Founder Brand & Partnerships Lead

About Cymbiotika

We believe that wellness starts with trust. At Cymbiotika, we create supplements that are transparent, using only high-quality, science-backed ingredients.

Role Summary

We are seeking a Founder Brand & Partnerships Lead to help Durana Elmi build and manage her personal brand. This role focuses on positioning and growth strategy, building an ecosystem around Durana, and managing partnerships and opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Help shape and execute the broader positioning and growth strategy for Durana's personal brand.
• Build a thoughtful ecosystem around Durana spanning various fields including fashion, wellness, beauty, business, hospitality, travel, motherhood, and culture.
• Identify and bring in events, dinners, trips, speaking opportunities, podcasts, press moments, collaborations, and cultural moments for Durana.
• Develop and manage strategic personal partnerships and brand relationships that feel organic to Durana's life and point of view.
• Manage inbound personal brand opportunities and make thoughtful recommendations.
• Own outreach, follow-ups, coordination, scheduling, logistics, gifting, briefs, and execution surrounding personal brand opportunities.
• Ensure Durana is prepared for every opportunity, with the context and information she needs.
• Protect Durana's time and positioning by understanding that the right no can be just as valuable as the right yes.

How You Will Partner

The role and the Personal Brand & Social Media Manager will operate as close counterparts. The Personal Brand & Social Media Manager will primarily own how Durana's world is translated across her social channels, while you will own the external world around Durana—relationships, partnerships, PR, appearances, opportunities, cultural positioning, and execution.

The Vision

Durana's personal brand should feel like an extension of who she already is—not a manufactured persona. She is a founder first. Her personal brand should build equity around her taste, perspective, lifestyle, relationships, leadership, and the world she has created without turning every moment into an advertisement.

Qualifications

• 4–7+ years of experience across personal brand, founder relations, brand partnerships, PR, VIP relations, fashion, beauty, wellness, hospitality, entertainment, or a founder's office.
• Experience working directly with a founder, executive, or high-profile individual is strongly preferred.
• Strong relationships across brands, fashion, beauty, wellness, hospitality, media, and culture.
• A strong understanding of modern founder positioning and personal brand building.
• Exceptional communication, organization, discretion, and follow-through.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in a fast-moving environment.

Work Location & Schedule

This position follows an enforced hybrid schedule, requiring team members to be present in our San Diego, California office at least four days per week (Monday–Thursday). Fridays are available for remote work. This role also requires attendance at all in-person monthly team meetings and quarterly company events, as well as occasional travel for partnerships, events, industry opportunities, and other business needs.

Physical Requirements

This role primarily involves office-based work and requires the ability to occasionally lift, carry, or move items up to 20–30 pounds, such as files or office supplies. Employees should be able to sit or stand for extended periods and perform frequent computer-based tasks, including prolonged exposure to a computer screen.

Career Path

The salary range for this position is $110,000-135,000 annually. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, and qualifications relevant to the role. Cymbiotika offers a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support employee wellness, growth, and work-life balance. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage with employer-paid plan options, 401(k) with company match, paid holidays and PTO, flexible work-from-home Fridays, wellness and fitness perks, employee product discounts, catered team lunches, team-building events, and additional lifestyle benefits!