160K–200K USD / year

Partner Development Manager, AI Ecosystem

Business developmentRemote — United States
Published on 2026-08-03
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About this role

Own inbound provider conversations and proactively source new AI model, inference, and hardware providers. Qualify opportunities and drive hands-on onboarding from initial discussions through live integration, coordinating with internal teams to resolve issues.

About the company

OpenRouter is a unified API that routes requests across large language model providers so developers can access, switch, and scale models without lock-in or complex multi-provider integrations.

The team

Global Partnerships

What you'll do

  • Respond to and qualify inbound provider interest.
  • Source emerging model developers, inference platforms, and GPU or accelerator providers.
  • Coordinate provider onboarding and technical setup through launch.
  • Review integration metadata and pricing for accuracy.
  • Read API documentation and troubleshoot basic integration issues.
  • Track conversations, follow up, and keep provider opportunities moving.
  • Work with Product, Engineering, and Support to launch providers and improve onboarding.

What we're looking for

  • Stay informed about AI models, labs, and inference providers.
  • Be comfortable reading API documentation, testing endpoints, and troubleshooting basic integration issues.
  • Move quickly, follow up consistently, and take ownership of outcomes.
  • Communicate clearly with external partners and internal teams.
  • Be eager to build partnerships experience through hands-on work.

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Fully covered health, dental, and vision
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Work-from-home budget
  • Quarterly offsites
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