Head of Partnerships - Piano

Simplys mission is to make the pursuit of creative hobbies simple and fun. With over two million monthly downloads and hundreds of thousands of daily learners worldwide our topgrossing appsSimply Piano Simply Guitar Simply Sing and Simply Draware revolutionizing how people learn and engage with music. We are expanding our worldclass team and seeking a strategic and resultsdriven leader to spearhead our partnerships efforts.

This role will be responsible for identifying negotiating and managing highimpact partnerships with musical instrument manufacturers music education organizations schools and other key players in the music industry. This is a highvisibility highimpact role that will play a pivotal part in expanding Simplys reach driving user acquisition and enhancing our product ecosystem through strategic collaborations.

Why join us

1. Shape the future of music education Play a key role in making the pursuit of creative hobbies more engaging fun and impactful for millions worldwide.
2. Take ownership and drive real impact Simply is built by people who take initiative embrace responsibility and thrive in a hightrust highautonomy environment. Here youll lead create and shape the future of Simply through highimpact business opportunities.
3. Work in true partnership we are all cobuilders at Simply. Whether its working alongside passionate teammates industry leaders or global partners youll be part of a company that values trust partnership creativity and shared success.
4. Grow with a smartgrowing company Simply is building something that lasts. We are a purposedriven company that scales with intention ensuring longterm success for our team learners and partners.
5. Do good while doing great work Our mission is more than businessits about unlocking creativity inspiring learning and making a real difference. If youre passionate about harnessing technology for meaningful impact and adding color and music to peoples lives Simply is the place to be.

Main Responsibilities:

Partnership Strategy & DealMaking

• Identify evaluate and execute partnership opportunities with musical instrument brands schools online and offline music education providers and industry organizations.
• Lead endtoend deal negotiations including structuring agreements financial modeling and defining success metrics.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and competitive landscape to uncover new partnership opportunities that align with Simplys mission.

Relationship & Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain strong longterm relationships with key industry players positioning Simply as a leader in music education.
• Work crossfunctionally with product marketing and business teams to ensure partnerships drive tangible impact on growth engagement and monetization.
• Oversee partnership performance contract renewals and ongoing optimizations.

Operational & Growth

• Drive internal initiatives that integrate partnerships seamlessly into Simplys product and user journey.
• Establish reporting mechanisms to measure the effectiveness of partnerships and continuously refine strategy based on datadriven insights.
• Communicate partnership outcomes and opportunities effectively to internal stakeholders and leadership.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience in strategic partnerships business development or related rolespreferably in edtech music tech or a consumer subscription business.
• Strong negotiation and dealmaking skills with experience managing complex agreements and driving highimpact collaborations.
• Ability to develop and execute creative partnership strategies that drive measurable business impact.
• Excellent analytical and financial modeling skills to assess partnership potential and ROI.
• Willingness to travel frequently for partner meetings industry events and onsite collaborations.
• Startup experiencea get things done attitude.
• Outstanding interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
• A selfstarter mentalityable to thrive in a fastpaced highgrowth environment.
• Passion for music and educationdeep understanding of the industry is a plus!

Required Experience:

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