Founding AI Training Partnerships Manager

Auros; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Auros leads in human insight, connecting brands with real human perspectives to craft better products and customer experiences.

As a founding Partner Sales Manager for AI Training, you will shape our commercial strategy, establish key relationships, and drive partnerships across the AI ecosystem to bring innovative training solutions to market. This is a foundational role with high-impact opportunities in a fast-evolving space.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in business development, partnerships, enterprise sales or similar roles.
• Experience with AI companies or AI training ecosystems preferred.
• Proven track record selling services, data, marketplaces, or talent solutions requiring delivery.
• Strong commercial judgment and ability to navigate ambiguity.
• Excellent relationship-building, negotiation, and communication with executives.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a pipeline of strategic opportunities across frontier AI organizations and partners.
• Identify customer challenges and shape commercial solutions leveraging Auros capabilities.
• Own opportunities from outreach through discovery, solution development, negotiation, and close.
• Collaborate with the Strategic Projects Lead to ensure feasible, deliverable engagements.
• Develop partnerships with AI ecosystem organizations to create repeatable opportunities.
• Refine pipeline management, forecasting, pricing insights, and sales processes as the business scales.

Skills

Business development

Strategic partnerships

Enterprise sales

Negotiation

Relationship building

Communication

Stakeholder management

Opportunity qualification

Job description

Auros leads in human insight, connecting brands with real human perspectives to craft better products and customer experiences.

As a founding Partner Sales Manager for AI Training, you will shape our commercial strategy, establish key relationships, and drive partnerships across the AI ecosystem to bring innovative training solutions to market. This is a foundational role with high-impact opportunities in a fast-evolving space.