Sezzle - Vice President, CPG Partnerships

• 5+ years building commercial partnerships with Fortune 500 CPG companies. • Demonstrated success originating and closing complex strategic partnerships. • Existing executive relationships across leading CPG manufacturers. • Deep understanding of shopper marketing, retail media, loyalty, and brand-funded marketing. • Experience negotiating seven-figure commercial agreements. • Excellent executive communication and relationship-building skills. • Consultative partnership development experience. • Self-starter who thrives in entrepreneurial environments. • Retail media networks • Shopper marketing agencies • Brand-side CPG marketing • Consumer fintech or payments • Key Competencies • Key Competencies • Relationship Builder: Develops trusted executive relationships across the CPG industry. • Relationship Builder: • Strategic Business Developer: Creates new commercial opportunities. • Strategic Business Developer: • Commercial Negotiator: Structures win-win agreements. • Commercial Negotiator: • Executive Presence: Represents Sezzle with senior executives. • Executive Presence: • Entrepreneurial Mindset: Thrives building from scratch. • Entrepreneurial Mindset: • Cross-Functional Influencer: Aligns internal stakeholders. • Cross-Functional Influencer: • Consumer Advocate: Passionate about helping consumers save money. • Consumer Advocate: • Success in the First 12 Months • Establish Sezzle as a recognized CPG partner. • Build executive relationships across dozens of CPG organizations. • Close the first wave of flagship CPG partnerships. • Create a healthy multi-year pipeline. • Launch exclusive offers that drive meaningful consumer savings. • Develop repeatable commercial playbooks. • You have relentlessly high standards - many people may think your standards are unreasonably high. You are continually raising the bar and driving those around you to deliver great results. You make sure that defects do not get sent down the line and that problems are fixed so they stay fixed. • You’re not bound by convention - your success—and much of the fun—lies in developing new ways to do things • You’re not bound by convention • You need action - speed matters in business. Many decisions and actions are reversible and do not need extensive study. We value calculated risk-taking. • You need action • You earn trust - you listen attentively, speak candidly, and treat others respectfully. • You earn trust • You have backbone; disagree, then commit - you can respectfully challenge decisions when you disagree, even when doing so is uncomfortable or exhausting. You have conviction and are tenacious. You do not compromise for the sake of social cohesion. Once a decision is determined, you commit wholly. • You have backbone; disagree, then commit • You deliver results - you focus on the key inputs and deliver them with the right quality and in a timely fashion. Despite setbacks, you rise to the occasion and never settle. • You deliver results • What Makes Working at Sezzle Awesome: • At Sezzle, we are more than just brilliant engineers, passionate data enthusiasts, out-of-the-box thinkers, and determined innovators. We believe in surrounding ourselves with only the best and the brightest individuals. Our culture is not defined by a certain set of perks designed to give the illusion of the traditional startup culture, but rather, it is the visible example living in every employee that we hire.