Lavendo

Head of Strategic Partnerships, Autonomous AI (SF)

San Francisco

H1B sponsorship available$220k-$300kDetected 36 days ago

Research

About the role

This is a high-leverage, 0-to-1 role at one of the fastest-scaling AI companies in the world.
You'll report directly to a senior company leader, have a clear line to the founders, and define what world-class strategic partnerships look like in the autonomous AI era.

Own and architect the 90-day and 6-month partnership roadmaps across all current strategic partners
Identify and prioritize the next wave of partners the company should be working with
Build partnerships with AI model labs - including for post-training, data evaluations, and collaborative research
Drive deep co-sell and co-build motions with cloud hyperscalers tied to enterprise modernization and migration workloads
Operate cross-functionally alongside product, engineering, GTM, legal, and finance to bring partner motions to life
Build and eventually scale a team to execute on the partnership strategy you define
Proven ability to build partnerships from scratch at a high-growth startup or top-tier tech company (not just maintain or inherit them)
Ability and willingness to work in-office 5 days/week in San Francisco (SoMa) and travel frequently for partner meetings and events
0-to-1 instinct - you're energized by ambiguity and building where nothing existed before
Executive presence - you operate credibly at the C-suite level with AI labs, cloud providers, and Fortune 500 partners

$220K–$300K base salary plus meaningful equity; relocation support and visa sponsorship available for the right candidate

Strong cross-functional operating skills - you can align product, engineering, and GTM around a shared partner vision
$220K-$300K base salary plus meaningful equity; relocation support and visa sponsorship available for the right candidate
Fully covered benefits - medical, dental, and vision insurance at 100% employer cost
401(k) + FSA - retirement and flexible savings from day one
On-site perks - daily catered lunches and dinners, on-site gym, and desk setup stipend

Our client is a category-defining AI company on a mission to bring full autonomy to software engineering.
Customers include global enterprises such as Nvidia, Adobe, and Ernst & Young.
The company scaled from $0 to $100M ARR in just twelve months and recently closed a $150M Series C.
To usher in the native wave of agent-driven software development - not just improving individual developer productivity, but transforming how entire engineering organizations build, maintain, and scale software.
You'll architect and own the entire strategic partnerships function - spanning AI labs, cloud hyperscalers, and SDLC platform partners - at a pivotal inflection point.
Their platform empowers the world's largest engineering organizations to build truly autonomous software development lifecycles - where every signal an engineering system generates is intercepted by an AI agent that takes the first pass and brings it to a human.
Lavendo partners with startups and high‑growth companies to help them hire top‑tier sales, GTM, and technical talent.
This role is with one of our clients; we'll share full details about the company and interview process as we get to know you and confirm mutual fit.
There is no playbook.
You'll write it.
Elite enterprise customers - trusted by industry leaders including Nvidia, Adobe, and Ernst & Young
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$220K–$300K base salary plus meaningful equity; relocation support and visa sponsorship available for the right candidate

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