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What this posting asks for

Level: Lead / staff — The title says "Lead".

Main responsibilities

• Develop partnership strategies, with guidance from your manager, that define the highest-priority partnership areas, target partners, and value-exchange fram…
• Lead the commercial development of partnership opportunities, including shaping proposals, aligning internal stakeholders, negotiating terms, and driving dea…
• Manage a portfolio of partnerships and/or partnership programs, owning key execution deliverables, operating rhythms, performance monitoring, and issue resol…
• Build trusted, productive relationships with external partners and cross-functional teams across Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Legal, Finance, Priv…
• Contribute functional expertise to the broader Business Development team by sharing negotiation, market-analysis, account-management, and stakeholder-managem…

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Teamwork and collaboration Core
  In the posting: “To get a complete picture of your experience and abilities, we’ll explore your foundational skills and how you collaborate with AI.” · “Build trusted, productive relationships with external partners and cross-functional teams across Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Legal, Finance, Priv…” · “Strong cross-functional leadership skills and a track record of influencing without direct authority across senior internal and external stakeholders.”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Ownership and accountability Core
  In the posting: “surface risks early, hold stakeholders accountable to commitments, and adapt plans based on results.” · “Demonstrated experience independently evaluating, structuring, negotiating, and managing complex strategic or commercial partnerships.” · “A resilient, accountable, and low-ego approach: you stay calm through setbacks, own outcomes, give direct feedback constructively, and respectfully seek out …”
  Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
• Customer focus Core
  In the posting: “We are looking for a strategic, commercially minded Business Development Lead to identify, structure, and scale partnerships that create meaningful value for…” · “Research and evaluate new partnership opportunities by analyzing customer needs, market dynamics, strategic fit, operational feasibility, and financial impact;” · “Represent the voice of partners and customers internally, bringing forward insights that can improve Pinterest’s products, commercial strategy, and partner e…”
  Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
• Data and analysis Core
  In the posting: “Research and evaluate new partnership opportunities by analyzing customer needs, market dynamics, strategic fit, operational feasibility, and financial impact;” · “Establish clear success metrics, milestones, and feedback mechanisms for the partnerships you lead;” · “Make thoughtful, timely recommendations in ambiguous situations by synthesizing quantitative analysis, market context, stakeholder input, and experience;”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
• Adaptability and learning Core
  In the posting: “Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other’s unique experiences and embrac…” · “surface risks early, hold stakeholders accountable to commitments, and adapt plans based on results.” · “Make thoughtful, timely recommendations in ambiguous situations by synthesizing quantitative analysis, market context, stakeholder input, and experience;”
  Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
• Stakeholder management Core
  In the posting: “We are looking for a strategic, commercially minded Business Development Lead to identify, structure, and scale partnerships that create meaningful value for…” · “Develop partnership strategies, with guidance from your manager, that define the highest-priority partnership areas, target partners, and value-exchange fram…” · “Lead the commercial development of partnership opportunities, including shaping proposals, aligning internal stakeholders, negotiating terms, and driving dea…”
  Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
• Communication Core
  In the posting: “Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think.” · “Excellent executive communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex commercial, strategic, and operational issues clearly to diver…”
  Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
• Leadership and mentoring Core
  In the posting: “Lead the commercial development of partnership opportunities, including shaping proposals, aligning internal stakeholders, negotiating terms, and driving dea…” · “Strong cross-functional leadership skills and a track record of influencing without direct authority across senior internal and external stakeholders.”
  Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
• Planning and organisation Core
  In the posting: “Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime.” · “Sound judgment and comfort making decisions amid incomplete information, competing priorities, and evolving conditions.”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Technical skill Supporting
  In the posting: “Build trusted, productive relationships with external partners and cross-functional teams across Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Legal, Finance, Priv…”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Attention to detail and quality Supporting
  In the posting: “By submitting this application, I certify that all information submitted in my application and throughout the hiring process is true, accurate, and complete …”
  Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.

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