Partnerships Marketing Manager (AI/Manufacturing)

Location: On-site in Los Angeles, CA or the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. Some travel is expected for partner meetings and activations.

Salary: $188,000–$225,000 per year, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global builds autonomous factories by combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing for aerospace, defense, and other mission-critical industries.

What you will do

• Own the sponsorships, advertising, paid media partnerships, and broader partnership portfolio from sourcing through measurement.
• Evaluate opportunities based on audience fit, relevant reach, cost, and expected business value.
• Negotiate and structure agreements covering rates, terms, exclusivity, deliverables, content rights, approvals, make-goods, and termination provisions.
• Develop co-marketing, institutional, industry, manufacturing, and community partnerships.
• Run activations after signature, including deliverable calendars, creative inputs, approvals, events, content, and partner coordination.
• Establish evaluation, measurement, renewal, budget-tracking, and post-campaign review processes.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in partnerships, sponsorships, media buying, brand marketing, or business development, with direct ownership of deals and budgets.
• Hands-on experience sourcing, negotiating, and closing partnership or sponsorship agreements.
• Experience with both paid media partnerships and mutually beneficial, non-paid ecosystem partnerships.
• Ability to build business cases, evaluate performance honestly, and communicate recommendations to executive audiences.
• Experience operating partnerships after signature and building processes, templates, and tracking from scratch.
• To comply with U.S. government export regulations, candidates must be U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents, protected individuals, or eligible to obtain the required authorizations.

Nice to have

• Experience with podcast, newsletter, and creator-led video sponsorships.
• Experience with large-scale sports, entertainment, or cultural sponsorships.
• Background in hard technology, aerospace, defense, industrials, or another communications-sensitive category.
• Experience aligning partnerships with recruiting and employer-brand goals.
• Agency experience or an established network across media, creators, manufacturing, or reindustrialization.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k).
• Flexible vacation policy.
• Equity participation.
• Relocation support may be provided in certain situations based on business need.