VP, Technology & Data Partnerships
San Francisco · USD 258,165-340,642 · Remote · Posted Oct 12, 2026
At a glance
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- San Francisco
- Salary
- USD 258,165-340,642 · Base salary
About the role
- This is an enterprise-level leadership role responsible for defining and leading the company’s technology, data, and AI partnership strategy.
- The role reports directly to the Chief Product & Technology Officer and will serve as the executive owner of the broader technology and data partnership ecosystem.
Responsibilities
- Set the company-wide strategy for technology, data, platform, integration, and AI partnerships.
- Identify a focused portfolio of high-impact partnership opportunities that can improve product differentiation, innovation, distribution, and growth.
- Build trusted C-suite relationships with priority technology platforms, data providers, cloud companies, and emerging AI ecosystems.
- Originate and negotiate complex, multi-year agreements covering product scope, data rights, intellectual property, economics, investment, exclusivity, and governance.
- Shape the external data strategy, including data coverage, quality, identity, signals, licensing, and differentiated data products.
- Influence product and platform strategy by bringing an external ecosystem and market perspective into company investment decisions.
- Partner closely with Product and Engineering to ensure strategic agreements translate into funded roadmaps, clear ownership, successful launches, and measurable customer adoption.
- Establish portfolio governance, performance measures, and an operating model that allows the partnership capability to scale.
- Build and develop a senior, globally effective organization over time.
Requirements
- An executive who has built or materially scaled a technology, platform, product, or data partnership capability.
- Someone who combines ecosystem strategy with enough technical fluency to engage credibly on architecture, APIs, data rights, identity, security, privacy, and AI.
- A sophisticated negotiator who understands partnership structures, economics, data licensing, commercialization, and joint product delivery.
- A strong cross-functional leader who can align senior Product, Engineering, commercial, legal, finance, and executive stakeholders around difficult investment and roadmap choices.
- Someone with a practical understanding of how AI, agents, and MCP are changing enterprise software ecosystems.
- A builder who can create the strategy, operating model, governance, metrics, and leadership team required for the capability to scale.
Benefits
- Generous health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- 401K employer matching program
- Paid holidays
- Self-care days
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Paid parental leave
- Stock options
- Access to LinkedIn Learning platform
Workplace
- Role is located in San Francisco with remote work options supported via equipment and connection support.
Skills
- APIs
- AI
- Security
- Privacy
- Identity