
Director, Business Development – AI Services
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full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $110,000 - $150,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Spearhead the end-to-end sales cycle to secure high-value partnerships with enterprise organizations and high-growth AI startups across the United States.
- Define and execute a targeted pursuit strategy for emerging AI sub-sectors, including LLM development, Computer Vision, and Generative AI innovators.
- Collaborate with internal product and engineering teams to architect bespoke AI service solutions, including RLHF, adversarial testing, data curation, and model evaluation.
- Build and maintain deep-rooted partnerships with CTOs, Heads of AI, and VP-level stakeholders to position the organization as a strategic extension of their engineering teams.
- Act as a key stakeholder in the Go-To-Market process, translating market feedback into actionable sales tactics and refined service offerings.
- Represent the organization as a thought leader and primary spokesperson at premier industry conferences, summits, and executive roundtables.
- Manage a rigorous sales funnel with a data-driven approach, ensuring accuracy in forecasting and a consistent path to exceeding quarterly revenue targets.
- Act as a frontline sensor for the organization, identifying shifts in the AI landscape, competitor positioning, and emerging client pain points.
- Partner with Marketing, Operations, and Account Management to ensure a seamless transition from "signed deal" to "operational success" for all new clients.
- Lead complex commercial negotiations, ensuring that agreements are mutually beneficial, scalable, and protective of the organization’s long-term interests.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in B2B account management, customer success, business development, or client services
- Ideally supporting enterprise accounts or high-growth startup organizations
- Demonstrated ability to proactively generate new opportunities through relationship-building, in-person events, and ecosystem engagement.
- Proven track record of managing and growing a portfolio of accounts with a structured and scalable approach
- Experience working with technical or product-focused customers and translating their needs into talent or services solutions.
- Energy and enthusiasm for participating in and helping shape the startup and AI community.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills; comfortable operating in ambiguity while bringing structure through process and execution.
- Data fluency, including experience using dashboards and metrics to inform strategy and performance.
- Passion for delivering high-value customer experiences and aligning internal teams around client success.
Benefits
- Competitive industry salaries
- Comprehensive benefits packages
- Total Rewards department
- Wellness programs
- HR support
- Diversity initiatives
- Internal mobility and professional growth
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
B2B account managementcustomer successbusiness developmentclient servicesrelationship-buildingdata fluencysales funnel managementforecastingcommercial negotiationsAI service solutions
Soft Skills
excellent communicationorganizational skillsenergy and enthusiasmability to operate in ambiguityprocess executionproactive opportunity generationrelationship managementstrategic thinkingcollaborationclient success alignment