Senior Lead, Business and Partnerships

SmartNews is a leading global information and news discovery company dedicated to delivering quality information to the people who need it. Thanks to our unique machine-learning technology and relationships with more than 3,000 global publisher partners, we provide news that matters to millions of users.

Founded in 2012 in Tokyo, SmartNews also has offices in Palo Alto, New York, Beijing, and Singapore.

If you share our vision and are passionate about our mission, we encourage you to apply!

The Team

The Global Product Team is responsible for broadening the global reach of SmartNews.  Primarily, we are focused on the US News market as a means to broaden our footprint and provide more people high-quality news that they find essential.  Presently, we are building a new application called NewsArc.

Your Role

Define and execute on the business of NewsArc, including, but not limited to, work with world-class publishers to bring their content into NewsArc, defining monetization strategies, providing contact and support to our partners, and being part of the team that develops strategies and features for our product. Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Sourcing and securing content
• Business deals for features and technology
• Partnership development and support
• Strategy for business and partnership expansion
• Part of the team that develops and implements content policy and operations

Minimum requirements

• Direct partnership work
• Contract negotiation
• Basic financial and data analysis (to inform work)

Nice to have experiences/skills

• Work in news or publishing

Benefits available at the SmartNews US Office

• Compensation range: $142,800 to $216,200 base salary, plus bonus and equity
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Up to 100% medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
• Benefit plan with monthly allowances
• Complimentary lunch, snacks, and beverages in the office