1d ago
Strategic Partnerships Lead
San Francisco, CA
$220k-$240k / year
full-timeleadai-ml Visa Sponsor
๐ผ About This Role
You'll own and architect the entire strategic partnerships function at a category-defining AI company that scaled from $0 to $100M ARR in 12 months. You'll build partnerships with AI labs, cloud hyperscalers, and SDLC platform partners, defining what world-class partnerships look like in the autonomous AI era.
๐ฏ What You'll Do
- Own 90-day and 6-month partnership roadmaps across all strategic partners
- Identify and prioritize next-wave partners for collaboration
- Build partnerships with AI model labs for post-training and evaluations
- Drive co-sell and co-build motions with cloud hyperscalers
- Operate cross-functionally with product, engineering, GTM, legal, and finance
๐ Requirements
- 6โ12 years of B2B enterprise SaaS strategic partnerships experience
- Proven ability to build partnerships from scratch at high-growth startup or top-tier tech
- Named, verifiable partnerships you personally drove with measurable impact
- Fluency across AI lab, cloud co-sell, and product/SDLC integration partnerships
โจ Nice to Have
- 0-to-1 instinct and comfort with ambiguity
- Executive presence at C-suite level
- Frontier curiosity in AI model landscape
๐ Benefits & Perks
- ๐ฅ Fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance
- ๐ฐ Meaningful equity
- ๐ฝ๏ธ Daily catered lunches and dinners
- ๐๏ธ On-site gym
- ๐ฅ๏ธ Desk setup stipend
๐จ Hiring Process
Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks
- 1HR Screenยท 30 min
- 2Interview with Hiring Managerยท 45 min
- 3Interview with Advisorยท 45 min
- 4On-site (Case study)ยท 3 hours
- 5Offerยท 30 min
๐ฉ Heads Up
- Requires 5 days/week in office
- Frequent travel required
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