Nous Research
Partnerships Lead
Americas (US time zones) · Remote · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
About the job
Own and coordinate Nous Research’s external partnerships, evaluating opportunities, managing relationships, and connecting partners with internal teams.
What you'll do
- Manage partner communications and coordinate external relationships with internal stakeholders.
- Triage inbound partnership opportunities, route promising leads, and prepare briefs and recommendations.
- Build relationship-tracking systems, identify strategic patterns, and coordinate across time zones, including China.
What they ask for
- Experience in partnerships, strategy and operations, business development, developer relations, or a similarly cross-functional role.
- Strong interpersonal and written communication skills, organization, and follow-through.
- Sound judgment in evaluating opportunities and setting priorities; familiarity with the AI and technology landscape.
- Ability to work across technical and non-technical teams, primarily within US time zones with meaningful overlap with China.
Nice to have
- Experience at an early-stage or high-growth AI or technology company, or with open-source projects, developer communities, or technical ecosystems.
- An existing network across AI research, infrastructure, applications, or adjacent technology markets; experience managing relationships across regions and time zones.
AI focus
Build and manage partnerships for an open-source AI project, drawing on familiarity with the AI landscape.
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