VP, Strategic Technology Partnerships

Coterie

7d • $180,000 - $225,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Vice President of Strategic Technology Partnerships is responsible for collaborations with key technology providers, platforms, and ecosystem partners. Working cross-functionally with insurance, compliance, engineering, growth, DnA, and other stakeholders, the VP ensures partnerships are strategically aligned with business objectives and deliver measurable value. The position also monitors emerging technologies and industry trends to identify innovative partnership opportunities, while leading a team focused on optimizing long-term strategic technology relationships and delivering near-term stakeholder value.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in technology partnerships, product management, or program leadership within the Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance industry, Insurtech, or financial services.
• Demonstrated experience managing strategic technology partners, ideally including platforms used in insurance ecosystems such as FiveSigma (claims management), Functional Finance (billing/financial infrastructure), Stripe (payments), and IVANS (insurance connectivity and distribution).
• Strong understanding of P&C insurance operations, including policy administration, billing, claims, agency connectivity, and insurance data exchange workflows.
• Proven track record delivering complex, cross-functional technology projects, including integrations, platform implementations, and partner-driven product initiatives.
• Experience translating partner technologies into business outcomes, ensuring initiatives deliver measurable value for internal stakeholders such as product, operations, finance, and distribution teams.
• Strong program and project management capabilities, including defining roadmaps, managing timelines and dependencies, and coordinating technical and business teams across organizations.
• Ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including engineers, product managers, executives, and external partner leadership.
• Experience establishing governance and operational rhythms with external partners, including roadmap alignment, quarterly business reviews, and executive-level relationship management.
• Familiarity with modern API-driven platforms, SaaS integrations, and insurance ecosystem connectivity, particularly within Insurtech and digital insurance environments.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills, with the ability to influence outcomes across partner organizations and internal teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, Finance, or a related field

Nice To Haves

• MBA or relevant industry certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen and expand existing strategic partnerships: Serve as the primary executive relationship contact for key technology partners, deepening collaboration and ensuring ongoing alignment with mutual business objectives.
• Drive successful delivery of partner-based initiatives: Lead cross-functional efforts to implement projects and integrations built on partner technologies, ensuring they are delivered on time, on budget, and with clear business impact.
• Translate partner capabilities into business value: Identify opportunities to leverage partner technologies to solve internal and customer challenges, delivering measurable outcomes for stakeholders across the organization.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution: Work closely across departments to ensure partner-driven initiatives are resourced and executed effectively.
• Maintain strong governance and communication: Establish clear operating rhythms with partners and internal stakeholders, including roadmap alignment, project status tracking, and executive-level updates.
• Measure and communicate impact: Define success metrics for partner-driven projects and regularly report on outcomes, adoption, and value delivered to internal leadership and partner stakeholders.

Benefits

• 100% remote
• Health insurance through Aetna (we pay 100% of premiums)
• Dental and vision insurance through Guardian (we pay 100% of premiums)
• Basic life insurance (we pay 100% of premiums)
• Access to flexible spending account (FSA) or health savings account (HSA) (for those using HSA eligible plans)
• 401K plan (up 4% match with immediate vest). Must be 21 years of age or older to participate
• Flexible PTO policy offering up to 3 weeks of time off to support onboarding and integration during the first twelve months of employment. After the first year of employment and effective as of the anniversary date, eligibility transitions to up to 4 to 5 weeks of time off annually to recharge and sustain long-term success.
• 12 company-paid holidays each year
• Continuing education annual stipend

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive