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Newfold Digital

VP/Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships

LocationUnited States - Remote
Work moderemote
Typefull-time
SeniorityVP
Experience12+ yrs
Company size1,001–5,000 people
PostedJul 7, 2026 · 3mo ago
Verified live4h ago
At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
Must have9
12+ years of progressive leadership experience across product, technology, strategic partnerships, business development, corporate strategy, general management, venture capital, private equity, or technology ecosystem roles
Demonstrated ability to identify emerging technology trends and translate them into new products, customer experiences, platform capabilities, or business opportunities
Strong understanding of AI, cloud infrastructure, developer platforms, SaaS, commerce, security, identity, or digital ecosystems
Demonstrated ability to work across Product, Engineering, Strategy, and commercial teams to move from idea to partnership to scaled execution
Strategic Curiosity: You are constantly looking around corners
Product & Technology Mindset: You think beyond contracts and revenue targets
Ecosystem Builder: You understand how platforms, developers, technology companies, and distribution ecosystems create compounding value
Commercial Judgment: You can structure creative partnerships that balance strategic value, customer impact, economics, and long-term optionality
Bias for Action: You move quickly from idea to conversation, from conversation to opportunity, and from opportunity to execution
Nice to have2
Experience structuring and negotiating complex technology, product, licensing, platform, or strategic agreements is strongly preferred
Prior leadership experience in Product or Technology, as a General Manager, or in Strategic Partnerships or Business Development is preferred
Benefits
Health insurance
HSA
Dental
Vision
401(k)
Who We Are
Newfold Digital is a leading web technology company serving millions of customers globally through a portfolio of iconic brands, including Bluehost, HostGator, Domain.com, Network Solutions, Register.com, and Web.com.
We help entrepreneurs and small businesses build, manage, and grow their digital presence. As AI reshapes how businesses build, discover, operate, and engage with customers, we are evolving our platforms and partnerships to help define the next generation of technology for SMBs.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a senior strategic leader to build and drive Newfold’s ecosystem of technology, product, and strategic partnerships.
The Vice President / Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships will identify emerging technologies, platforms, and companies that can meaningfully expand Newfold’s products, capabilities, channels, and customer value.
This leader will engage with founders, CEOs, product executives, and technology leaders across cloud, AI, infrastructure, developer platforms, commerce, security, and the broader SMB technology ecosystem. They will work closely with Newfold’s Product, Engineering, Strategy, Marketing, and executive teams to turn strategic relationships into integrated products, new customer experiences, differentiated capabilities, and new growth opportunities.
The role works closely with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team, helping shape strategic opportunities across the business, and requires a unique combination of technology curiosity, a product and solution mindset, strategic business development, executive relationship building, and commercial judgment.
What You’ll Do & How You’ll Make Your Mark
Shape Our Strategic Partnership Ecosystem
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Define and execute a multi-year strategic partnerships and business development strategy aligned with Newfold’s product and growth priorities.
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Identify emerging companies, technologies, and ecosystem shifts that could create strategic advantage for Newfold and its customers.
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Build relationships and a strong external network with founders, CEOs, product leaders, investors, and technology executives at leading and emerging companies across AI, infrastructure, cloud, developer platforms, commerce, security, identity, productivity, and SMB technology.
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Continuously assess where Newfold should build, partner, integrate, white-label, distribute, or invest.
Build Product and Technology Partnerships
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Work closely with Product and Engineering leaders to identify partnership opportunities that accelerate the product roadmap or introduce differentiated customer capabilities.
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Develop strategic partnerships that create meaningful integrations, embedded experiences, platform capabilities, and new customer value.
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Translate emerging technologies and ecosystem developments into practical solutions and opportunities for Newfold’s millions of SMB customers.
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Partner with R&D teams to move quickly from strategic concept to proof of concept, integration, and scaled customer experience.
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Build joint product roadmaps with strategic technology partners where appropriate.
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Help Newfold become the preferred infrastructure, distribution, and growth partner for emerging AI and technology companies serving SMBs.
Connect the Ecosystem to Newfold
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Act as a bridge between external innovation and Newfold’s internal teams.
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Ensure strategic partnerships move beyond announcements and contracts into real products, customer experiences, and measurable business impact.
Create New Strategic Growth Opportunities
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Identify new business models, distribution opportunities, platform partnerships, and ecosystem plays that expand Newfold’s addressable market.
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Develop partnerships that create new products, customer acquisition channels, embedded distribution, or differentiated platform capabilities.
