Head of Strategic Partnerships and Commercial Development
About Grafton Sciences
We’re building AI systems with general physical ability, the capacity to experiment, engineer, or manufacture anything. We believe achieving this is a key step toward building superintelligence. With deep technical roots and real-world progress at scale (for example, a $42 million NIH program), we’re pushing the frontier of physical AI. Joining us means inventing from first principles, owning real systems end to end, and helping build a capability the world has never had before.
About the Role
We’re seeking a Head of Strategic Partnerships and Commercial Development to create and scale relationships with key industry partners and customers. You’ll initiate high-value external engagements while collaborating closely with leadership to develop and execute commercial strategies. This role spans partnerships, customer development, business operations, and organizational readiness for growth.
Responsibilities
• Build and manage strategic relationships across a range of industries and technical domains.
• Develop customer and partner programs, guiding them from exploration to execution.
• Support investor relations and contribute to capital strategy.
• Drive commercial and operational processes that enable early revenue and customer success.
• Contribute broadly across business functions as the company scales.
Qualifications
• Strong network across relevant industries, customers, and investment groups.
• Experience forming strategic partnerships or commercial programs in deep tech, frontier tech, or high-growth environments.
• Proven ability to build credibility and trust in the room with C-level or VP-level executives at leading companies (e.g., Pfizer, TSMC, BMW).
• Ability to work across finance, operations, legal, and commercial execution.
• Clear communicator who can operate effectively with technical and executive teams.
• Comfortable shaping new processes in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
Above all, we look for candidates who can demonstrate world-class excellence.
Compensation
We offer competitive salary, meaningful equity, and benefits.
Average salary estimate
If an employer mentions a salary or salary range on their job, we display it as an "Employer Estimate". If a job has no salary data, Rise displays an estimate if available.
Girls Who Code is hiring a Senior Manager, Partner Development to secure and grow high-value corporate partnerships that advance the organization’s mission.
Wiz seeks an Associate Solutions Engineer to support the Growth team by leading early technical discovery, delivering repeatable first-look demos, and enabling scalable top-of-funnel success.
Partner Manager needed to drive partner growth and success through strategic account support, marketing assets, and cross-functional GTM collaboration.
Lucra Sports is hiring a data-driven SDR to execute outbound strategies and generate qualified meetings that fuel fast-stage growth for a sports and entertainment gamification platform.
Great Minds is hiring a Director of Sales Operations to lead quoting, sales support, Salesforce reporting, and incentive compensation for a growing education-focused organization.
Lead strategic account development with data center owners in the Eastern US to drive specification influence and revenue for Allegion's physical and electronic security portfolio.
Kalshi is looking for a hands-on Institutional Sales associate in NYC to build and scale sports hedging distribution by sourcing, closing, and managing sports-exposed institutional customers.
Posh is hiring a hands-on Community Manager, Affiliates to scale and manage its in-person affiliate program from the SoHo office, converting organizers into active referrers.
Lead revenue as the founding Account Executive for an AI-native commercial insurance startup, closing deals and building automated sales systems that scale the business.
PNC Private Bank is hiring a Relationship Strategist Sr in Irvine to manage and expand a client book while delivering proactive, compliant wealth solutions and an outstanding client experience.
Gartner Digital Markets is hiring a results-driven Business Development Manager in Fort Myers to prospect, qualify, negotiate, and close software vendor clients across our platforms.
RethinkEd is hiring a Southeast-based Field Account Executive to grow district partnerships and drive SaaS adoption across K‑12 school systems.
Experienced German-speaking Sales Engineer to lead technical demos and enterprise presales for Sierra’s AI-driven Agent product out of our San Francisco office.
Grafton Sciences (formerly, Grafton Biosciences) is pioneering physical superintelligence — autonomous systems that merge machine learning, robotics, and scientific reasoning to explore and understand the universe. By designing AI-driven platform...
3 jobs
🔮
Hi, I'm Risa! Your AI Career Copilot
you, just ask me below!
