Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Truework’s position as a product operating independently within a larger SaaS parent creates an interesting context for partnership work. The role sits at the intersection of platform adoption and regulated, high-stakes workflows, where integrations and external stakeholders can materially shape product direction. Managing relationships with entities like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac also signals that partnerships here are not lightweight referrals, but core distribution and product alignment channels.
From a SaaS career perspective, this kind of remit builds durable skills in ecosystem-led growth. It exposes an account manager to cross-functional operating rhythms that are common in scaling SaaS, including coordinating with Product and Engineering on discovery, iteration, and release planning tied to partner needs. The emphasis on software concepts such as APIs suggests practical fluency in how SaaS products are embedded into partner systems, a capability that transfers well across B2B platforms.
This role is best suited to professionals who enjoy owning a small number of high-impact relationships and translating ambiguous partner requirements into internal action. It will fit someone comfortable balancing executive communication with operational follow-through, and who prefers work where commercial outcomes depend on both strategy and product understanding.
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 the Role
Truework, recently acquired by Checkr, provides access to crucial employment, income information and asset information needed for mortgage loans, apartment rentals, background checks, and more. We are disrupting a $5B+ industry, dominated by legacy incumbents and outdated processes, with a better product and intense customer focus. Within Checkr, Truework operates independently, allowing rapid iteration while also being able to leverage the strengths and assets from our core business. Think of it like joining a startup within a startup!
As a Strategic Partnerships Manager on the Truework team, you’ll own our most critical partnerships with Government Sponsored Enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as a number of our referral and channel partners, like Blend. You’ll be in an uniquely hybrid position that requires both strategic business and as well as product/technical knowledge to design, iterate, and grow our solutions through these partnerships. This role partners across multiple organizations including Sales, Customer Success, Solutions, Product, and Engineering.
What You’ll Do
- Manage and grow executive-level relationships with Truework’s strategic partners
- Lead strategy, go to market process, and product discovery, iteration, and releases for our strategic partners such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Blend - aligning closely with our Product organization.
- Acquire new opportunities and revenue streams via our Partners to contribute towards our continued growth
- Build and design up the partner program on how to effectively manage and drive our internal processes for the future
What You’ll Bring
- 5+ years of prior experience in tech or fintech
- Entrepreneurial mindset and independent self-starter
- Effective communicator both internally and externally, with an expert attention to detail and opportunities to drive success
- Resourcefulness, creativity and grit to push through obstacles and achieve results
- Experience with data analysis and software concepts (eg APIs) is a plus
- Experience with government entities or mortgage is a plus
- An A-player mindset with a strong bias for action: you raise the bar, move with urgency, stay resilient through ambiguity, and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes.
What you’ll get
- A fast-paced and collaborative environment
- Learning and development allowance
- Competitive cash and equity compensation, and opportunity for advancement
- 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services
- Flexible PTO policy
- Monthly wellness stipend
