Model Partnerships Manager
At a glance
Manager-level Channel & Partnerships role at OpenArt AI. San Carlos · full-time · $140,000–$170,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Guide model-provider relationships from initial outreach through ongoing account care across LLM, image, video, audio and 3D
- Set API rates, volume terms, revenue shares and access arrangements, then monitor signed deals, usage and costs
- Get advance access to new models and align product and engineering teams on releases timed with model launches
- Plan provider announcements, case studies, creator showcases and events with Growth to support positioning and activation
What you bring
- At least three years in partnerships, business development or developer and platform relationships
- A record of negotiating and closing API, licensing or revenue-share agreements
- You can discuss APIs, rate limits, latency and per-output pricing with engineers, and business terms with executives
Who this fits
This manager-level role suits someone who can run external partnerships and coordinate launches across product, engineering and growth. The position is Bay Area preferred, with hybrid work available. Visa sponsorship is available.
From the employer
Model Partnerships Manager
Location: Bay Area preferred (onsite)
Capacity: Full-time
🎨 About OpenArt
OpenArt is building the future of visual storytelling. Our platform empowers creators to bring their ideas to life through AI-powered image and video generation, making high-quality creative production more accessible to everyone.
Today, OpenArt is one of the fastest-growing AI creative platforms, helping millions of people create images, videos, stories, ads, and other creative content with AI.
OpenArt was selected as one of just five companies in the 2026 Disney Accelerator and recognized by Notable Capital’s Prosumer AI 40 as one of the 40 most innovative AI-native companies.
🎯 About the Role
This role connects OpenArt's model partners with our Product, Engineering and Growth teams. Working with frontier labs and open-source teams alike, you'll build lasting partnerships, secure early access, negotiate commercial terms, and turn each partnership into product launches and growth.
🛠 What You’ll Do
You'll own OpenArt's partnerships with LLM, image, video, audio and 3D model providers end to end, from the first conversation through ongoing account management. That includes:
Negotiate and manage deals: structure API pricing, volume commitments, revenue share, early-access and exclusivity arrangements that work for both sides. Once signed, keep contracts, usage and costs on track, and make sure commitments on both sides are met.
Land day-one launches: secure early access to new models and coordinate with Product and Engineering so they ship on OpenArt at or near launch.
Drive joint go-to-market: develop co-marketing with providers (launch announcements, case studies, creator showcases, events) and work with Growth on positioning and activation.
⚙ What We’re Looking For
3+ years in partnerships, business development, or developer/platform relationships, ideally in AI, creative tools, cloud or developer platforms, with a track record of negotiating and closing commercial agreements such as API, licensing or revenue-share deals. An existing network across AI labs and model providers is a strong plus.
Excellent relationship-building skills, comfort talking technical details (APIs, rate limits, latency, pricing per output) with engineers and business details with executives.
Nice to have
Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, French, Spanish or other languages useful for partnering with global model providers.
🚀 Why Join OpenArt
You'll shape which models millions of creators can use, and how fast they get them.
High ownership, direct exposure to leadership, and a seat at the center of the creative AI ecosystem.
Work with a collaborative, global team at the forefront of AI and creative technology.
💰 Compensation
$140K - $170K base salary, plus annual bonus and RSUs
Equity - meaningful ownership in what you build
High autonomy, high growth environment
🌍 Work Setup
Bay Area preferred (hybrid available)
Visa sponsorship available
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