Data Partnerships Manager

Job Description

• Job Title: Data Partnerships Manager
• Job Type: Contractor
• Location: Remote

About the hiring company:

Our client is a rapidly growing, venture-backed AI company helping shape the next generation of intelligent systems. By combining world-class human expertise with advanced machine learning workflows, they enable leading AI organizations to build, evaluate, and improve cutting-edge models used across a wide range of industries.

The company works with highly accomplished professionals in fields such as software engineering, finance, healthcare, legal, operations, research, and other specialized domains. These experts contribute directly to the development of advanced AI systems by providing real-world knowledge, evaluations, feedback, and domain-specific judgment that help models reason more accurately and perform more effectively.

Leveraging a proprietary AI-driven talent assessment and matching platform, the organization identifies exceptional professionals globally and connects them with high-impact projects at the forefront of artificial intelligence.

Backed by more than $40 million in funding and supported by a rapidly expanding international network of experts, the company is building critical human intelligence infrastructure for the AI economy and creating meaningful opportunities for professionals to apply their expertise in entirely new ways.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Data Partnerships Manager to identify, engage, and close partnerships with companies interested in contributing workflow data for AI training and evaluation.

You will own the partnership process end-to-end: sourcing companies, running discovery conversations, understanding business workflows, navigating privacy and security discussions, negotiating commercial terms, and onboarding new partners.

What You'll Do

1. Source and engage companies with valuable operational workflows across a variety of industries.
2. Build relationships with founders, executives, and operational leaders.
3. Conduct discovery calls to understand business processes, workflow complexity, and partnership potential.
4. Educate prospective partners on how workflow data is used to train and evaluate AI systems.
5. Lead conversations around privacy, security, anonymization, data ownership, and compliance requirements.
6. Design partnership structures that align company goals with AI customer needs.
7. Negotiate commercial terms and close partnership agreements.
8. Build and manage a pipeline of high-quality partnership opportunities.
9. Collaborate with internal operations, product, and data teams to successfully onboard new partners.
10. Help develop repeatable acquisition strategies, messaging, and partnership playbooks as the program scales.

What We're Looking For

1. 3+ years of experience in Business Development, Partnerships, Enterprise Sales, Strategic Partnerships, or a similar customer-facing role.
2. Demonstrated success sourcing, negotiating, and closing B2B partnerships or complex commercial deals.
3. Strong communication skills and ability to build credibility with senior decision-makers.
4. Comfortable discussing sensitive topics including privacy, security, confidentiality, and data ownership.
5. Ability to explain technical concepts in a clear and compelling way to non-technical audiences.
6. Strong discovery, qualification, and consultative selling skills.
7. Experience with outbound prospecting and pipeline development.
8. Proficiency with tools such as LinkedIn Sales Navigator, HubSpot or similar platforms.
9. Highly resourceful, execution-oriented, and comfortable operating in fast-moving environments.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience in AI, data, SaaS, marketplaces, or technology partnerships.
2. Experience working with SMBs, founders, and owner-operated businesses.
3. Familiarity with data licensing, data acquisition, or emerging AI infrastructure markets.

Compensation & Benefits Notice

The national pay range for this full-time position is base salary of $110,000 –$130,000. All employees are eligible for equity compensation, and employees may also receive performance-based bonuses, dependent on role and subject to company policies. micro1 provides a comprehensive benefits package, including up to 100% reimbursement for health-insurance premiums, paid time off, a 401(K) plan with a company match, and additional benefits designed to support a high-performing, remote-first workforce.

Additional Information

A very attractive and competitive package is offered.