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Sr. Strategic Partnership Manager

Plug · Los Angeles · On-site

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About Plug

Enter your VIN or plate and get a real cash offer in minutes. No fees, free nationwide pickup, and secure payment. 1,500+ EV owners trust Plug. Backed by Lightspeed.

About the role

You’ll own a piece of the biggest infrastructure opportunity in automotive. You’ll work on a platform built exclusively for EVs, with nothing adapted from legacy automotive. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Automotive, fleet, OEM, or marketplace experience, strongly preferred but not required
  • Experience with two-sided or supply-constrained businesses where partnerships drove liquidity
  • Experience structuring commercial terms alongside legal and finance
  • Already using AI tools in your daily workflow to move faster
  • How We Operate
  • What Makes This Role Unique
More about this role

Job Title: Sr. Strategic Partnerships Manager

Team: Partnerships

About Plug

Plug is the marketplace for used electric vehicles. Consumers get an instant cash offer backed by battery-health data, and dealers across the US bid in real time on that inventory. Former Tesla executives founded Plug in 2023. We’ve facilitated over $150M in EV sales and raised a $20M Series A led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.

You’ll own a piece of the biggest infrastructure opportunity in automotive.

You’ll work on a platform built exclusively for EVs, with nothing adapted from legacy automotive.

You’ll be part of an AI-native company. We’re rethinking how work gets done at a fundamental level.

You’ll work directly with operators who have scaled multi-billion dollar businesses in automotive, EV, and marketplaces.

You’ll have real ownership, high autonomy, and a direct line to company outcomes.

Why This Role

Partnerships are how Plug scales supply and demand at the same time. The Partnerships team owns the relationships that power Plug’s auction: consumer marketplaces, dealer groups, and commercial vehicle sellers, such as fleets, rental companies, OEMs, and other high-volume consignors.

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