mid sales Partnerships Manager ic 5+ yrs Hybrid · Posted Mar 18, 2026
$140,000 – $180,000
USD per year

About this role

Plain is hiring a mid-level Partnerships Manager in the sales function based in San Francisco, CA (hybrid). The role typically asks for 5+ years of relevant experience. Compensation is listed at $140,000–$180,000 per year.

Role
Partnerships Manager
Function
sales
Level
mid
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
San Francisco, CA
Work mode
Hybrid
Experience
5+ years
Department
GTM
Posted
Mar 18, 2026
AI Summary
Build Plain's first partnerships organization by identifying and negotiating strategic partnerships to drive revenue and product roadmap. Requires 5+ years software partnerships experience and early-stage GTM background. First hire in this function at a Series B company.

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Job description

from Plain careers

I'm Phil, Head of Sales at Plain, and the hiring manager for this role.

Plain is redefining customer support for the next generation of B2B companies. We're building the fastest, most powerful platform to help companies move beyond reactive support and build true customer relationships.

Some of the world's most forward-thinking companies, like Cursor, Ashby, and Sanity, trust Plain to unify all customer interactions, enable faster team collaboration, and supercharge their workflows with AI.

We're a small team with offices in SF and London. This role is hybrid with 3 days a week in our SF office.

Why this role is special

You’ll be the first hire to start up our Partnerships organization. You will be helping to drive focus and priority partnerships across sales and product to help drive product roadmap and sales pipeline.

What you'll do
  • Build a strategic ecosystem to help drive Plain up market while also determining strategic partnership with like-minded companies.

  • Develop and build mutually beneficial partnership relationships. Everything from targeting, relationship and negotiating commercial terms with target partner companies

  • Work with Sales to identify what companies will help drive revenue forward and open up additional markets for us.

  • Align with Product on what Plain should prioritize to build and what would be the revenue impact of building features.

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