Strategic Partnerships Manager

Fora•New York City, NY

7d•$90 - $130•Onsite

About The Position

Fora is seeking a Strategic Partnerships Manager to support the development and execution of brand collaborations across travel, culture, and lifestyle. This is a newly created role designed to help scale the volume, quality, and operational rigor of Fora’s growing partnerships pipeline. As partnerships have become a larger and more complex part of the business, this role will focus on translating strategy into seamless execution. The Strategic Partnerships Manager will operationalize collaborations from concept through delivery while ensuring strong coordination between internal teams and external partners. Reporting to the Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships, this person will serve as the operational backbone of the partnerships function. They will manage timelines, maintain organization across multiple initiatives, and help deliver partnerships that drive meaningful brand visibility and advisor engagement. This role offers the opportunity to help shape how partnerships are executed and scaled at Fora while contributing to collaborations that connect travel with culture, lifestyle, and consumer brands.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in brand partnerships, integrated marketing, brand marketing, or business development.
Demonstrated experience managing the end to end execution of brand collaborations, partnerships, events, or cultural activations.
Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously while coordinating across internal stakeholders and external partners.
Experience building partnership proposals, pitch materials, decks, or presentations.
Proven ability to work cross functionally with teams such as marketing, legal, finance, communications, or product.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to maintain professional partner relationships.
High level of organization and attention to detail with the ability to maintain structured workflows, documentation, and trackers.
Experience working with consumer brands, lifestyle brands, media companies, hospitality companies, or similarly brand driven environments.
Ability to work in the United States and be based in New York City or willing to relocate.

Nice To Haves

5-7 years of experience supporting brand partnerships, integrated marketing programs, or collaboration driven initiatives.
Experience working within travel, hospitality, lifestyle, media, or consumer brands.
Exposure to event production or partnership activations tied to cultural moments or brand experiences.
Familiarity with partnership reporting frameworks and campaign performance measurement.
Curiosity about travel, culture, and emerging brand trends that shape consumer experiences.

Responsibilities

Own the execution of brand partnerships and collaborations once strategy and concept are defined, ensuring projects move efficiently from handoff through final delivery.
Manage timelines, deliverables, and partner communication across multiple partnerships while maintaining strong organization and attention to detail.
Coordinate cross functionally with teams across Marketing, PR and Communications, Advisor Experience, Finance, and Legal to ensure alignment and timely delivery of partnership commitments.
Build partnership proposals, presentations, and pitch materials that clearly communicate collaboration concepts and opportunities.
Support outreach and coordination with prospective brand partners and assist in preparing materials for partnership discussions.
Maintain internal systems for tracking partnership timelines, deliverables, and commitments to ensure visibility across projects.
Coordinate the logistics and operational needs of partnership activations, events, and cultural brand moments.
Manage seeding, gifting, and partner engagement initiatives tied to collaborations and brand programs.
Track partnership performance and contribute to reporting that measures brand reach, advisor engagement, bookings, and overall business impact.
Prepare partnership recaps, performance reports, and post campaign evaluations that help inform future collaborations.