Head of Strategic Partnerships (AI)

Location: San Francisco or Los Angeles; preferred San Francisco Bay Area

Salary: $250,000–$300,000 per year plus equity, rewards, and benefits

Company

hirify.global builds AI avatar and video technology that makes visual storytelling more accessible.

What you will do

• Identify, develop, structure, negotiate, and close distribution partnerships with major social, content, creative, productivity, and enterprise platforms.
• Build strategic partnerships with AI-native companies across voice, presentations, productivity, legal, and related categories.
• Launch native integrations, OEM and embedded partnerships, API partnerships, white-label arrangements, licensing deals, and revenue-share models.
• Work with Product, Engineering, Design, Legal, Finance, Marketing, and PR to scope, launch, and grow partner initiatives.
• Grow the hirify.global API partner platform through partner tiers, pricing, documentation, support, and scalable programs.
• Define partnership strategy, measurement, revenue targets, post-launch reviews, and the future partnerships team.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, or corporate development, including several years in senior leadership.
• Proven success sourcing and closing large partnerships with major technology platforms.
• Experience with OEM, embedded, platform, API, licensing, revenue-share, and co-marketing partnerships.
• Existing relationships with executive, product, and go-to-market leaders at major technology and AI companies.
• Technical fluency in APIs, AI models, product roadmaps, and integration requirements.
• Experience building an early-stage function, hiring a team, and driving usage and revenue after deals close.

Nice to have

• Experience at a fast-growing AI, platform, or product-led growth company.
• Deep involvement in the AI ecosystem and daily use of AI tools for research, proposals, analysis, and productivity.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct reporting to the CMO as the founding leader of the partnerships function.
• Opportunity to begin as a hands-on dealmaker and build a team as the function scales.
• 401(k) plan, health benefits, generous paid time off, parental leave, and emotional health resources.
• Inclusive equal-opportunity workplace focused on making visual storytelling accessible.