Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Data Partnerships role stands out because partner ecosystems are increasingly a core product surface in modern B2B SaaS, especially where data and APIs shape user outcomes. Clay’s emphasis on a large partner network signals a platform-style motion, where third parties extend functionality and differentiation. Work at this intersection tends to sit close to product decisions while still living in the commercial reality of usage, quality, and partner economics.
For a SaaS career, partnership ownership builds durable skills that travel across categories, including marketplace thinking, integration lifecycle management, and metric-driven account stewardship. The role naturally develops fluency in how SaaS companies translate partner feedback into roadmap inputs, how reliability and data quality affect retention, and how cross-functional teams align when external dependencies are part of the customer experience.
This position fits professionals who like being a connective layer between external stakeholders and internal builders, and who prefer operating with clear health signals rather than purely relationship-based management. It also suits someone motivated by structured cadences such as QBRs and performance reporting, and comfortable navigating tradeoffs across Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Customer Success in a B2B SaaS environment.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
About Clay
Our mission is to help organizations turn any growth idea into reality.
We see growth as a creative practice, not a formula. Finding and reaching your best-fit customers takes unique ideas and constant iteration. As AI makes execution faster and tactics easier to copy, creativity is the only lasting advantage. We're already helping thousands of customers — including Anthropic, Waste Management, Figma, and Ramp — go to market with unique data, signals, and AI research.
In 2025, we crossed $100M in revenue and raised a $100M Series C at a $3.1B valuation, backed by world-class investors including Sequoia, CapitalG, and First Round. We also completed our first first employee tender offer and launched a community equity round, for our customers, agency partners, and club members.
Some things to know about us:
Our community includes 11,000+ customers, 150+ integration partners, 125+ agencies, 50+ Clay clubs, and 30k members on Slack.
Our cultureis unique inside and outside of work. Our team members are also DJs, activists, writers, clowns, marathoners, skydivers, psychedelic therapists, social workers, and more.
All employees can work for free with world-class coaches who specialize in creativity, management, and more.
Our operating principles — including negative maintenance and non-attached action — guide our work. Read more about them here.
Read about us in the NYT, Forbes, First Round Review, and more.
Hear from our employees directly on our Glassdoor page!
Data Partnerships @ Clay
Clay's data ecosystem of 150+ partners is one of our core competitive advantages — and it's growing fast. We're looking for a Data Partnerships Manager to be the primary champion for our data partners, ensuring they're successful, engaged, and getting maximum value from their partnership with Clay.
In this role, you'll be the main point of contact for a portfolio of data partners, building deep relationships, advocating for their needs internally, and helping them grow their business through Clay. You'll work cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Customer Success to make sure our partners have what they need to thrive, while also gathering insights that help us improve our data ecosystem for customers.
If you love building relationships, solving problems, and being the bridge between partners and internal teams, this role is for you.
What You'll Do
Be the voice of our data partners
Own relationships with a portfolio of data partners, serving as their primary contact and advocate within Clay.
Build trusted relationships through regular communication, quarterly business reviews, and proactive outreach.
Deeply understand each partner's business model, product roadmap, growth goals, and challenges.
Drive partner success and satisfaction
Monitor partner health metrics including usage, data quality, customer satisfaction, and commercial performance.
Identify opportunities to help partners grow their business through Clay — more visibility, better positioning, co-marketing opportunities, or product improvements.
Troubleshoot partner issues quickly, coordinating across internal teams to resolve technical, commercial, or operational challenges.
Advocate internally for partner needs
Translate partner feedback into actionable insights for Product, Engineering, and leadership teams.
Champion partner priorities in internal discussions, ensuring their perspectives are heard in product roadmaps and strategic decisions.
Work with Product and Engineering to improve partner integrations, data presentation, and the overall partner experience.
Enable partner growth through Clay
Help partners understand how customers are using their data, what's working well, and where they can improve.
Coordinate co-marketing opportunities, case studies, webinars, and other initiatives that drive value for partners.
Share performance insights and best practices to help partners optimize their data quality and coverage.
Ensure operational excellence
Track and report on partner performance, satisfaction scores, and engagement metrics.
Manage contract renewals and commercial discussions in partnership with leadership.
Maintain partner documentation, communication cadences, and relationship management systems.
What You'll Bring
3-5 years of experience in partnership management, account management, customer success, or business development, preferably in B2B SaaS or data/API companies.
Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to build trust and credibility with external partners.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills — you can translate technical concepts for business stakeholders and business needs for technical teams.
Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and other internal teams.
Problem-solving mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity and prioritize competing needs.
Data-driven approach to measuring partner health and identifying opportunities for improvement.
Empathy and advocacy — you genuinely care about partner success and can be their champion internally.
Comfort in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where priorities can shift quickly.
Nice to have:
Familiarity with data enrichment tools, APIs, or B2B data ecosystems.
Experience managing partnerships at scale (20+ partners).
Background in sales, GTM, or working closely with revenue team
