Partnerships Manager

About the role

The Network's mission is to defeat trafficking networks, focusing on the illicit massage industry. The organization provides data, intelligence, and tactics to partners (Attorneys General, District Attorneys, law enforcement, financial institutions, local service providers, regulators) across 17+ states and 50+ counties to disrupt trafficking while building a safety net for exploited individuals. The Partnerships Manager serves as the right hand to the Chief Partnership Officer (CPO) based in the Seattle metro area, ensuring operational execution of partnership strategy.

Responsibilities

• Own the operational execution of partnerships: day‑to‑day point of contact for partner staff, answering questions, routing requests, sustaining momentum between CPO touchpoints.
• Coordinate internally with the Tech team to fulfill partner requests.
• Track implementation milestones and outcomes (IMBs targeted, tactics deployed, results achieved).
• Prepare and maintain partner‑facing materials, including the “playbook” that outlines a comprehensive approach to defeating the illicit massage industry and creating a national safety net.
• Own the partnership CRM: maintain accurate records of every interaction, stage, commitment, and next step across the national pipeline.
• Build and maintain reporting for the CPO and Senior Leadership Team: pipeline health, acquisition against targets, implementation status, impact metrics.
• Identify friction in the partner journey from first contact to full implementation and remove it; design and run the process.
• Plan and execute partnership events, including strategy sessions with partner cohorts and The Network's presence at national conferences.
• Play a central role in coordinating The Network's next National Convening (tentatively March 2028).
• Represent The Network professionally with partners, at conferences, and in the field, presenting work when the CPO cannot.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of relevant professional experience in operations, program or project management, client or account management, business development support, or a comparable role.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and stakeholders without dropping details.
• Proven ability to operate independently with minimal direction and supervision.
• Proven success in a small‑team environment built on shared goals.
• Based in the Seattle, WA metro area, or willing to relocate prior to start.
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree.
• Experience with a CRM (Salesforce, HubSpot, or similar) and project‑management tooling.
• Experience working with or inside government, law enforcement, or prosecutorial agencies.
• Experience in the counter‑human trafficking field, paid or volunteer.
• Event planning experience, particularly multi‑stakeholder convenings.

Skills

• Embodies core values: Courage, Excellence, Diversity, Humility.
• Aligns with operating principles: “It's not about us. Partnership is scale. Fortune favors the bold.”
• Unquestionable integrity and highest level of discretion with confidential information.
• Positive presence, brings energy, stays steady under pressure.
• Self‑motivated, anticipates needs, operates with minimal direction.
• Operational ninja: meticulous with details and systems, able to hold many threads.
• Exceptional relationship builder: establishes trust quickly, reads a room accurately.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, thrives in agile, fast‑moving environments.
• Emotionally intelligent: gives and receives constructive feedback, holds self to a rising bar.
• Technically fluent: quickly gains proficiency in new software or tech applications.

Pay

Compensation: $90,000 – $110,000 annually, depending on experience.

Benefits

• 3 weeks vacation
• 1 week sick leave
• 11 paid holidays
• 12 “mental health/down days”
• Paid exercise time
• SIMPLE IRA
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Commuter benefits

Schedule

Location: Seattle, WA metro area (requires approximately two days per week working in person with the Chief Partnership Officer). Travel: Approximately 20% travel, including quarterly “Team Weeks” in Arlington, VA, partner site visits, and conferences.