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Structure and negotiate complex strategic agreements, including technology partnerships, commercial frameworks, licensing, white-label arrangements, and joint ventures.
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Evaluate strategic opportunities based on customer value, competitive differentiation, economic potential, and long-term strategic relevance.
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Work with Corporate Development and Strategy where partnerships may evolve into investments, acquisitions, or broader strategic relationships.
Own Executive Partner Relationships
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Serve as a senior executive relationship owner for Newfold’s most important strategic technology partners.
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Lead strategic discussions, executive business reviews, and joint planning with key partners.
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Represent Newfold at technology, AI, cloud, and industry events.
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Develop Newfold’s reputation as a company that emerging technology platforms want to build and partner with.
Build the Strategic Partnerships Function
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Assess the organizational capabilities and resources required to execute the strategic partnerships agenda and recommend the appropriate team structure, roles, and investment needed to scale the function.
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Establish the operating model, priorities, and capabilities for Newfold’s strategic partnerships and business development organization.
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Build and lead a small, high-impact team focused on strategic technology and product partnerships.
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Develop frameworks for identifying, evaluating, prioritizing, and activating strategic partnerships.
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Create a culture of curiosity, speed, external orientation, and execution.
Who You Are & What You’ll Need to Succeed
Experience & Background
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12+ years of progressive leadership experience across product, technology, strategic partnerships, business development, corporate strategy, general management, venture capital, private equity, or technology ecosystem roles.
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Demonstrated ability to identify emerging technology trends and translate them into new products, customer experiences, platform capabilities, or business opportunities.
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Strong understanding of AI, cloud infrastructure, developer platforms, SaaS, commerce, security, identity, or digital ecosystems.
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Demonstrated ability to work across Product, Engineering, Strategy, and commercial teams to move from idea to partnership to scaled execution.
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Experience structuring and negotiating complex technology, product, licensing, platform, or strategic agreements is strongly preferred.
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Prior leadership experience in Product or Technology, as a General Manager, or in Strategic Partnerships or Business Development is preferred.
Skills & Competencies
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Strategic Curiosity: You are constantly looking around corners. You understand where technology and customer behavior are moving and actively seek out the companies shaping that future.
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Product & Technology Mindset: You think beyond contracts and revenue targets. You understand how technology creates customer value, and your first question is often, “What could we build or create together?”
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Ecosystem Builder: You understand how platforms, developers, technology companies, and distribution ecosystems create compounding value.
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Commercial Judgment: You can structure creative partnerships that balance strategic value, customer impact, economics, and long-term optionality.
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Bias for Action: You move quickly from idea to conversation, from conversation to opportunity, and from opportunity to execution.
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role is measured by partner-sourced sales pipeline:
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New strategic products, solutions, and customer capabilities launched through partnerships.
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Emerging technology companies choosing Newfold as a strategic partner.
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New distribution and platform opportunities created.
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Meaningful strategic relationships established with companies shaping AI, infrastructure, cloud, commerce, security, identity, and SMB technology.
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Partnerships translating into measurable customer value, competitive differentiation, and long-term growth.
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Newfold consistently identifying and acting on important ecosystem shifts before they become obvious.
Why You’ll Love Us
We are at an inflection point in how technology is built and how small businesses use it. AI is accelerating software creation, changing customer discovery, and creating entirely new platforms and ecosystems. Newfold has millions of customers, global distribution, iconic brands, deep technology capabilities, and the opportunity to bring the next generation of innovation to entrepreneurs around the world.
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We celebrate one another’s differences. We’re proud of our culture of diversity and inclusion. We foster a culture of belonging—our company and customers benefit when employees bring their authentic selves to work. We have 20+ affinity groups where you can network and connect with employees globally.
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We care about you. We provide excellent Health Insurance options to fit you, HSA, Medical, Dental, Vision, Matching 401K, Life/AD&D/STD/LTD, Tuition Reimbursement, Pet Insurance, Generous vacation policy, and much more!
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Where can we take you? We’re fans of helping our employees learn different aspects of the business, be challenged with new tasks, be mentored, and grow their careers. Unfold new possibilities with Newfold.
Employment with Newfold Digital is at-will and nothing in this Job Description should be interpreted or construed to alter the at-will employment relationship.
This Job Description includes the essential job functions required to perform the job described above, as well as additional duties and responsibilities. This Job Description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee performing this job may be required to perform. The Company reserves the right to revise the Job Description at any time, and to require the employee to perform functions in addition to those listed above.
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