Vice President of Business Development Gilt Groupe

Responsibilities:

The Vice President of Business Development will develop programs such as:

Developing co-marketing agreements with consumer companies (e.g. credit cards and premium brands) to introduce Gilt to targeted segments of their member base in exchange for exclusive offers and services to their base
Creating marketing partnerships with key on-line media sites who have reach and influence in the worlds of fashion, services, music, dining and other lifestyle categories.


Qualifications:

Experience at developing strategic alliances from the ground up (including development of the concept, business process, technology and contracts).
Excellent influencing skills to align internal stakeholders and motivate potential partners
Strategic orientation with an ability to create partnerships that have large impact, are scalable and drive competitive advantage
Tenacious and resourceful problem solver who can create programs with limited technical and business resources. Can find creative solutions to keep projects on track.
Strong results orientation. Able to quickly course correct and optimize initiatives.
Strong bias for action and a get things done attitude.
Negotiation and partnering skills to create win-win partnerships, align all stakeholders and ultimately build competitive advantage for Gilt.com
Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Strong project management skills to ensure internal execution against launch plans
Analytical. Able to quickly assess business opportunities and communicate and understand results.
Track record of at least 5 years in partnership development, ideally in B2C ecommerce. (e.g. affiliate marketing).

Location:	New York, NY United States