Profound
VP, Strategic Partnerships
New York, New York +1 · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Jun 19, 2026
- Location
- New York, New York
San Francisco, California - Experience
- 7+ years in strategic partnerships, business development, or alliances; experience leading and scaling partnerships teams is also requested, with no years specified.
About the job
Architect and lead Profound’s global partnerships strategy, building relationships and programs that drive revenue, integrations, and joint go-to-market efforts across the AI ecosystem.
What you'll do
- Define partnership strategy and drive partnership-sourced pipeline and revenue across product, channel, agency, and data partnerships.
- Build GSI, agency, and cloud marketplace programs; negotiate executive-level agreements and lead partner relationships.
- Coordinate cross-functional integrations and go-to-market launches, and represent Profound externally in the AI ecosystem.
What they ask for
- 7+ years in strategic partnerships, business development, or alliances in high-growth technology or SaaS, with a track record of driving revenue and product value.
- Deep experience running a GSI program and navigating the agency ecosystem.
- Hands-on experience at scale with co-sell and marketplace programs through AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Deep fluency in the AI landscape and a track record of closing complex, multi-stakeholder deals; existing C-suite and VP-level relationships across relevant ecosystems.
Nice to have
- Background in analytics, marketing technology, SEO, or enterprise SaaS platforms.
- Experience leading and scaling partnerships teams in a high-growth startup environment.
Tools
AWS Marketplace, Google Cloud Marketplace, Azure, AWS, GCP
AI focus
Partnerships across the AI ecosystem to establish Profound as a platform for AI search optimization, including AI platforms, LLM providers, and search technologies.
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