About this role
Job title: Associate Data Partnerships Manager
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Remote
The Role
We are looking for a Data Partnerships Manager to identify, engage, and close partnerships with companies that have valuable operational data for AI training and evaluation.
Compensation: $50–$70/hour and ~$2K per deal closed. Closing 5–10 deals/month is very achievable.
What You'll Do
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Find companies that have valuable operational data for AI training.
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Reach out to founders, executives, and business owners through outbound prospecting.
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Book and run discovery calls with potential partners.
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Explain how their data can be used for AI training and evaluation.
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Answer questions about privacy, security, data ownership, and anonymization.
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Negotiate partnership terms and close deals.
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Build and manage your pipeline from first outreach through signed agreement.
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Work with internal teams to onboard partners after closing.
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What We're Looking For
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Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
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Comfortable speaking with founders, executives, and business owners.
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Confident running discovery calls and explaining value clearly.
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Comfortable with outbound outreach and building new relationships from scratch.
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Able to clearly explain technical concepts to non-technical people.
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Resourceful, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment.
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Motivated by closing deals and performance-based compensation.
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Preferred
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2+ years of experience in Business Development, Partnerships, B2B Sales, or a similar role.
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Proven experience sourcing, negotiating, and closing B2B deals.
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Experience with outbound prospecting and pipeline development.
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Experience in AI, data, SaaS, or technology partnerships.
Skills
- Negotiation, Prospecting, Closing, Partnerships