Data Partnerships & Initiatives Manager
Core
Design data sourcing strategies and pipelines to support AI model capabilities like agentic tool use and safety alignment; own end-to-end data partnerships and initiatives.
Role type
Senior Manager, Data Partnerships & Strategy
Builds
Data sourcing strategies, supplier agreements, and data pipelines for frontier AI models
Domain
Artificial Intelligence / Large Language Models (LLMs)
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Business operations, strategy, venture capital, private equity, consulting, end-to-end initiative ownership, senior leader engagement, data analysis (SQL, Python, Tableau, Excel), vendor management
Preferred skills
Tech startup founding experience, technical background (CS/Engineering/Data Science/AI), LLM data collection/labeling experience, research team support experience
Technologies
SQL, Python, Tableau, Excel
Responsibilities
Translate research and product roadmaps into data needs and quality requirements; evaluate suppliers and negotiate data agreements; lead cross-functional efforts to maximize research velocity; manage large pools of vendors and external contractors
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic scope