Director, AI Strategic Partnerships

Location: San Francisco, United States; at least 3 days per week in the office

Salary: $192,300–$307,600 USD per year, plus potential bonus, equity, and sales incentives.

Company

hirify.global is a global payments technology company facilitating transactions among consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories.

What you will do

• Lead commercial and product relationships with strategic AI companies, including model labs, AI platforms, infrastructure providers, and emerging technology companies.
• Build relationships with founders, executives, investors, and technical leaders to identify growth and innovation opportunities.
• Structure and execute partnerships that accelerate product innovation, adoption, and new revenue opportunities.
• Work with product, engineering, and regional teams to bring partnership concepts from ideation through launch.
• Provide AI ecosystem intelligence to guide product strategy and investment priorities.
• Represent hirify.global across the AI ecosystem and support strategic investment opportunities with hirify.global Ventures.

Requirements

• 10+ years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree, 8+ years with an advanced degree, or 3+ years with a PhD.
• Significant experience in partnerships, business development, product, strategy, venture capital, or related roles in technology, AI, software, platforms, or financial services.
• Experience sourcing, negotiating, and executing complex strategic partnerships.
• Strong understanding of AI model providers, applications, infrastructure, developer tools, and platform trends.
• Experience working with senior executives and influencing decisions across large organizations.
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, storytelling, and independent decision-making skills.

Nice to have

• 12+ years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree, 8–10 years with an advanced degree, or 6+ years with a PhD.
• Entrepreneurial experience in fast-moving and ambiguous environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Global Growth team focused on AI-driven opportunities in commerce and payments.
• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, life insurance, paid time off, and wellness benefits.
• Travel expected 5–10% of the time.
• Work hours vary according to department needs.