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Sovereign Deal Lead

San Francisco, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead large-scale, nine-to-ten figure AI infrastructure and inference deals with governments and sovereign-backed enterprises, structuring complex partnerships from vision to deployment.

Role type

Senior strategic commercial leader (Sovereign Deal Lead)

Builds

Region-scale AI infrastructure and inference businesses for governments and major conglomerates

Domain

Government & Sovereign AI Infrastructure

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

closing multi-year complex agreements, navigating federated enterprise structures, executive-level business case development, translating open-weight LLMs to financial outcomes, strategic account planning, cross-cultural negotiation

Preferred skills

experience with chairs/CEOs, technical credibility in AI/ML/cloud/security, extensive travel readiness

Technologies

open-weight LLMs, token factory software, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, developer platforms

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end engagements from executive vision through signed agreement and deployment; Build trusted relationships with boards and C-Suite; Navigate complex conglomerate structures to identify authority and budget; Translate technical AI capabilities into strategic financial outcomes; Position the company as a long-term strategic partner; Run disciplined account planning and value modeling

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with executive presence

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