Strategic Accounts Lead
Partiful· Growth
Hybrid (New York, NY), Hybrid (Los Angeles, CA), Hybrid (Remote, US)$130k - $200kFull-timePosted 5mo ago
About the role
Strategic Accounts Lead owning the highest-revenue side of Partiful Ticketing, focused on closing high-value, culturally influential events and building the Strategic Accounts function.
Responsibilities
- Own our largest book of attributable ticket sales in your first year, building the pipeline, sales motion, and account plan from scratch
- Build and run a target list of strategic accounts across venues, recurring event series, curated markets/fairs, and institutional cultural programs
- Negotiate deal structures that unlock the right relationships, coordinating closely with our finance, legal, and product engineering teams
- Develop the playbook for moving deals into recurring host relationships and peer referrals
- Partner with marketing to refine our ICPs and tell the story of our highest-profile events
- Bring the voice of Strategic Accounts into our product roadmap
- Build the foundation for a Strategic Accounts function, including the potential to hire and lead a small team as the motion proves out
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in a closing sales or account executive role, with a track record of personally landing complex, high-value deals. Ideally including negotiating non-standard structures (sponsorships, partnerships, custom commercial terms).
- Experience 0-to-1: building out a region, opening a new market, or standing up a sales motion from scratch at a startup or new line of business.
- Authentic network in live music/nightlife, food/hospitality, art/design, wellness, or institutional/cultural programming with thesis for cross-domain leverage.
- Ability to read a room and discern earned vs manufactured audiences for long-term ticketing platform health.
- Credibility through instincts, affability, and curiosity rather than status or pedigree.
- Exceptional operator with strong business instincts; disciplined CRM hygiene, forecasting, deal reviews, pipeline math; understanding payback periods and ROI.
- Willingness to move fast, scrappy, and handle varied tasks (cold emails, comped tickets, attending events to close deals).
- Genuine excitement about Partiful and firsthand experience using the platform to host events.
Skills
Required:Closing high-value dealsMarket/build/territory development
Last updated Oct 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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