Director of Partnerships, AI Model and Ecosystem
Hybrid (San Francisco Bay Area, USA)$250k - $350k + equity + bonusFull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Role leading strategic partnerships across Higgsfield AI's global compute ecosystem, focusing on identifying opportunities, developing commercial strategies, negotiating agreements, and maintaining primary relationships with infrastructure partners.
Responsibilities
- Identify, evaluate, and develop strategic partnerships across cloud infrastructure, GPU providers, hardware vendors, and other compute partners.
- Own relationships with key external partners from initial engagement through long-term account management.
- Develop partnership strategies that align with Higgsfield's business objectives and infrastructure roadmap.
- Identify opportunities to expand strategic partnerships over time.
- Structure and negotiate commercial agreements that maximize long-term value.
- Coordinate negotiations across Legal, Finance, Marketing, Product, and Engineering stakeholders.
- Drive contract discussions through execution while balancing technical, operational, and commercial priorities.
- Manage ongoing commercial relationships and partnership performance.
- Serve as the central point of contact for strategic partnership initiatives.
- Identify key internal and external stakeholders and align priorities across multiple organizations.
- Understand partner motivations, business objectives, and decision-making processes.
- Build consensus and remove blockers to accelerate partnership execution.
- Conduct market research and competitive analysis across the AI infrastructure ecosystem.
- Develop business cases and executive-level recommendations for strategic partnerships.
- Monitor industry trends and identify emerging partnership opportunities.
- Support executive leadership with strategic planning and partnership reporting.
Qualifications
- 5–10 years of experience in management consulting, strategy, business development, strategic partnerships, corporate development, investment banking, or related experience.
- Experience leading complex, cross-functional strategic initiatives.
- Strong commercial negotiation and contract management experience.
- Exceptional executive presence and stakeholder management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to navigate complex organizations and influence without direct authority.
- Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
- Experience building business cases and presenting recommendations to executive leadership.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Ability to manage multiple high-priority initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working with Legal, Finance, Marketing, Product, and Engineering teams.
- Experience within AI, cloud infrastructure, hyperscalers, semiconductors, GPU providers, enterprise technology, or adjacent industries.
- Experience negotiating strategic technology partnerships or infrastructure agreements.
- Background in management consulting (McKinsey, Bain, BCG, or similar), strategy, or corporate development.
- Familiarity with AI infrastructure, cloud computing, or large-scale distributed systems.
- Experience working at a high-growth, venture-backed technology company.
Skills
Required:Strategic partnership developmentCommercial negotiationsCross-functional collaboration
Nice to have:Market research & competitive analysis
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- competitive 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
- additional benefits and perks
- significant ownership, direct impact, and opportunities for professional growth
Last updated Oct 11, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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