Partner Development Manager | AI Model Companies

Join Microsoft's AI Frontier Partnerships Team

Are you ready to shape the future of Artificial Intelligence? Microsoft is seeking visionary leaders to build and grow partnerships with the worlds most innovative AI infrastructure, model, and agent providers. This is your chance to work directly with high-growth, AI-native companies that are driving the next wave of technological transformation.

What You'll Do :

• Build a Thriving AI Partner Ecosystem : Leverage Microsoft's cutting-edge products, platforms, and go-to-market capabilities to empower our partners and accelerate their success.
• Lead 360 Business Planning : Take ownership of end-to-end business planning for assigned AI partners, defining and driving joint success metrics across product integration, Go-to-Market (GTM) activation, and joint sales initiatives.
• Drive Impact Across Microsoft : Collaborate with teams spanning AI products, business development, marketing, startups, and enterprise customerslearning from the best and making a real difference.
• Shape the Agentic Era : Be at the forefront of technological shifts, working with companies that are redefining what's possible with AI.

Why Join Us?

If you're passionate about AI, business strategy, and building lasting partnerships, we want to hear from you! Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

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Partner Development Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $133,000 - $222,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $170,300 - $239,800 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and / or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.