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Strategic Business Development, Startups Lead

San FranciscoFull-time2026-11-06 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead business development for startups, designing commercial offers and programs to convert founders and technical teams into paying customers for Liquid AI's general-purpose AI systems.

Role type

Senior Business Development Lead (Startups)

Builds

Startup revenue streams, commercial programs, and product feedback loops for an AI infrastructure platform.

Domain

Artificial Intelligence / Cloud Infrastructure / SaaS

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Commercial judgment, startup sales experience, technical platform selling, technical fluency, program design, deal structuring

Preferred skills

Early-stage startup experience, developer/partner program building, VC/accelerator relationships, technical background

Technologies

AI systems, APIs, cloud infrastructure

Responsibilities

Qualify and close inbound startup demand, build outbound pipeline via hackathons and VC relationships, design startup programs and commercial offers, translate customer feedback into product requirements

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC