Vice President, CPG Partnerships

Sezzle

Vice President responsible for building commercial partnerships in the CPG industry. Sezzle is revolutionizing shopping through innovative financial solutions and technology.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $200,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop executive relationships with senior leaders across Fortune 500 CPG companies.
Serve as Sezzle's primary ambassador within the CPG and shopper marketing ecosystem.
Identify and cultivate new partnership opportunities that create value for consumers, brands, and Sezzle.
Build and maintain a multi-year pipeline of strategic partnerships.
Represent Sezzle at major industry events.
Educate CPG executives on Sezzle's audience, purchase insights, and measurable outcomes.
Identify emerging trends across shopper marketing, retail media, loyalty, and promotional marketing.
Source and negotiate exclusive discounts, cashback offers, product launches, sampling campaigns, and promotional partnerships.
Structure creative commercial agreements aligned with brand objectives and consumer value.
Build long-term executive relationships leading to recurring marketing investments.
Partner with retailers to unlock joint promotional opportunities.
Lead commercial negotiations through contract execution.
Collaborate with Legal and Finance on scalable partnership agreements.
Develop case studies and success stories.
Partner with Product on requested capabilities.
Collaborate with Marketing on launches.
Work with Data Science on measurement and ROI.
Help shape the long-term roadmap.
Recruit and mentor future partnership managers as the business scales.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years building commercial partnerships with Fortune 500 CPG companies.
Demonstrated success originating and closing complex strategic partnerships.
Existing executive relationships across leading CPG manufacturers.
Deep understanding of shopper marketing, retail media, loyalty, and brand-funded marketing.
Experience negotiating seven-figure commercial agreements.
Excellent executive communication and relationship-building skills.
Consultative partnership development experience.
Self-starter who thrives in entrepreneurial environments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Unlimited PTO, volunteer hours and sabbatical
Life, STD/LTD, medical, dental and vision insurance
Highly discounted LifeTime gym membership
401k with match of 6%
Collaborative fun co-workers
The opportunity to join the fastest growing FinTech alongside a team of motivated and driven individuals

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Hard Skills & Tools

Partnership DevelopmentContract NegotiationCommercial AgreementsData AnalysisMarket Insights

Soft Skills

Executive CommunicationRelationship BuildingSelf-StarterMentoring