How to hire a director, strategic partnerships

How to hire a director, strategic partnerships, step by step

Here's a step-by-step director, strategic partnerships hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a director, strategic partnerships job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new director, strategic partnerships
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The director, strategic partnerships hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   A director, strategic partnerships's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, directors, strategic partnerships from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list shows salaries for various types of directors, strategic partnerships.

   Type of Director, Strategic Partnerships	Description	Hourly rate
   Director, Strategic Partnerships	Advertising, promotions, and marketing managers plan programs to generate interest in products or services. They work with art directors, sales agents, and financial staff members.	$43-87
   Vice President, Product Management	A vice president of product management is responsible for handling the overall operational decisions of product deliverables, creating strategic procedures for product marketing strategy, and ensuring that the outputs provide the highest customer satisfaction. The vice president of product management monitors the department's budget, allocating adequate resources to every team to support operational promotions and research on current market trends... Show more	$61-125
   Business Development Director	A business development director specializes in crafting plans and strategies to develop the relationship between the brand, clients, and other key characters in the industry. It is their responsibility to examine and understand everything about the brand and figure out which areas require improvement or changes... Show more	$34-92

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Business Development
   • Strategic Partnerships
   • Healthcare
   • Project Management
   • Salesforce
   • CRM
   • Account Management
   • Internal Stakeholders
   • Facebook
   • Relationship Management
   • Revenue Growth
   • Enterprise Sales
   • Lead Generation
   • Emerging Technologies

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   Responsibilities:

   • Lead the strategy and on time response to 37 RFP's spanning entire region.
   • Manage the new digital department, including B2C & B2B initiatives and develop the label s first website.
   • Manage the electronic data interchange, content management, data warehouse, service orient architecture, and application development teams.
   • Document and implement sales process using Salesforce, replacing ad-hoc reporting and tracking structure.
   • Establish account management structure and develop customized CRM system for data tracking and analysis.
   • Source a $1.8M SaaS multi-system healthcare 837 v5010 EDI/ICD-10 compliance design with a $650K ROI.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the director, strategic partnerships job description is a good way to get more applicants. A director, strategic partnerships salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a director, strategic partnerships in Indiana may be lower than in Oregon, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level director, strategic partnerships. Additionally, a director, strategic partnerships with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average director, strategic partnerships salary

   $128,294yearly

   $61.68 hourly rate

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   Entry-level director, strategic partnerships salary

   $90,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 23, 2026

   Average director, strategic partnerships salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Oregon	$154,621	$74
   2	California	$147,581	$71
   3	Massachusetts	$146,950	$71
   4	Washington	$136,378	$66
   5	New Jersey	$133,804	$64
   6	Arizona	$130,251	$63
   7	South Carolina	$129,492	$62
   8	New York	$129,141	$62
   9	Florida	$127,910	$62
   10	Virginia	$123,568	$59
   11	District of Columbia	$123,473	$59
   12	Rhode Island	$122,569	$59
   13	Nevada	$122,509	$59
   14	Maryland	$121,348	$58
   15	Illinois	$118,146	$57
   16	North Carolina	$117,547	$57
   17	Texas	$117,109	$56
   18	Missouri	$115,275	$55
   19	Utah	$113,841	$55
   20	Iowa	$113,217	$54

   Average director, strategic partnerships salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Meta	$169,414	$81.45	87
   2	Lyft	$161,456	$77.62	4
   3	Google	$159,050	$76.47	55
   4	Mayo Clinic	$158,552	$76.23	9
   5	Credit Karma	$158,350	$76.13	2
   6	DoorDash	$151,404	$72.79	67
   7	Canva	$149,407	$71.83	8
   8	Netflix	$148,674	$71.48	3
   9	Vista Equity Partners	$147,505	$70.92	6
   10	Dropbox	$146,733	$70.54	2
   11	First Republic Bank	$144,039	$69.25
   12	Turo	$143,761	$69.12
   13	Everyday Health	$141,691	$68.12	2
   14	MongoDB	$141,338	$67.95	10
   15	Adobe	$140,002	$67.31	44
   16	LinkedIn	$138,639	$66.65	14
   17	Yext	$137,334	$66.03	2
   18	Amazon	$136,591	$65.67	105
   19	Clover Holdings, LTD	$136,529	$65.64
   20	Madrivo	$135,897	$65.34

4. Writing a director, strategic partnerships job description

   A good director, strategic partnerships job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a director, strategic partnerships job description:

   Director, strategic partnerships job description example

   The Executive Director for Strategic Academic Partnerships and Student Engagement is responsible for ensuring the strategic development and effective operational delivery of collaborative academic partnerships, including internships and other experiential opportunities to enhance student success. This individual will cultivate strategic collaborations with senior executives and community leaders in Middle Georgia and the surrounding region; will collaborate with industry and community partners to design effective solutions for their talent development needs drawing from our existing, university-wide program portfolio and by directing the development of custom offerings to address their distinctive needs. Responsibilities will include identifying target partners; nurturing collaborative partnerships; formulating proposals and managing execution of custom programs; and generate significant sources of revenue through value-adding solutions for our partner portfolio. This position is responsible for identifying strategic industry and community partnerships to further student learning and workforce readiness, including internship opportunities. The position will work with the faculty to identify opportunities for creative and entrepreneurial partnerships to leverage the university's academic offerings and faculty talent and expertise in a mutually beneficial town-gown relationship.
   Duties and Responsibilities
   Develops partnerships with leading organizations to expand the University's reach and educational impact. Oversees the development of high quality, custom, executive education programs ensuring alignment with the business development plan identified for each client and by leveraging our internal faculty expertise, and alumni and other external networks. Represents the Office of the Provost in discussions with prospective and current articulation partners. Manages the process of developing, writing, reviewing, and obtaining approvals for new agreements Develops and implement plans for signing ceremonies to include Marketing and Communications and University Events Manages the ongoing administration of agreements including notification to partners of agreement expiration, updates, and maintenance of internal records Manages the details of partnerships, contracts, training, tracking, and reporting systems, and program operations to maintain high levels of accountability. Obtain, collects and reports data on program success.
   Qualifications
   
   Minimum:
   Master's degree in relevant discipline (e.g., organizational leadership, higher education management, etc.) 5 or more years of experience Computer skills and knowledge of relevant software Strong verbal and written communication skills Demonstrated leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills
   Working conditions
   Occasional overnight travel Regular scheduled work hours - Monday - Friday, 8-5 Evening/night/weekend work may be required Climate controlled environment
   Physical requirements
   
   While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
   
   Direct reports
   
   Work collaboratively with the Student Engagement & Achievement Center (SEAC)

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right director, strategic partnerships for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your director, strategic partnerships job on Zippia to find and recruit director, strategic partnerships candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as swipe files, exit five, marketinghire, american marketing association.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit directors, strategic partnerships, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new director, strategic partnerships

   Once you have selected a candidate for the director, strategic partnerships position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new director, strategic partnerships. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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