Manager, Talent Partnerships

About this position:

As Manager, Talent Partnerships, you will own and evolve how Later identifies, engages, and activates top-tier creator talent across campaigns. You’ll be responsible for building a best-in-class talent ecosystem—one that gives our clients access to the right creators faster, unlocks premium partnerships, and differentiates Later.

This is both a strategic and executional role. You’ll shape our point of view on talent—who matters, why they matter, and how brands should work with them—while also leading the day-to-day sourcing, negotiation, and relationship management that brings campaigns to life. You will bring to Later your vast and diverse relationships with agencies, ensuring our clients gain access to premium talent while driving efficiencies and impact across campaigns.

You’ll partner closely with Strategy, Client Services, and Sales to ensure talent is not an afterthought, but a core lever in every program we build. At the same time, you’ll cultivate deep relationships across the creator and management landscape, positioning Later as a preferred partner for high-value talent and their representatives.

What you'll be doing:

Strategy

• Develop and continuously refine Later’s point of view on creator talent across categories, platforms, and cultural trends.
• Identify emerging and high-impact creators aligned to client objectives and brand positioning.
• Stay ahead of industry shifts, pricing trends, and platform dynamics to inform recommendations.
• Proactively surface agile talent and culture-driven strategic opportunities, pitching to the appropriate parties in alignment with customer business needs.

Technical/ Execution

• Source and secure creator talent for campaigns, balancing quality, speed, and strategic fit.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with creators, agents, and managers to unlock priority access to talent.
• Lead sourcing, negotiations, and contracting for high-tier talent, ensuring talent and agreements meet client strategy, brand safety, and compliance standards.
• Continuously improve workflows and processes to increase scalability and efficiency in talent sourcing and trend identification.
• Organize recurring touch bases with talent representatives to unlock access for the Customer Team to major talent relationships and milestones.

Team / Collaboration

• Partner with cross functional teams including SMM, Product, Strategy, Campaign Management, Research, and Creator teams, to embed a creator and culture-first approach is at the forefront of everything we are building across the org.
• Partner with cross functional teams to ensure a seamless campaign execution.