Account Director
Designer Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage tech companies using design to improve health, sustainability, or prosperity for people. It backs founding teams, particularly those with design backgrounds, across sectors like fintech, healthcare, climate tech, and developer tools.
About Designer Fund
Designer Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in tech companies leveraging design to drive positive outcomes in health, sustainability, and financial prosperity. Its portfolio spans a wide range of sectors including financial infrastructure (Stripe), preventative health (Omada), collaborative tools (Notion), developer tools (Netlify), product management (Linear), payroll and benefits (Gusto), design tools (Framer), and healthcare infrastructure (Commure), among dozens of other companies across fintech, climate tech, healthcare, EdTech, and AI. The firm also runs 'Designer Founders,' a community and platform highlighting designers who have gone on to found and lead companies, reflecting its focus on backing design-driven founders and design-centric startups from early stages through growth and acquisition.
Skills
About the Role
You will be the face and voice of Via for our partners, both internally and externally. You'll build genuine, durable relationships with the cities and operators working to deliver better transportation for their communities, while owning the commercial outcomes that come with it — from complex renewals to service expansions.
Requirements
- 10+ years of relevant work experience in a client-facing role, with a track record of owning and growing strategic accounts independently at the most senior levels
- Quantitatively inclined and data savvy; ability to use complex data sets to drive strategic decisions and influence senior stakeholders
- An entrepreneurial relationship builder who brings clarity and confidence to highly complex, politically sensitive situations
- A reliable, motivated self-starter
- A natural leader
Responsibilities
- Own a portfolio of complex, high-value partner relationships, serving as the primary point of contact for executive city and agency leadership
- Act as a trusted advisor and consultant to partners at the most senior levels, translating their ideas and community needs into revenue opportunities
- Build and steward deep, long-term relationships with partners, acting as a strategic peer to senior leadership
- Use service performance data to set the strategic direction for each partnership
- Independently lead multi-year and highly complex contract renewals and service expansions, navigating high-stakes negotiations with executive stakeholders
- Champion new products and capabilities internally, influencing Via's roadmap and advocating for partners
Benefits
- Free medical plans
- 401K matching