Head of Brand Partnerships

👋 Why Join Housr?

We are a hyper-growth tech startup on a mission to revolutionise student rental.

And when we say hyper-growth, we mean we have gone from $0 to $10M ARR in just the past 18 months.

We just recently raised a $10M Series A and we are putting this investment to work to fuel our growth in the US + Canada college markets.

As Head of Brand Partnerships , you’ll own one of the most strategic growth levers at Housr: building a scalable, high-impact brand partnership engine that makes our platform indispensable to students, properties, and university partners.

This is a senior, hands-on role where you’ll set the strategy, build the process, lead execution, and still close meaningful deals yourself — all while being accountable for hitting brand partner targets at every new university launch.

💼 This role has it all

• You’ll define and own Housr’s brand partnership strategy across North America — national brands and local market activations.
• You’ll build the playbook, process, and targets for how we secure partners as we launch new campuses.
• You’ll lead and coach an Account Executive – Brands , while still getting your hands dirty closing priority deals.
• You’ll operate in a massive greenfield — new cities, new campuses, new verticals.
• You’ll sell a product that gives brands direct, measurable access to students at the moment they choose where to live.
• You’ll have real ownership: the partnerships you build directly impact Housr’s growth, retention, and platform value.

🔥 What you'll do

• Own the Brand Partnerships Strategy - Design and continuously refine Housr’s approach to acquiring national and local brand partners as we expand into new university markets.
• Hit Brand Partner Targets - You are accountable for ensuring each new campus launches with a strong, compelling set of brand and perk partners that meet defined targets.
• Build & Lead the Brand Partnerships Team - Manage and support an Account Executive who executes the day-to-day sales motion, while providing coaching, structure, and clear priorities.
• Close High-Impact Deals - Lead key national partnerships and priority local deals yourself, especially in early markets or strategic verticals.
• Build Scalable Processes - Develop the brand partnerships playbook — including segmentation, pricing strategy, pitch materials, onboarding workflows, and success metrics.
• Launch New University Markets - Work closely with GTM, marketing, properties, and customer success teams to ensure brand partnerships are live, valuable, and visible at launch.
• Be the Face of Housr to Brands - Build long-term relationships with brand partners, attend industry and local events, and represent Housr as a category-defining platform.
• Iterate, Learn, Improve - Use data and feedback from partners and campuses to continuously improve conversion rates, partner performance, and marketplace quality.

🎯 What we're looking for

• You’ve built or led brand, partnership, or SMB/mid-market sales motions in the US or Canada.
• You have experience selling to local businesses, regional chains, franchises, or national consumer brands .\
• You’re motivated by ownership, accountability, and building something from the ground up .

• You’ve worked in a high-growth startup or fast-moving GTM environment .
• You’re comfortable moving between strategy and execution — from designing process to closing deals.
• You’ve managed or mentored sales talent, or you’re ready to take that next leadership step.
• You’re an exceptional communicator who can pitch founders, operators, and marketing leaders with confidence.
  

🙅 Why you might hate this role

• You want a purely strategic role with no direct selling — this is a player-coach position.
• You’re uncomfortable with outbound relationship-building or opening doors from scratch.
• You prefer slow, enterprise-only sales cycles — many partnerships here move fast.
• You want a rigid, predefined playbook instead of building one.

⛳️ What we offer

• Competitive compensation + meaningful equity - You’ll have real ownership in what you’re building — not just a paycheck.
• Front-row seat to hyper-growth - Join a company that has gone from $0 to $10M ARR in 18 months and is just getting started in North America.
• Massive career growth - This role has a clear path to senior AE and leadership opportunities as we scale the properties team.
• High ownership, high impact - Every deal you close directly impacts market launches and company growth.
• Work with a world-class, global team - Collaborate with sharp, driven teammates across the US, UK, and beyond.
• Flexibility & trust - We care about outcomes, not clock-watching. You’ll have the autonomy to do your best work.
• Opportunity to build something category-defining - We’re reimagining the off-campus student experience from the ground up.

🗓️ Interview process

We aim to move quickly and keep things straightforward.

• Intro Call (30 minutes) A conversation with a member of our team to get to know you, walk through your background, and align on role expectations.
• Sales Deep Dive / Case Conversation (1 hour) A practical discussion with sales leadership focused on how you approach outbound selling, deal velocity, and partner value.
• Sales Task + Presentation (1.5 hours) You’ll walk us through how you’d launch perk partners in a new university market — from prospecting to close.
• Final Conversation with Leadership (45 minutes) A conversation to align on vision, ownership, and long-term growth at Housr.