Head of AI Partnerships & Ecosystem Strategy

Render; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks paid vacation

14 weeks parental leave

Long-term disability and life保险

401K plans

100% employer-paid medical coverage

Lifestyle stipend

Cell phone and internet subsidy

Commuter benefits / home office stip(B

Job summary

Render is seeking a Head of Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem to lead and grow our most critical technology partner relationships. You will craft a comprehensive partnerships strategy spanning AI ecosystems, hyperscalers, and emerging platforms to drive distribution and growth across Render.

This role collaborates across Product, Engineering, DevRel, and Business Development, engaging with senior partner leadership.

Qualifications

• 6-10+ years in strategic or technical partnerships, business development, or product-facing roles.
• Strong technical background (AI) to collaborate with partner engineering and product teams.
• Proven success managing and growing complex partnerships across AI, cloud, or developer ecosystems.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration with product, engineering, legal, and finance.
• Analytical, data-driven, with strong communication and negotiation abilities.
• Bias for action in fast-moving environments and executive-level relationship-building.

Responsibilities

• Map Render's partnership landscape across AI labs, hyperscalers, and emerging products and define where Render can win.
• Own the partnerships portfolio with milestones, timelines, and measurable outcomes.
• Manage day-to-day strategy and execution from evaluation through negotiation, launch, and renewal.
• Collaborate with Product, DevRel, and Marketing to drive roadmaps, staffing, integrations, and co-marketing.
• Scope and lead the Render Marketplace strategy including value proposition, requirements, and terms.
• Maintain ongoing partner relationships with reviews, expansions, and renewals.
• Institute governance to track performance, maintain documentation, and update leadership.
• Build and scale a team of partner managers.

Skills

Strategic partnerships

Cross-functional

Technical background

Executive engagement

Negotiation skills

Job description

Render is seeking a Head of Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem to lead and grow our most critical technology partner relationships. You will craft a comprehensive partnerships strategy spanning AI ecosystems, hyperscalers, and emerging platforms to drive distribution and growth across Render.

This role collaborates across Product, Engineering, DevRel, and Business Development, engaging with senior partner leadership.