Strategic Partnerships Manager, Chess.com
Business Development
Online chess platform
Job no longer available
Online chess platform
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Chess.com's mission is to help people enjoy their lives through the game of chess.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of partnership / key account management experience, ideally from gaming and/or other sports industry
- Strong discipline and ability to manage multiple project timelines and responsibilities for multiple internal and external stakeholders
- Strong relationship-building instincts
- People and purpose centric approach to doing business
- Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Strong collaboration skills
- Familiar with Chess.com platform and community: not necessary, but a plus if you are!
- Interest in and love of chess not required, but a plus
- Must be based in the U.S. or Canada
What the job involves
- Develop project timelines and communication with partners to meet partnership goals
- Be proactive in generating new collaboration areas to keep partners engaged
- Create and maintain cross-functional project management responsibilities and timelines assigning and communicating tasks internally
- On a regular basis, support new partner acquisition by assisting with preparation of new pitches where your experience from managing the existing partnerships can translate into successful case studies and new opportunities
- Assist in forecasting, measuring, and results reporting
- At times, this role will also require traveling to partner’s events in the US/Europe
Otta's take
Xav Kearney
CTO of Otta
Chess is a timeless game of logic that has been around for nearly 1,500 years, and public interest in the game has become increasingly competitive. The game is now well grounded as a discipline that must be studied, enjoyed with friends, and pushed to its limits, a challenge that depends on access to the right chess resources.
Chess.com provides an online chess platform, hosting casual and competitive games for players, strategic puzzles, videos, and other educational content. The website also serves as a hub for all chess-related news and social media and has ultimately driven the growing success of online chess as an eSport.
Whilst online chess is never going to replace the age-old tradition of competing at a physical chess board, Chess.com has set the standard for online chess. Through its optimized online chess platform and educational content, the company aims to democratize the logic behind chess and make it more fun and accessible than ever to play.
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
40% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company values
- Kindness - We believe that everyone deserves to be treated with respect. We encourage everyone to follow the golden rule of treating others how you would like to be treated. Be kind!
- Learning - You never lose when you learn! Life and chess are both about learning, growing, experimenting, failing and then getting back up again with greater knowledge and understanding
- Joy - We believe in fun, smiles, laughter, and in creating enjoyable experiences for everyone. Chess can be pure joy! The beauty of the game and the pure satisfaction of moving chess pieces around a board… exhilarating!
Company HQ
Hillcrest, Orem, UT
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Founders
Erik Allebest
(CEO)CEO and Founder of Chess.com since 2006. Seed Investor for SEOcrawl since 2021.
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