Associate Data Partnerships Manager

Role Overview

Build data partnerships that support AI training and evaluation by identifying companies with valuable operational data, engaging decision-makers, and taking opportunities from first outreach through signed agreements.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify companies with operational data that may be valuable for AI training and evaluation.
• Prospect outbound to founders, executives, and business owners.
• Schedule and lead discovery calls with prospective partners.
• Explain potential data uses for AI training and evaluation.
• Address questions about privacy, security, data ownership, and anonymization.
• Negotiate partnership terms and close agreements.
• Build and manage a pipeline from initial outreach through signed agreement.
• Partner with internal teams to onboard newly signed data partners.

Qualifications

• Strong communication, negotiation, prospecting, closing, and relationship-building skills.
• Comfort engaging founders, executives, and business owners.
• Confidence leading discovery conversations and clearly communicating value.
• Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Experience with outbound outreach, pipeline development, and building new relationships.
• Resourceful, proactive approach and comfort working in a fast-moving environment.
• Motivation to close deals and work within a performance-based compensation model.
• Preferred: 2+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, B2B sales, or a similar role.
• Preferred: demonstrated experience sourcing, negotiating, and closing B2B deals.
• Preferred: experience in AI, data, SaaS, or technology partnerships.

Work Terms

• Full-time, remote role.

Compensation

• The posting lists hourly compensation of $40 to $60 per hour; role details also state $50 to $70 per hour.
• Approximately $2, 000 per closed deal, with an indicated target of 5 to 10 closed deals per month.