DLB Associates

Associate Director – Partnerships and Growth

DLB Associates

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • The Associate Director of Partnerships & Growth is a key leadership role within DLB’s Design Department, responsible for developing and managing the relationships that accelerate and augment the department’s growth.
  • This position oversees outsourced and offshore partnerships and leads efforts to identify, evaluate, and expand M&A opportunities that drive inorganic growth.
  • Working in close collaboration with the Executive Directors, this role bridges departmental staffing augmentation needs with firmwide growth objectives.
  • Identify, develop, analyze, and manage strategic relationships that expand global reach and operational capacity.
  • Accountable for cultivating a robust partner ecosystem and creating best-in-class partner tracking, onboarding, and development systems that enhance productivity, scalability, and overall capabilities of the Design Department.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
  • 8+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, corporate development, or business strategy, ideally in design, creative services, or related industries.
  • Proven experience in managing partnerships and/or M&A due diligence.
  • Strong financial and analytical skills with the ability to assess market and deal opportunities.
  • Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work cross-functionally and influence at all levels.
Benefits
  • Choice of comprehensive medical plans (including two PPO-style plans and a HDHP w/ HSA option)
  • Flex spending accounts (FSA)
  • Dental and vision plans
  • Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits extended to spouse / domestic partner and dependent children up to age 26
  • 401k with company match and self-directed brokerage account option
  • PTO including additional paid time off during the last week of the year
  • Company paid life insurance coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
  • Short and long-term disability, AD&D coverage
  • Professional development opportunities, tuition reimbursement and professional licensing assistance
  • Paid parental leave after one year of employment
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Hard Skills & Tools
strategic partnershipscorporate developmentbusiness strategyM&A due diligencefinancial analysismarket assessmentdeal evaluation
Soft Skills
communicationnegotiationstakeholder managemententrepreneurial mindsetcross-functional collaborationinfluence
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeMBA