# Head of Partnerships at Starbridge > Onsite · United States · Director+ · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/ashby%3Astarbridge%3Af2e9fcb4-46b4-4366-97f4-b1859b01aa2e (read 2026-11-06). ## Facts (observed) - Company: [Starbridge](https://alderhq.app/companies/starbridge) - Location text: New York City - Where it can be done from (inferred): Onsite · United States (evidence: "Location: New York City") - Posted: 2026-09-29 (38 days ago) - First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-03 - Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times - Apply on the employer's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/starbridge/f2e9fcb4-46b4-4366-97f4-b1859b01aa2e - Skills listed (inferred): Ruby/Rails ## Pay and sponsorship - Posted pay: $180k–$250k per year (from the listing's pay field) - Market band for similar posted roles (New York, n 835): p25 $165k, median $203k, p75 $247k ## Description (the employer's text) ### 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 --- Data: alder (https://alderhq.app). Cite https://alderhq.app/jobs/ashby%3Astarbridge%3Af2e9fcb4-46b4-4366-97f4-b1859b01aa2e and the date you read it. Observed facts come from the employer's own listing; location reach, level, family and skills are inferences.