Director of Partnerships

FutureSearch; Greater London; Remote; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Fully remote work

Equity for startups at seed stage

Healthcare & travel expenses covered

Job summary

FutureSearch is a seed-stage startup seeking a Director of Partnerships to source and close high-stakes deals with top organizations and individuals in AI research and industry. You will manage strategic partnerships with frontier AI labs, data providers, investors, grantors, and customers, working closely with the CEO and VP of Research to scale growth.

The role requires a strong technical background, a proven history of 6+ figure deals, and exceptional contract negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Requires strong technical background and a proven track record closing high-value deals (6+ figures).
• Experience in contract negotiation and building strategic partnerships in AI research or industry.

Responsibilities

• Source and close partnerships with technology/data providers, investors, grantors, and customers.
• Collaborate with VP of Research and CEO to shape and execute partnership strategy.
• Travel to meet partners regularly, with focus on London as a hub, and international engagement as needed.

Skills

Technical background

6+ figure deals

Contract negotiation

Strong network in AI

Empathy & listening

Ambition to influence frontier AI

Job description

The Director of Partnerships is responsible for sourcing and closing high stakes deals at FutureSearch.

FutureSearch's business and research depend on relationships with a small, but growing, number of very high profile organizations and individuals. We operate on the bleeding edge of the fastest moving technology in human history, which makes it a world-class challenge to model the needs of these organizations and discovering opportunities for rapid growth. Our work has already had an impact on decision making at the highest levels, and the Director of Partnerships will take this even further.

Partnerships include relations with technology and data providers, FutureSearch's investors and grantors, and our customers. In particular, frontier AI labs are both our major suppliers and our major customers, and working with them constitutes a major part of this role.

The Director of Partnerships works closely with the VP of Research and the CEO.

• A strong technical background
• A track record of reaching 6+ figure deals that led to successful outcomes
• Skill in contract negotiation
• A robust pre-existing network of contacts in and around AI research
• Excellent empathy, a top 5% sense of what somebody really wants from a single video call
• Great ambition in positively influencing the direction of frontier AI

FutureSearch is fully remote. We concentrate in London, with SF and Berlin as our next most traveled work locations. We prioritize traveling to meet at minimum 6 times per year, usually in or near London.

As a remote company, we have flexible hours, with required synchronous attendance for critical US - Europe overlap hours (~7-10am PDT).

We are a seed stage startup, and we offer higher-than-average equity for startups of our stage.

We offer full benefits, depending on the country, including healthcare, paternity/maternity leave, equipment, and travel expenses.

Salary range is $160k - $240k for US roles, and adjusted for the local labor market outside the US.