data.
  - **RFP finder & writer** – AI-powered discovery of best-fit opportunities and proposal generation.
  - **Contact & account enrichment** – Enriches contact/company data and prioritizes accounts based on buying signals.
  - **Vendor spend intelligence** – Analyzes contracts, purchase data, and un-redacted sales proposals for education and local government.
  - **Conference intelligence** – Identifies relevant events, stakeholders, and personalized follow-up.
  - **Customer success** – Detects expansion signals and churn risk.
  - **Integrations** – Syncs with Salesforce and Hubspot.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: **$52M total funding** (Seed $10M led by Owl Ventures, Feb 2025; Series A $42M led by Craft Ventures, Nov 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Craft Ventures (lead Series A), Owl Ventures (lead Seed); trusted by 400+ GTM teams including Instructure, SimpliGov, and Clever
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount: 72 employees (as of mid-2026), **+376.5% YoY**
  - Monthly headcount growth: +2.5%
  - Active job postings: 12 (monthly job posting growth +71.4%, yearly +200%)
  - Operating in 11 countries (US, Poland, UK, Ukraine, India, Switzerland, etc.)
  - Customer case studies show 90% reduction in research time, 20% increase in quota, and tripled pipeline in 6 months

## Competitive Advantages
- **Specialized AI for public sector**: Unlike generic sales intelligence tools, Starbridge is purpose-built for government and education procurement, monitoring hundreds of thousands of agencies in real time.
- **Proprietary data & signals**: Tracks RFPs, budgets, procurement rules, contract expirations, and meeting discussions – data not easily accessible through other platforms.
- **Deep CRM integration**: Works seamlessly with Salesforce and Hubspot, enabling immediate action on buying signals.
- **Proven ROI**: Customer testimonials cite dramatic reductions in research time (up to 90%) and increased win rates.

## Strategic Focus
- **Product expansion**: Hiring across product, data, and GTM roles (AI Engineer, Senior Backend Engineer, Solutions Engineer, Account Executive, etc.)
- **Geographic growth**: Scaling teams in Europe/LATAM (e.g., Senior Backend Engineer and Senior Product Engineer roles based in Europe/LATAM)
- **Vision**: Inspire a new wave of entrepreneurs to build for public good, bridging the gap between private innovation and government needs

## Why Work Here
- **High-growth environment**: 376% headcount growth in the last year, recent $42M Series A – strong trajectory and resources.
- **Mission-driven**: Opportunity to work on technology that directly impacts public sector efficiency and collaboration.
- **Remote/hybrid flexibility**: HQ in New York, but many roles are open to Europe/LATAM; some positions are NYC-based.
- **Engineering culture**: Strong technical team (22% of headcount), use of modern stack (Java/Kotlin, TypeScript/React, Python, Snowflake, etc.), and emphasis on AI and data.
- **Notable perks**: Fast-paced startup with recent funding, exposure to high-stakes government sales, and a chance to shape the product from early stages.

## Sources
1. [starbridge.ai](https://starbridge.ai/)
2. [starbridge.ai/about-us](https://starbridge.ai/about-us)
3. [LinkedIn – Starbridge](https://www.linkedin.com/company/starbridge-ai)
4. [Jobs.ashbyhq.com – Starbridge](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/starbridge)
5. [Jobs.ashbyhq.com – AI Engineer posting](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/starbridge/117e56db-e1b7-4f83-bc18-44af88efa04e)

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