Business Development and Partnerships Lead, LATAM

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About the role...

Come lead partnerships and business development for Duolingo in LATAM (with particular focus on Mexico and Brazil).

Partnerships are a rapidly growing function at Duolingo, with a global team based in New York and regional leadership in Europe and Asia. We are now seeking an experienced business development leader to bring a strategic, structured, and proactive approach to scaling our business in LATAM.

In this role, you will manage existing partnerships and pipeline while sourcing and developing new opportunities. You will build data-driven business cases to establish strategic partnerships that drive user growth, brand awareness, and monetization, including support for brand licensing partnerships.

As our resident expert on the region, you will demonstrate a deep understanding of the market dynamics and use your skills and network to build partnerships that are value-accretive to Duolingo and our partners. Reporting to the Global Head of Consumer Partnerships, you will collaborate with marketing, design, product, and engineering teams in the US and around the world.

 You will...

• Leverage market insights and a deep understanding of the regional partnership landscape to develop and communicate an effective LATAM partnership strategy, with a focus on Mexico and Brazil
• Lead our existing partnerships and pipeline in LATAM across verticals (app stores, telcos, media and entertainment, banks, public institutions, payment providers, etc.)
• Expand Duolingo’s partnership portfolio by sourcing new opportunitie