Own and lead a portfolio of LLM focused partnerships, including model providers, infrastructure platforms, safety/guardrail vendors, and model ops technologies.
Translate market intelligence, client needs, and internal priorities into a comprehensive annual LLM partnership strategy.
Identify, vet, and cultivate new LLM and gen‑AI partnership opportunities that enhance product innovation and enterprise capabilities.
Serve as a senior subject‑matter expert on LLM technologies, while representing adjacent AI domains in partnership conversations.
Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to ensure LLM partnerships align with capability roadmaps, model requirements, and value‑creation goals.
Work cross‑functionally across AI, media, creative, and commercial teams to design integrated go-to-market strategies leveraging LLM partners.
Evaluate commercial viability and technical compatibility of LLM opportunities; ensure each partnership is optimized for performance, safety, and cost efficiency.
Act as a problem solver and integrator, coordinating multiple stakeholders and maintaining forward momentum across complex partnership initiatives.
Drive excellence in LLM partnership governance, reporting, compliance, and enablement across the organization.
Represent the organization as an AI thought leader in market‑facing opportunities (panels, PR, partner events) within the LLM domain.
Provide communication, documentation, and knowledge management for all LLM partnerships, ensuring transparency, alignment, and adoption across teams.
Support client conversations and new‑business pitches as the LLM expert and AI partnership lead.
Requirements
10-12 years’ experience within the digital industry as a partnership or investment lead at a reputable agency or partner.
5+ years’ experience management of a team – with the ability to lead a highly successful team.
Consistent exceptional project management, ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
Excellent verbal and written communications, presentation, and analytical skills; must be comfortable working with and presenting sophisticated metrics to C-level.
Ability to retain professionalism in all situations.
Passion for problem-solving and collaboration across teams.
Ability to translate complex ideas into actionable solutions.