Senior Manager, Partnerships

Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.
OUR MISSION
True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.
OUR VALUES
Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.
What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.
BENEFITS & PERKS*
Best-in-class healthcare: 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, with HSA/HRA options
Generous time off: Flexible Time Off (FTO) for exempt employees, accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees, plus 12 paid holidays; Parental Leave; Sick Leave
Fuel for your day: Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees
And more: 401(k) retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, and Dog Fridays
Equity participation: Equity is included as part of our total compensation package, giving you an opportunity to share in the company’s success.
*Do not apply to fixed term and temporary roles
YOUR MISSION
True Anomaly is defining a domain. Space defense is becoming one of the defining strategic questions of this era, and the companies that shape how it is understood will be the ones that tell their story on their own terms. Partners are how that story travels further: the mission-aligned organizations that vouch for the work, and the brands that put it in front of people who never would have looked for it.
Defense and space partnerships tend to be narrow: a logo on a sponsor page, a membership, a booth next to a booth. True Anomaly does not intend to work that way. We want partnerships with real cultural relevance, built to expand who knows us and why they should care, and designed to deliver lasting value for both sides. That spans the full range, from organizations like the Space Force Association to brands well outside of aerospace and defense that open the door to new audiences.
This role owns partnership development and activation across that range, from finding the right partners to shaping the terms to making each partnership come alive in market. It works in close partnership with Integrated Marketing, Events, Brand and Design, Product Marketing, and Market and Audience Insights.
This is a relationship seat and an execution seat in equal measure. The Senior Manager decides which partners are worth pursuing and why, what form each partnership should take, and what it must accomplish, and then follows through on the details at a level that matches the ambition.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Partnership strategy and development
Develop and maintain a partnership plan aligned with marketing and organizational objectives, with clear criteria for the partners and partnership types that fit.
Identify, research, and prioritize prospective partners across categories, including:
Organizational partners: associations and mission-aligned organizations, such as the Space Force Association.
Brand and cultural partners: brands and organizations that bring cultural relevance and give us access to new audiences.
Other partners: other partners that support awareness, engagement, or demand.
Lead outreach and negotiation of partnership terms, deliverables, and timelines, working with legal and leadership on agreements.
Partnership activation and management

Skills
Negotiation

Experience
5+ yrs