Founding Partner Success Manager
Top Benefits
About the role
About Kick
Kick is an applied AI company building the first self-driving bookkeeping experience. We’ve raised $20M from OpenAI, General Catalyst and Google Ventures to help millions of Business Owners and Accountants to automate the boring stuff–so they can focus on what matters most.
We’re a team of entrepreneurs, engineers and domain experts using craft, agency and candor looking to build the future of accounting and grow the ownership economy.
About the Role
As Founding Partner Success Manager, you'll be the bridge between our Accountant partners and Kick's internal Partnerships, Operations and Product teams. In this role, you will serve as the voice of the Accountant and function as the subject-matter expert transforming their firms to be AI-native. This is your chance to disrupt a category-leader that Accountants aren't happy with, make accounting partners successful, and write the the 0-1 partnership playbook.
You will
- Develop the playbook for Accountant Partner growth and activation
- Design repeatable processes across the entire Accountant journey from education
- Partner across CX, Sales and Partnerships to deliver a world-class experience for our Accountant partners.
- Become a product expert and help Accountants use Kick effectively; assisting them through the trial, activation and expansion phases.
- Act as the voice of the Accountant and provide clear, structured feedback to the Product, Engineering and AI teams.
- Track and optimize key metrics around activation rates, pipeline growth and expansion velocity.
- Grow into leadership by proving the model, then helping hire, mentor, and scale our Accountant GTM.
We're looking for someone who
- Proven 3-5+ years track record of meeting & exceeding sales quota targets.
- Advanced business qualifications or experience (CPA or degree in Accounting)
- SaaS and startup experience; you take ownership and do your best work in a fast-paced and adaptive environment
- Experience working with and supporting a technical audience; bonus if you have previous experience working with or selling to accountants or finance
- Extraordinary written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Has the ambition to shape a team: instilling culture, mentoring teammates, and building the foundation for a best-in-class GTM organization.
Bonus if
- Empathy for entrepreneurs through experience as a Founder or being self-employed.
Location
In person, 4 days/week, at our dedicated downtown Toronto office.
What We Offer
- CAD $180,000–$220,000 OTE (50/50 base/commission), uncapped commission, plus generous equity
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision for you and your family
About KICK
We transform young people’s lives, with God’s love, through sport and support. We do this through values-driven physical education, street dance, mentoring, and chaplaincy in schools and community KICK Academies. KICK is proud of its Christian identity and is equally proud that its services are delivered unconditionally to those of all faiths and none.
Our values are key to the way each staff member and volunteer works and are at the core of who we are as a team. We aim to transform the workings in people’s lives by staying true to these values:
Aspirational on behalf of our young people, being ambitious for their progress, and in our desire to reach more young people
Compassionate towards our young people, showing humbleness, being inclusive and making our approach flexible to suit their needs
Excellent in our performance, innovating with continuous improvement in order to see the best outcomes for our young people
Intentional in our interactions with young people, schools, churches, partners, funders and one another to look to build a family together at KICK
Integral in our decision-making, in our relationships with each other, and in our partnerships
Founding Partner Success Manager
Top Benefits
About the role
About Kick
Kick is an applied AI company building the first self-driving bookkeeping experience. We’ve raised $20M from OpenAI, General Catalyst and Google Ventures to help millions of Business Owners and Accountants to automate the boring stuff–so they can focus on what matters most.
We’re a team of entrepreneurs, engineers and domain experts using craft, agency and candor looking to build the future of accounting and grow the ownership economy.
About the Role
As Founding Partner Success Manager, you'll be the bridge between our Accountant partners and Kick's internal Partnerships, Operations and Product teams. In this role, you will serve as the voice of the Accountant and function as the subject-matter expert transforming their firms to be AI-native. This is your chance to disrupt a category-leader that Accountants aren't happy with, make accounting partners successful, and write the the 0-1 partnership playbook.
You will
- Develop the playbook for Accountant Partner growth and activation
- Design repeatable processes across the entire Accountant journey from education
- Partner across CX, Sales and Partnerships to deliver a world-class experience for our Accountant partners.
- Become a product expert and help Accountants use Kick effectively; assisting them through the trial, activation and expansion phases.
- Act as the voice of the Accountant and provide clear, structured feedback to the Product, Engineering and AI teams.
- Track and optimize key metrics around activation rates, pipeline growth and expansion velocity.
- Grow into leadership by proving the model, then helping hire, mentor, and scale our Accountant GTM.
We're looking for someone who
- Proven 3-5+ years track record of meeting & exceeding sales quota targets.
- Advanced business qualifications or experience (CPA or degree in Accounting)
- SaaS and startup experience; you take ownership and do your best work in a fast-paced and adaptive environment
- Experience working with and supporting a technical audience; bonus if you have previous experience working with or selling to accountants or finance
- Extraordinary written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Has the ambition to shape a team: instilling culture, mentoring teammates, and building the foundation for a best-in-class GTM organization.
Bonus if
- Empathy for entrepreneurs through experience as a Founder or being self-employed.
Location
In person, 4 days/week, at our dedicated downtown Toronto office.
What We Offer
- CAD $180,000–$220,000 OTE (50/50 base/commission), uncapped commission, plus generous equity
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision for you and your family
About KICK
We transform young people’s lives, with God’s love, through sport and support. We do this through values-driven physical education, street dance, mentoring, and chaplaincy in schools and community KICK Academies. KICK is proud of its Christian identity and is equally proud that its services are delivered unconditionally to those of all faiths and none.
Our values are key to the way each staff member and volunteer works and are at the core of who we are as a team. We aim to transform the workings in people’s lives by staying true to these values:
Aspirational on behalf of our young people, being ambitious for their progress, and in our desire to reach more young people
Compassionate towards our young people, showing humbleness, being inclusive and making our approach flexible to suit their needs
Excellent in our performance, innovating with continuous improvement in order to see the best outcomes for our young people
Intentional in our interactions with young people, schools, churches, partners, funders and one another to look to build a family together at KICK
Integral in our decision-making, in our relationships with each other, and in our partnerships