Head of Partnerships
Posted 15hrs ago
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Job Description
Head of Partnerships managing global partner engagement for Partnership on AI. Overseeing partner relationships and collaboration with mission-driven organizations.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure all partners are meaningfully tied to PAI’s work, including those not on Working Groups or Steering Committees.
- Conduct assessment/intake processes to understand partner motivations and align them with PAI’s value proposition.
- Manage onboarding and engagement of new partners in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
- Build an engagement strategy that connects partners with each other and with mission-aligned programs.
- Maintain a dashboard in Salesforce (CRM) to track partner touchpoints, sponsorship leads, and retention risks.
- Collaborate internally with teams including Programs and Research, Policy and International to align partner engagement and stewardship in support of organization-wide priority projects.
- Identify, pitch, and steward sponsors and in-kind contributors for high-profile events.
- Bring creativity and a quality lens to ensure consistent partner experience across all PAI activations including forums, convening and workshops.
- Collaborate with the Director of Development on strategic fundraising efforts tied to events and initiatives.
Requirements:
- 7–10 years in partnerships, engagement, or fundraising within nonprofits or mission-driven organizations
- Proven ability to develop and manage relationships with strategic partners
- Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience required; communications, marketing, or fundraising certifications a plus
Benefits:
- Twenty vacation days
- three personal reflection days
- sick leave and family leave above industry standards
- high-quality PPO and HMO health insurance plans, many 100% covered by PAI
- Dental and vision insurance 100% covered by PAI
- up to a 7% 401K match, vested immediately
- automatic cell phone reimbursement ($75/month)
- annual funds available to support professional development
- $150 per month to access co-working space
- regular team lunches & focused work days
- opportunities to attend AI related conferences and events and to collaborate with our partners across industry, academia and civil society.



















