Director Strategic Technology Partnerships (AI)

Location: Chicago (Green St), Illinois, United States

Salary: $157,417.86–$210,000 per year, plus long-term incentive, bonus and/or commission eligibility.

Company

hirify.global provides a cloud platform for the insurance economy, using intelligent technology and AI to support insurers, repairers, automakers, and parts suppliers.

What you will do

• Develop evidence-based frameworks for evaluating partner performance, commercial value, risk, and contractual commitments.
• Establish governance models, KPIs, engagement cadences, and quarterly business reviews for strategic technology partnerships.
• Lead partner escalations and drive measurable improvements, accountability, cost efficiency, scalability, and business value.
• Translate partner capabilities into practical use cases aligned with business and technology priorities, including emerging AI opportunities.
• Coordinate Product, Technology, Security, Finance, Procurement, business teams, and external partners.
• Provide dashboards, scorecards, executive reporting, and recommendations to senior technology and business leaders.

Requirements

• 8–12+ years of progressive experience across hands-on technical roles and strategic technology partnerships.
• Experience independently assessing partner capabilities, challenging vendor narratives, and translating offerings into enterprise value.
• Experience managing complex, high-value partnerships with measurable outcomes.
• Experience working with hyperscalers including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud across commercial and technical engagement models.
• Working knowledge of AI concepts, including agentic frameworks, generative AI, and performance metrics.
• Experience building governance frameworks, operating models, performance measurement systems, and executive-ready recommendations.

Nice to have

• Experience in insurance technology, financial services, or SaaS.
• Knowledge of vendor contracts, software licensing models, and negotiation strategy.
• Experience in or alongside a technology product organization, including roadmap planning and prioritization.

Culture & Benefits

• Values include integrity, customer focus, innovation, inclusion and diversity, tenacity, and connection.
• 401(k) match, paid time off, and an annual incentive plan performance bonus.
• Comprehensive health insurance, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, and wellness programs.
• Stock purchase plan options and employee resource groups.
• Video interview required; interviews are transcribed, and generative AI or automated assistance is not permitted unless explicitly authorized for a specific exercise.

Hiring process

• Complete a required video interview.
• Do not use generative AI or automated assistance during interviews unless specifically permitted by the interview team.