Associate Data Partnerships Manager — Enterprise AI Solutions & Strategy

We are seeking a detail-oriented Associate Data Partnerships Manager — Enterprise AI Solutions & Strategy ($160,000 - $250,000/year, 100% remote) to join ZR Talent Group. Contributors in this role draw upon real-world mastery of Negotiation, Prospecting, Closing, Partnerships to evaluate AI-generated deliverables, construct detailed grading rubrics, and guide post-training model alignment.

Prior experience building machine learning systems is not required—our research partners value authentic practitioner judgment, domain rigor, and clear analytical writing.

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables

• Find companies that have valuable operational data for AI training.
• Reach out to founders, executives, and business owners through outbound prospecting.
• Book and run discovery calls with potential partners.
• Explain how their data can be used for AI training and evaluation.
• Answer questions about privacy, security, data ownership, and anonymization.
• Negotiate partnership terms and close deals.
• Build and manage your pipeline from first outreach through signed agreement.
• Work with internal teams to onboard partners after closing.

Required Qualifications & Technical Criteria

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Comfortable speaking with founders, executives, and business owners.
• Confident running discovery calls and explaining value clearly.
• Comfortable with outbound outreach and building new relationships from scratch.
• Able to clearly explain technical concepts to non-technical people.
• Resourceful, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment.
• Motivated by closing deals and performance-based compensation.
• Preferred
• 2+ years of experience in Business Development, Partnerships, B2B Sales, or a similar role.
• Proven experience sourcing, negotiating, and closing B2B deals.
• Practical background using outbound prospecting and pipeline development.
• Demonstrated background in AI, data, SaaS, or technology partnerships.

Compensation, Remote Eligibility & Schedule

• Compensation Band: $160,000 - $250,000/year
• Work Model: 100% Remote / Work From Home with flexible asynchronous scheduling
• Eligible Remote Locations: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Africa
• Current Openings: 1 active specialist position
• Hiring Organization: ZR Talent Group
• Core Skills & Technologies: Negotiation, Prospecting, Closing, Partnerships