2-5 years experience in a demanding, high-ownership role within tech, startups, or consulting.
Proven capability to manage multiple initiatives and create clarity from ambiguity.
Exceptional project management and organizational skills.
Strong written and verbal communication abilities, particularly in technical topics.
Ability to quickly develop fluency in complex products or technologies.
High energy and interpersonal skills, adept at relationship building.
Strong judgment for prioritizing opportunities and adhering to timelines.
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary point of contact for prospective partners, building strong relationships and identifying partnership opportunities.
Achieve technical fluency in Generalist's models to effectively communicate their capabilities and use cases.
Evaluate and prioritize partnership opportunities, guiding promising relationships toward actionable next steps.
Own partner initiatives from inception to completion, establishing clear work plans and timelines.
Synthesize complex information into clear communications for internal and external stakeholders.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams such as ML/engineering and product to align on partner needs and decisions.
Represent Generalist at industry events and conferences as needed.
Benefits
Collaborative and innovative work environment.
Opportunities for professional growth and development.
Engagement with cutting-edge technology in AI/ML and robotics.
Flexibility in managing work initiatives and workloads.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
Partner relationships: Serve as a high-energy point of contact for prospective partners, communicating Generalist's technology and vision clearly, building strong relationships, and identifying opportunities for meaningful partnerships.
Technical fluency: Become a super user of Generalist's models and technology, developing the technical fluency to explain complex concepts clearly, demonstrate capabilities, identify compelling use cases, and help partners understand what is possible.
Partnership qualification & development: Evaluate partnership opportunities, quickly understand partner needs and potential value, prioritize the strongest opportunities, and move promising relationships toward concrete next steps.
Project management: Own partner initiatives end-to-end, translating conversations into clear workplans, owners, milestones, and timelines and keeping internal and external stakeholders moving toward outcomes.
Communication & organization: Bring exceptional organization and written and verbal communication to a high volume of parallel partner workstreams; synthesize complex technical and business topics into clear partner-facing communication, internal updates, decisions, and next steps.
Cross-functional coordination: Work closely with ML/engineering, product, GTM, and leadership to coordinate partner needs, surface decisions, minimize internal overhead, and ensure strong follow-through.
Travel & ecosystem engagement: Represent Generalist with partners and at relevant industry events and conferences as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
2-5 years of professional experience in a highly demanding, high-ownership environment, such as a technology company, startup, management consulting, or similar, with a track record of delivering high-quality work on tight timelines.
Proven ability to own and drive multiple cross-functional initiatives simultaneously, create clarity from ambiguity, and execute end-to-end with minimal oversight.
Exceptional organizational and project management skills; able to manage a high volume of parallel conversations and workstreams without losing track of details, owners, timelines, or follow-up.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to understand complex technical concepts and explain them clearly and compellingly to different audiences.
Strong technical curiosity and demonstrated ability to quickly develop fluency in complex products or technologies.
High energy, responsiveness, and strong interpersonal skills; genuinely enjoys meeting new people, building relationships, and representing technology enthusiastically with external partners.
Strong judgment and ability to quickly assess opportunities, prioritize where to invest time, and drive conversations toward clear next steps.
High integrity, reliability, and consistent follow-through.
Comfort operating in a fast-changing environment where priorities, processes, and responsibilities may sometimes be ambiguous and evolve quickly.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working in AI/ML, robotics, developer platforms, or another complex technical environment.
Experience owning partner or customer engagements from initial conversation through execution and ongoing success.
Experience in partnerships, business development, product/program management, strategy & operations, or another role combining external relationships with operational execution.
Demonstrated ability to craft clear external narratives and crisp internal decision memos for high-visibility workstreams.
