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Agency Development Manager

xAI · Austin, TX; New York, NY · On-site

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About xAI

SpaceXAI builds Grok — frontier AI models for reasoning, voice, image generation, and more. Build with the Grok API. Backed by Lightspeed, Sequoia and a16z.

About the role

As the Head of Independent Agencies at X, you will own our independent and performance agency portfolio and third-party partnerships. You will drive revenue growth through strategic relationships, education, and ideation directly with agencies — and own a focused set of partner relationships that help agencies and sellers evaluate and scale X.

What they're looking for

  • 8–12+ years experience in an agency, media sales, agency development, or adjacent commercial partnership role — with meaningful exposure to independent and/or performance agencies
  • Demonstrated ability to think strategically about agencies, social/digital platforms, and/or measurement
  • Deep expertise in social media platforms and how agencies plan, buy, and measure brand + performance media
  • Strong client-facing, sales, and commercial skills
  • Familiarity with the indy/performance agency landscape and (ideally) relationships across it
  • Experience owning or scaling strategic partner relationships (measurement, technology, media, or adjacent)
More about this role

SpaceXAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

As the Head of Independent Agencies at X, you will own our independent and performance agency portfolio and third-party partnerships. You will drive revenue growth through strategic relationships, education, and ideation directly with agencies — and own a focused set of partner relationships that help agencies and sellers evaluate and scale X.

You will develop strategic relationships across critical indy and performance agencies. You will partner...

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