About the role
Profound is the marketing platform for the AI era. As people increasingly turn to ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini to decide what to buy, we give brands the intelligence to see how AI represents them and the Agents to act on it. Today, ~13% of the Fortune 500, plus companies like Ramp, Figma, Chime, Calendly, and DocuSign, use Profound to turn AI Search from a black box into a measurable growth channel. Backed by Lightspeed, Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, and Khosla Ventures at a $1B valuation, we're a lean, fast-moving team across NYC, SF, Buenos Aires, and London, shipping at a relentless pace and defining a new category at the biggest shift in marketing in 25 years. If you want to do the best work of your career at the frontier of AI, come build it with us. As our VP of Strategic Partnerships, you will architect and lead the global partnership strategy that establishes Profound as the definitive platform for AI search optimization. You will define the vision, build
the team, and personally drive the highest-leverage relationships across the AI ecosystem — from major agency networks and global systems integrators to hyperscale cloud marketplaces and enterprise B2B platforms. This role operates at the executive level, sitting at the intersection of product strategy, revenue, and market positioning. You will own the full partnership lifecycle while leading cross-functional alignment to ensure deep integrations and joint go-to-market programs deliver transformational value for Profound and our partners.
What you'll do Define and execute Profound's global partnership strategy across product, channel, agency, and data partnerships — with direct accountability for partnership-sourced pipeline and revenue Build and scale a Global Systems Integrator (GSI) program, establishing and deepening relationships with the likes of Accenture, Deloitte, Bain, Cap Gemini etc. Own and grow Profound's presence within the Agency ecosystem — forging strategic alliances with holding companies and independent digital agencies who are shaping how brands approach AI search and discoverability Develop and lead hyperscale go-to-market programs through cloud marketplaces including AWS Marketplace, Google Cloud Marketplace, and Azure — driving co-sell motions, committed spend agreements, and enterprise co-marketing investments Structure and negotiate complex, executive-level partnership agreements balancing commercial terms, technical integration