Strategic Partnerships Manager

Surge AI; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Surge AI is seeking a Strategic Partnerships Manager to serve as the primary contact for key accounts and to work closely with ML teams to translate client needs into value from our platform, especially in AI language model training.

You will manage accounts, oversee data project quality, and collaborate with engineering and operations teams to ensure timely, high-quality deliverables aligned with client SLAs.

Qualifications

• Experience in account management or project leadership in tech or AI-related fields.
• Strong grasp of AI/ML concepts, particularly NLP, and translating technical requirements into actionable plans.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to optimize systems to meet client needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage key accounts as a trusted advisor, ensuring SLAs and goals.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with engineering and operations teams.
• Drive client relationships and act as the primary point of contact.

Skills

Account management

Project leadership

AI/ML concepts

NLP concepts

Communication

Job description

About Us

Our mission is to raise AGI with the richness of human intelligence — curious, witty, imaginative, and full of unexpected brilliance.

Surge was founded by engineers and researchers who dreamed of building the next generation AI. We're building a platform that powers the most powerful models in the world in partnership with companies like Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and Meta.

At Surge, we believe the path to AGI isn't just about scaling compute—it's about embracing the unlimited ceiling of human intelligence and creativity in the data that shapes these systems. Our platform combines elite human expertise with cutting-edge tools for scalable oversight, from building rich RL environments to conducting rigorous evaluations that go beyond benchmarks. We've run a profitable business from day one without raising venture funding.

The Role

As a Strategic Partnerships Manager, you'll be the primary point of contact for our key accounts, responsible for nurturing relationships and ensuring customer success. You'll work closely with ML teams to understand their unique challenges and leverage our platform to deliver exceptional value in AI language model training.

What You’ll Do

• Manage key accounts as a trusted advisor, developing a deep understanding of clients' AI strategies and overseeing high-quality data projects to ensure they meet SLAs and goals

• Lead cross-functional collaboration, interfacing with engineering and operations teams while supervising project runners to ensure excellent deliverables and timely execution, leveraging expertise in data quality assessment and improvement methodologies

• Drive client relationship management by maintaining strong connections, ensuring satisfaction, addressing concerns, and acting as the primary point of contact
  

What We’re Looking for

• Experience in account management or project leadership in tech or AI-related fields, with a proven track record of successfully delivering complex solutions

• Resourceful problem-solver with a strong grasp of AI and machine learning concepts, particularly in natural language processing, able to translate technical requirements into actionable project plans

• Self‑motivated professional with excellent communication skills, capable of articulating complex technical solutions and independently optimizing systems to meet client needs