Licensing Client Partner (AI/Data)

Location: UK, London; on-site five days a week

Company

hirify.global is a news organization expanding the reach and monetization of its journalism through content licensing, distribution, and enterprise partnerships.

What you will do

• Develop strategic outreach plans across assigned geographies and business verticals to grow recurring licensing revenue.
• Identify and engage senior decision-makers across media, AI/data, financial services, business intelligence, distribution, and enterprise technology.
• Lead consultative sales cycles from discovery through negotiation, contracting, and onboarding coordination.
• Build executive-level relationships, manage strategic accounts, and support renewals and expansions.
• Collaborate with Legal, Product, Engineering, Editorial, Finance, PR/Communications, and Sales on complex partnership opportunities.
• Track pipelines, forecasts, and account activity in Salesforce while monitoring industry, competitive, and AI/data licensing trends.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in enterprise sales, strategic partnerships, licensing, media, business intelligence, SaaS, data, or related industries.
• Proven success in new business development and complex consultative sales cycles lasting 3–12 months.
• Strong relationship-building, executive communication, organizational, analytical, and strategic thinking skills.
• Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM platforms.
• Ability to work independently while managing priorities across regions and industries.
• Ability to work on-site in the London office five days per week.

Nice to have

• International business development experience.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Interest in media, AI/data licensing, enterprise partnerships, and emerging technology ecosystems.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a cross-functional content licensing team supporting international expansion and recurring revenue growth.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Editorial, Finance, Legal, PR/Communications, and Sales.
• Work from an office with open layouts, modern technology, and convenient transportation access.
• Represent the organization at industry conferences, networking events, and strategic partner meetings.