Sr. Director, AI & Analytics Partnerships (Remote)

Join to apply for the Sr. Director, AI & Analytics Partnerships (Remote) role at Jobright.ai Join to apply for the Sr. Director, AI & Analytics Partnerships (Remote) role at Jobright.ai Loft Orbital Solutions is seeking a Sr. Director, AI & Analytics Partnerships to lead the development of a strategic partner ecosystem around AI and data analytics. This role involves defining and executing partnership strategies, evaluating and structuring partnerships, and collaborating with various teams to enhance Loft’s platform. Responsibilities:

• Define and execute Loft’s partnership strategy across the AI/ML landscape to support mission operations, customer data processing, and next-gen autonomy.
• Identify, evaluate, and structure partnerships with companies and institutions in the AI, ML, cloud, edge computing, and analytics domains—ranging from enterprise to early-stage innovators.
• Work closely with product, mission systems, and software teams to scope partner integrations that enhance Loft’s platform—such as ML-based scheduling, onboard inference, anomaly detection, and data analytics pipelines.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and customer success to launch joint offerings with partners and bring AI-powered capabilities to customers across commercial and government verticals.
• Engage with government and enterprise stakeholders to position Loft as a leader in AI-enabled space infrastructure.
• Lead negotiations of partnership agreements, strategic alliances, licensing models, and collaborative research programs.

Qualifications: Required:

• 10–15+ years of experience in strategic partnerships and business development, ideally at the intersection of artificial intelligence, and space, aerospace, or defense technology
• Deep understanding of AI/ML technologies, data pipelines, and analytics infrastructure—with the ability to evaluate technical fit and integration opportunities.
• Understanding of how to build partnership programs to facilitate on-boarding to Loft’s technology & certification of partners’ capability on our infrastructure.
• Track record of closing and scaling strategic partnerships with enterprise tech and commercial analytics providers
• Strong executive presence and stakeholder management skills; able to work cross-functionally across technical, commercial, and government-facing teams.
• Experience navigating regulated industries (e.g. defense, dual-use tech, space) and understanding of data sovereignty, compliance, and export control considerations.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or business.

Preferred:

• Master’s, MBA, or technical graduate degree preferred.
• Experience driving strategic partnerships with onboard processing or compute providers, across the space or defense sectors

Company: Loft Orbital leases space on satellites for any organization to collect information about the Earth, from space. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage. Loft Orbital has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Industries Software Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Jobright.ai by 2x Inferred from the description for this job Medical insurance Vision insurance 401(k) Get notified when a new job is posted. Sign in to set job alerts for “Director of Artificial Intelligence” roles. San Francisco, CA $265,000.00-$350,000.00 5 months ago United States $336,000.00-$507,000.00 2 weeks ago United States $240,000.00-$350,000.00 5 days ago Greater Chicago Area $228,000.00-$312,000.00 2 weeks ago Director, Professional Services (ML Practice) United States $120,000.00-$140,000.00 3 weeks ago United States $160,000.00-$256,000.00 2 weeks ago Director, Data Science - Supply Chain & Gen AI ( Fortune 100 Company) United States $150,000.00-$450,000.00 2 weeks ago San Francisco, CA $250,000.00-$300,000.00 4 months ago United States $300,000.00-$350,000.00 2 months ago United States $250,000.00-$300,000.00 1 month ago United States $140,000.00-$210,000.00 1 week ago United States $214,000.00-$238,000.00 5 days ago United States $194,000.00-$224,500.00 1 week ago Senior Director/Client Partner- Advanced Analytics & AI Solutions – CPG Seattle, WA $210,000.00-$245,000.00 1 month ago Director of Engineering, AI and Optimization United States $160,965.00-$349,885.00 2 weeks ago United States $230,000.00-$270,000.00 2 days ago Director, AI & Data Solutions Strategy, GTM United States $208,000.00-$275,000.00 3 weeks ago United States $250,000.00-$300,000.00 1 month ago Director, AI Applications and Agents – Competitive Strategy United States $130,900.00-$272,300.00 3 days ago Senior Director Machine Learning - Drug Discovery United States $300,000.00-$350,000.00 1 month ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr Jobright.ai