Founding Strategic Partnerships AdvisorAbout Accorria
Accorria is an early-stage Detroit technology company developing tools designed to improve trust, coordination, and accountability in real-world commerce.
We are seeking a Founding Strategic Partnerships Advisor who has credible professional relationships and knows how to turn introductions into meetings, partnerships, pilot opportunities, and measurable outcomes.
This is a remote, limited-hours contract position working directly with Accorria’s Founder and CEO. The initial engagement is expected to last approximately six months and average two hours per week.
What You Will Do
- Identify people and organizations strategically relevant to Accorria.
- Make selective warm introductions through your existing network.
- Help secure meetings with business leaders, automotive professionals, policymakers, investors, universities, trade associations, institutions, and community organizations.
- Develop relationships that may lead to partnerships, product feedback, pilot discussions, use cases, sponsorships, or other defined business outcomes.
- Advise the Founder on external positioning, stakeholder engagement, relationship development, and market opportunities.
- Help move introductions toward clear next steps and documented outcomes.
- Participate in occasional virtual meetings and mutually agreed in-person events.
- Provide honest feedback about prospective partners, organizations, relationships, and opportunities.
- Represent Accorria professionally in approved conversations after onboarding.
- Track introductions, follow-ups, meetings, and next steps.
This is not a high-volume cold-calling role. The strongest candidate already has trusted relationships and a record of reliable follow-through.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a credible and well-connected relationship builder with experience across at least two of the following ecosystems:
- Strategic partnerships
- Business development
- Automotive, dealerships, mobility, or transportation
- Government relations or public affairs
- Legislative or policy outreach
- Economic development
- Startup or investor ecosystems
- Chambers of commerce or trade associations
- Universities or institutional programs
- Community or nonprofit leadership
- Corporate external affairs
- Technology, blockchain, fintech, or emerging industries
- Event, sponsorship, or coalition development
Preferred Government Experience
Experience in one or more of the following areas is strongly preferred:
- Government relations
- Public affairs
- Legislative outreach
- Economic development
- City, county, or state government
- Public-private partnerships
- Policy advocacy
- Political campaigns
- Coalition building
- Relationships with elected officials, legislative staff, agencies, or public-sector leaders
- Active relationships in Lansing, Detroit, Southeast Michigan, or statewide business and government networks
Qualifications
- Strong professional relationship-building skills
- Ability to make credible warm introductions
- Demonstrated experience turning relationships into meetings, partnerships, customers, pilots, sponsorships, or other outcomes
- Strong judgment, professionalism, discretion, and communication skills
- Ability to work across business, political, institutional, startup, and community environments
- Reliable follow-through and organization
- Active professional LinkedIn profile
- Existing relationships within at least two relevant ecosystems
- Comfortable working under confidentiality and conflict-of-interest requirements
- Available approximately two hours per week for an initial six-month engagement
- Two professional references
A college degree is not required when the candidate can demonstrate strong experience, credibility, relationships, and results.
Compensation and Schedule
- Contract position
- Remote
- Approximately two hours per week
- Flexible schedule coordinated with the Founder
- $20–$30 per hour
- Initial engagement of approximately six months
- No employee benefits
Candidates may be considered for milestone-based equity options or additional performance compensation, subject to company approval, vesting requirements, and a separate written agreement.
How to Apply
Please submit:
- Resume
- Full URL to your active LinkedIn profile
- Brief explanation of why this opportunity interests you
- Description of your strongest professional networks
- One example of an introduction you made that produced a meaningful outcome
- Two professional references
Applicants will be evaluated based on credibility, relationships, judgment, professionalism, resourcefulness, communication, and follow-through.
Application Questions
- Please paste the full URL to your active LinkedIn profile.
- Which two or three professional networks are you most actively connected to? Examples may include automotive, government, public policy, economic development, startups, investors, universities, corporations, or community organizations.
- Describe one warm introduction you made that resulted in a meeting, partnership, customer, pilot, sponsorship, or other meaningful outcome. What was your role?
Pay: $20.00 - $30.00 per hour
Application Question(s):
- Please paste the full URL to your active LinkedIn profile.
- Which two or three professional networks are you most actively connected to? Examples may include automotive, government, public policy, economic development, startups, investors, universities, corporations, or community organizations.
- Describe one warm introduction you made that resulted in a meeting, partnership, customer, pilot, sponsorship, or other meaningful outcome. What was your role?
Work Location: Remote
