Reference Error: $ is not defined

[akilg_honda]

VM1508 launch-ENb201e56dfa8247fab77be72ddf7c8e13-development.min.js:2    Failed to execute Custom Code for search links rule. $ is not defined

ReferenceError: $ is not defined

    at HTMLSpanElement.source (https://assets.adobedtm.com/launch-ENb201e56dfa8247fab77be72ddf7c8e13-development.min.js:2:21360)

    at e.exports (https://assets.adobedtm.com/launch-ENb201e56dfa8247fab77be72ddf7c8e13-development.min.js:2:6743)

    at https://assets.adobedtm.com/launch-ENb201e56dfa8247fab77be72ddf7c8e13-development.min.js:3:12494

    at h (https://assets.adobedtm.com/launch-ENb201e56dfa8247fab77be72ddf7c8e13-development.min.js:3:14598)

    at a (https://assets.adobedtm.com/launch-ENb201e56dfa8247fab77be72ddf7c8e13-development.min.js:3:15106)

    at Object.callback (https://assets.adobedtm.com/launch-ENb201e56dfa8247fab77be72ddf7c8e13-development.min.js:2:7459)

    at HTMLDocument.evaluateEvent (https://assets.adobedtm.com/launch-ENb201e56dfa8247fab77be72ddf7c8e13-development.min.js:2:8445)

I have got my embeds at the end of the header in html and jquery library script before my embeds. Please assist.

[akilg_honda]

Also my take is Adobe Launch embeds being async- my jquery lib does not load first, is there a work around for this.