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Partnership Associate

LocationRemote (India)Work typeRemoteTeamPartnershipsLevelMid-levelContractFull-timePay₹7.8L per year + 20% commissionPosted7 September 2026

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About CEDX Systems

CEDX Systems is the trading name of CEDX Corporation, a New York software company. We build and operate the systems a business actually runs on - CRM and pipeline, an outbound dialer and call centre, a support desk, invoicing, workflow automation, and the portal that holds them together - and we deploy them as one connected estate rather than another disconnected tool. The catalogue runs to well over a hundred applications, and our own company runs on the same software we place with clients, so every claim you make in front of a buyer is one we have already tested on ourselves.

About the role

The Partnership Associate owns deals and partnerships for CEDX Systems from first contact to signed agreement, and then keeps owning the relationship. This is not a lead-passing seat and it is not a script-reading seat. You choose which organisations are worth our time, you get to the person who can actually decide, you run that conversation yourself, and you are accountable for what happens to the account after the paperwork is signed. You report directly to the Founder, which means decisions come back to you in hours rather than sitting in a queue - and it also means there is nowhere to hide a quarter that went nowhere.

What you earn

This is a commission-led seat with a real floor under it.

Base: INR 7,81,000 per year, gross, paid monthly in arrears - yours whether or not a deal closes that month.
Commission: 20% of the profit margin on every deal and partnership you close. Uncapped, and it is the part of this role designed to become the larger number.
Commission is paid as client funds clear, and it keeps paying on the accounts you own, not only on the month you signed them.
Statutory deductions and withholdings apply. Compensation is formally reviewed after three months of service.

What you will be measured on

Four things, reviewed monthly and in writing: qualified partnership conversations created, agreements signed, the accuracy of your pipeline record in the CEDX portal, and the health of the accounts you have already closed. Activity that does not move one of those four is not the job.

Your first 90 days

Days 1-14, the probation task: this is the trial described under How we hire. You work a real assignment against real target organisations, with the same tools and the same portal the role uses day to day. Clear it and the seat is confirmed full-time in writing on day 14.
Days 15-60: own a working pipeline. Consistent outreach, discovery calls run without supervision, a clean opportunity record for every live conversation, and your first agreement in negotiation.
Days 61-90: close. Your first signed deal or partnership, a documented handover to delivery, and a written view of which segments are worth doubling down on and which are a waste of our time.

How we work

Remote from India, full-time, on India Standard Time with a reliable overlap into US Eastern hours, because that is when the people you are talking to are awake. Written over verbal: decisions, account notes and next steps live in the CEDX portal, not in someone's memory. You will be given the tools rather than asked to expense them - Claude and ChatGPT accounts, ContactOut, a LinkedIn Premium prospecting seat, a corporate mailbox, the employee portal, Zoom and Calendly.

How we hire

Application: every applicant receives a written decision within 5 business days. No silent rejections.
Introductory call, 30 minutes: your track record, and an honest read on whether this seat suits you.
Selection, then a 14-day probation period. Selected candidates start on a live task rather than a presentation - a real assignment, judged on what you actually produce.
Day 14: succeed at the task and the role is confirmed full-time in writing. Commission applies to anything you close during the probation period.
Documentation and start date.

Equal opportunity

CEDX Systems hires, develops and promotes on merit and evidence of work. We do not screen on degree, institution, gender, age, caste, religion, disability or veteran status. If you need an accommodation at any point in the process, say so in your application or write to us and we will arrange it.

What you will do

Choose and research target organisations, then open the conversation yourself - no inherited list, nothing passed to you
Reach the person who can actually decide, and run discovery that finds the operational problem worth paying to fix
Demo the relevant CEDX Systems products with enough command of the estate to answer objections without a call-back
Structure, negotiate and close deals and partnership agreements end to end
Protect the margin you are paid on - price and scope the agreement so it is profitable, not just signed
Keep every opportunity record in the CEDX portal accurate and current - pipeline accuracy is a graded part of the role
Hand signed work to delivery with a written brief, then stay the relationship owner through onboarding and renewal
Report weekly in writing: what moved, what stalled, what you are changing
Bring the market back to the Founder - what buyers ask for, what they refuse, and what a competitor does better

What we need

Two or more years in business development, partnerships or another closing role, with agreements you personally signed
Fluent, confident written and spoken English - you will be in front of founders and senior leadership from week one
Evidence you can build pipeline from nothing: research, outreach, qualification, disciplined follow-up
Comfortable being paid on outcomes: a real base, and the upside sitting in commission you have to earn
CRM discipline, and the honesty to keep a forecast that reflects reality rather than hope
Enough technical comfort to demo business software and hold a conversation about how a workflow actually runs
Available full-time from India, with reliable internet, a quiet place to take calls, and a dependable US Eastern overlap

Nice to have

Experience placing software, IT services or consulting with owners and founder-led businesses
Working knowledge of LinkedIn prospecting tools and ContactOut
Exposure to partner, reseller or channel motions rather than inbound enquiries alone
Commercial negotiation experience where you owned the pricing, not only the pitch
Experience in a company small enough that you saw an agreement through delivery, not just signature

What you get

INR 7,81,000 base per year - a real floor, paid whether or not a deal closes that month
20% of the profit margin on every deal and partnership you close, uncapped
Commission keeps paying on the accounts you own, not only in the month you signed them
Report directly to the Founder - decisions in hours, and full credit for what you close
Formal compensation review after 3 months of service
Tools provided: Claude, ChatGPT, ContactOut, LinkedIn Premium prospecting, corporate mailbox, Zoom, Calendly
Fully remote from India, on IST with a US Eastern overlap
Place software your own company runs on, with the product team one message away

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Apply for Partnership Associate

Applications for this role are read by a person, not scored by a keyword filter. Four things are required — your name, your email, your résumé, and consent to process the application. Everything else is optional, and every answer you give shortens the screen. You will get a written decision within 5 business days either way.

1 · Who you are

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2 · Your track record

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Résumé required PDF preferred · DOC, DOCX, RTF, TXT, ODT and Pages also accepted · 10 MB max

Why this role, and what you have done that proves it optional

3 · About this role

Answered honestly, these decide the shortlist more than the résumé does.

This seat pays a base plus 20% of the profit margin on what you close. Describe a time you were paid on outcomes - the structure, and what you actually earned against it. optional

Name one organisation you would approach for CEDX Systems in your first month, and how you would get to the person who can decide. optional

Tell us about an agreement that fell apart after you thought it was won. What did you miss? optional

4 · Eligibility to work

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