Manager, Talent Partnerships - Later, Vancouver

About this opportunity

Later is the world's most intelligent influencer marketing company, built to give brands the confidence to create unforgettable campaigns. As Manager, Talent Partnerships, you will own and evolve how Later identifies, engages, and activates top-tier creator talent across campaigns. You will be responsible for building a best-in-class talent ecosystem that gives clients access to the right creators faster, unlocks premium partnerships, and differentiates Later. This is both a strategic and executional role where you will shape our point of view on talent while leading day-to-day sourcing, negotiation, and relationship management.

Your impact

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 and 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 and 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 and service evolution.
• Contribute to pitches and client conversations with a strong, informed POV on talent recommendations.

Qualifications

• 4-5+ years of experience in influencer marketing, creator partnerships, or talent management, with a proven track record of building and scaling high-impact creator programs; agency background preferred.
• Demonstrated success in sourcing, negotiating, and managing high-profile influencer, athlete and celebrity relationships across multiple partnership models.
• Strong network of creator, agent, and manager relationships across key verticals and platforms.
• Strong strategic and analytical skills with experience managing scalable systems that improve efficiency and outcomes.
• Deep understanding of social platforms, creator economics, and cultural trends.
• Experience implementing AI and workflow to increase operational efficiencies.
• Exceptional negotiation and relationship management skills, with the ability to cultivate trust and secure competitive agreements.
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with cross-departmental teams.
• Strong understanding of FTC guidelines, brand safety standards, and compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with influencer marketing platforms, CRM systems, and campaign analytics tools.
• An entrepreneurial mindset—operationally excellent, solutions-oriented, and energized by scaling complex systems in a fast-paced environment.
• Clear communicator with strong judgment and attention to detail, with experience representing an organization externally.

About the company

Later combines real creator relationships, trusted intelligence, and expert guidance to remove fear and guesswork from influencer marketing. Trusted by leading enterprise brands including Nike, Wayfair, Unilever, and Southwest Airlines, Later bridges creativity and performance so campaigns deliver results. At Later, we are committed to fostering a culture rooted in an inclusion-first mindset at every level of the company, embracing the importance of hiring and building teams for culture add rather than culture fit.