# Enterprise Partnerships Manager at Inferact

- Company: Inferact
- What the company does: Inferact is a startup founded by creators and core maintainers of vLLM, the most popular open-source LLM inference engine. Our mission is to grow vLLM as the world. Backed by Lightspeed.
- Company website: http://faction.vc/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-29
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/inferact/3b56b255-cf92-48a1-970b-9aee61564231?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/inferact-enterprise-partnerships-manager/

## About the role

Inferact's mission is to grow vLLM as the world's AI inference engine and accelerate AI progress by making inference cheaper and faster. Founded by the creators and core maintainers of vLLM, we sit at the intersection of models and hardware, a position that took years to build. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Experience owning strategic partnerships, business development, enterprise accounts, or ecosystem relationships with large technology companies
- Strong commercial judgment with experience managing complex agreements, partner economics, multi-stakeholder negotiations, and ongoing relationship execution
- Experience working with GPU providers, hardware companies, cloud infrastructure partners, AI infrastructure vendors, or closely adjacent technical ecosystems
- Understanding of open-source software and the commercial dynamics that emerge when open-source technology sits at the center of a broader hardware and infrastructure ecosystem
- Ability to navigate complex enterprise organizations, identify the real decision-makers and dependencies, and maintain momentum across technical, legal, procurement, finance, and executive stakeholders
- Ability to operate with high autonomy in a startup where partnership structures, internal processes, and strategic priorities are still evolving. You should be comfortable researching prospects and initiating outreach yourself, without relying on an SDR

Tags: GTM

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/inferact-enterprise-partnerships-manager/