Role OverviewWe are seeking an experienced Associate Data Partnerships Manager to identify and secure data partnerships supporting advanced AI training and evaluation initiatives. The role will focus on identifying organisations with valuable operational data, engaging founders and senior decision-makers, and managing opportunities through signed partnership agreements.
What You Will Do
Key responsibilities include partnership prospecting, discovery calls, negotiation, closing, pipeline management, and partner onboarding. The ideal candidate combines strong commercial instincts with the ability to explain data, privacy, and AI-related concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate has 2+ years of experience in Business Development, Partnerships, B2B Sales, or a closely related commercial role, with strong outbound prospecting and pipeline-development skills, and the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in Business Development, Partnerships, B2B Sales, or a closely related commercial role
- Demonstrated experience sourcing, negotiating, and closing B2B partnerships or commercial agreements
- Strong outbound prospecting and pipeline-development skills
- Comfortable engaging founders, executives, and business owners
- Confident leading discovery calls and communicating value propositions
- Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills
- Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences
- Resourceful and proactive approach to developing opportunities from scratch
- Comfortable operating in fast-moving environments with significant ownership
- Motivated by measurable commercial outcomes and closing deals
- Experience in AI, data, SaaS, technology partnerships, or related sectors is advantageous
Benefits
- Base compensation: $160,000–$250,000/year
- Performance-based compensation of approximately $2,000 per closed deal
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