Vice President, Business Development

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, negotiate, and close strategic partnerships to drive revenue and audience expansion
• Build partnership strategies across verticals including automotive, media, technology, travel, and insurance
• Develop 360-degree partnership frameworks incorporating content, data, and technology
• Establish and maintain senior-level relationships with executives at prospective partner organizations
• Collaborate with Product and Technology teams to integrate weather intelligence into partner platforms
• Lead complex commercial negotiations for licensing, distribution, and joint ventures
• Develop business cases and financial models to support partnership investment decisions

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• Minimum 10 years of experience in business development, strategic partnerships, or commercial leadership
• Proven success in negotiating and closing complex strategic partnerships
• Strong commercial and financial acumen
• Experience managing high-value commercial relationships

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA degree
• Experience with weather, data, analytics, SaaS, or digital media companies
• Experience building multi-component partnerships (content, data, advertising, licensing)
• Global partnership and international business development experience
• Experience in high-growth, innovation-driven environments

About the Company

AccuWeather is a global leader in weather forecasting, providing accurate forecasts and warnings used by billions of people and half of the Fortune 500 companies to make critical decisions.