Own and operate the vertical intake mechanism: evaluate new vertical requests, help partners sharpen their proposals, scope solutions with internal teams, and drive prioritization decisions with leadership. - Drive cross-org execution across SPB and partner organizations to deliver vertical monetization goals, coordinating dependencies and resolving blockers. - Influence external partner teams without authority to align on shared goals and feeder commitments. - Represent the Vertical Program in leadership reviews, authoring narratives that meet the bar for VP-level audiences. - Define and scale program mechanisms that create leverage as the program grows. - Review technical designs and trade-offs for vertical-specific solutions, balancing near-term partner needs with long-term SPB architecture. - Leverage GenAI technologies to automate and improve program operations. - Identify monetization gaps across verticals using data and translate insights into prioritized initiatives.