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Strategic Partnerships Manager - AI/API

Mercury · San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within United States · Remote

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About Mercury

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About the role

Mercury is looking for a technically-fluent partnerships leader to own our presence in the AI and developer ecosystem. This isn't a traditional BD role and it's not a Developer Relationships role either, it lives at the intersection of both.

What they're looking for

  • You think commercially. You understand what makes a partnership valuable, can structure deals, and push conversations from "interesting" to signed
  • You're a strong communicator. You can present at a developer conference, write a compelling technical post, and hold your own in a product meeting, often in the same week
  • You're entrepreneurial. You're excited to work with early-stage founders and AI teams who are still figuring out what they're building. You add value before asking for anything
More about this role

Mercury is looking for a technically-fluent partnerships leader to own our presence in the AI and developer ecosystem. This isn't a traditional BD role and it's not a Developer Relationships role either, it lives at the intersection of both. You'll use a technical background to build credibility with developers and AI platform teams, then translate that credibility into deep, strategic partnerships that bring Mercury's financial infrastructure into the tools and workflows where the next generation of founders actually operate.

This is a Hunter role: identifying which AI companies, developer tools, and related AI ecosystem players Mercury should be embedded in, and then going out and making it happen. The best partnerships you close will feel less like vendor deals and more like co-building something new.What You'll Do:

  • Proactively identify, target, and close high-leverage partnerships across the AI and developer ecosystem: AI coding assistants, agent frameworks, MCP-native tooling, and developer communities
  • Own the full partnership lifecycle: from sourcing and outreach through negotiation, integration scoping, and activation
  • Build Mercury's presence in developer communities,...

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