Brandon Sullivan, the co-author of this piece, is the Head of Partnerships and Growth at Candid Health There's a massive trend to hire a head of partnerships right now. Take the behavioral health company Headspace, which just increased its partnerships team by 40%, adding two full-time roles to bring its global headcount to seven. That effort has helped it execute partnerships with companies like LinkedIn, Roblox, Meta, and Starbucks, and expand into new sectors like biopharma.