State Partnerships Manager

January 17

Recidiviz

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We're building tools to create a safer, fairer criminal justice system in partnership with those most impacted.

Criminal Justice • Data Services • Analytics • Technology • Software Development

11 - 50

💰 $150k Pre Seed Round on 2019-08

Description

The State Partnerships Manager is responsible for building strong relationships, deploying relationship capital, maximizing impact, and creating value for their partner states. Your job is to partner closely with the leadership teams of state prison agencies. These leaders, your new best friends, are responsible for thousands of staff, tens of thousands of people in prison, and billions of dollars. By clearly articulating the specific needs in your partner state, you’ll define and communicate, internally and externally, how exactly Recidiviz will guide your partner states to safely increase liberty for the populations they influence. This role requires regular travel (3+ business days per month) to correctional headquarters, prisons and parole offices in partner states. Core responsibilities • Understand, deconstruct and document the needs of key correctional actors and justice involved individuals • Build deep relationships with key stakeholders by making them feel heard and supported • Adapt and deploy Recidiviz core product offerings, and ad hoc data analysis capabilities to delight state partners • Communicate in clear writing what specific steps ought be taken by product managers, user experience designers, data analysts and implementation engineers for Recidiviz to support your state’s objectives • Drive partnerships towards success in terms of impact and financial sustainability

Requirements

• Be a proactive problem solver. We’re looking for someone quick to try to solve new problems they come across, rather than hoping someone else will get it — whether it’s a missing template for a recurring meeting or spilled cereal in the office. • Have an understanding of how to make progress in challenging environments. You have a successful track record of stakeholder engagement and relationship management. You have a boundless commitment to the combination of creativity and persistence. Former colleagues describe you as the person who makes sure the changes that matter actually get implemented. • Be a process leader. Good ideas are nothing without excellent implementation. You’re excited about building replicable, clear processes internally and externally. You’re a clear communicator and documentation wizard with a successful track record of managing cross-functional teams. • Open-minded, humble, and curious. You are eager to learn and especially capable of active and empathetic listening, particularly with our partners, who are often subject matter experts in their own right. • Be comfortable with, and excited by, technology : You are eager to supportively guide data analysis and technology products. You’re excited to work with a fast-moving team, helping it bring order and prioritization to complexity, while also respecting—and enjoying—the need to be flexible. • 3+ years of experience in account management, product management, political strategy / lobbying, business development, policy, or similar role.

Benefits

• 90% medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your dependents • Complimentary One Medical membership (depending on location) • Flexible and generous time off, including 20 days of PTO, 13 paid holidays, sick leave and volunteer time • 12 weeks of paid parental leave • 401(k) retirement plan with 5% company match and no vesting period • Complimentary mental health support via Talkspace • Monthly ClassPass credit for personal fitness • Well-located offices in Oakland and Manhattan, with the flexibility to work remotely or go into either office as you choose • An annual company offsite each spring and other ad-hoc gatherings • All the exhilarating challenges and stretch opportunities of a tech startup, combined with the mission-driven heart of a nonprofit