Hybrid Director, Senior

at Huntington National Bank

• Job title: Director, Senior
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $175,000 - $350,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Columbus, United States

About the role

• Director of Strategic Partnerships for Huntington Ventures driving enterprise-wide strategic partnerships and collaborating across various business units. Leading the Strategic Partnerships team and maintaining strong risk culture.

Responsibilities

• The Huntington Ventures Director Sr. plays a critical role leading the strategic partnership efforts across the enterprise.
• Drive the enterprise-wide strategy for partnerships and lead the identification, evaluation, and execution of partnerships.
• Partner with CFO, ELT and business unit leadership on all aspects of strategic partnerships.
• Develop the strategy for strategic partnerships, incorporating business unit priorities and enterprise strategy, and drive ongoing prioritization of initiatives.
• Engage with VCs, venture studios, and other partners to source partnerships, conduct startup showcases, and engage with the broader ecosystem.
• Actively monitor the fintech and partnerships landscape to identify emerging trends, business models, innovations, and disruptions; drive the insights into the organization.
• Support our work on multiple initiatives and provide thought leadership on large complex business initiatives.
• Hire, inspire and lead the Strategic Partnerships team.
• Maintain Huntington’s strong risk culture through early identification, communication and proactive management and mitigation of financial risks.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 10+ Years of business experience in strategic partnerships, corporate development, venture, and/or strategy, ideally in financial services
• 10+ Years of team leadership experience
• Master's degree in relevant field (preferred)
• Ability to effectively work in a matrixed organization with colleagues across various reporting structures
• Excellent influencing, consulting and communication (both oral and written) skills
• Ability to independently manage multiple work efforts, including driving to execution, through key stakeholders across the bank
• Ability to communicate with all levels of management
• Problem Solving and Critical thinking, with the ability to identify root cause and proper solution
• Bachelor's degree in business, strategy, finance, economics, marketing or related field (preferred)
• Proven track record of implementing strategic partnerships ideally between startups and large enterprises
• Strong relationships with top VC firms, venture studious, and incubators
• Established reputation in the startup community
• Joint venture and business development a strong plus

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Wellness program
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid leave programs
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO)