--- title: Model Partnerships Manager at OpenArt AI description: OpenArt AI is hiring for the Model Partnerships Manager role in San Carlos, CA. Pays $140K–$170K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/model-partnerships-manager-at-openart-ai-01a16670-8db7-79f2-a6a3-97f1c58497e1 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join OpenArt AI as Model Partnerships Manager in San Carlos, CA. Pays $140K–$170K per year. Full-time, hybrid role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/nbtcg7.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | OpenArt AI | | **Location** | San Carlos, CA (Hybrid) | | **Salary** | $140K/yr - $170K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 22, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A- · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** OpenArt AI sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 16 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for OpenArt AI. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $180,000 – $260,000 a year (median $219,000). ## Description # **Model Partnerships Manager** ### **Location:** Bay Area preferred (onsite) ### **Capacity:** Full-time ## **🎨 About OpenArt** OpenArt is building the future of visual storytelling. Our platform empowers creators to bring their ideas to life through AI-powered image and video generation, making high-quality creative production more accessible to everyone. Today, OpenArt is one of the fastest-growing AI creative platforms, helping millions of people create images, videos, stories, ads, and other creative content with AI. OpenArt was selected as one of just **five companies in the 2026 Disney Accelerator** and recognized by Notable Capital’s **Prosumer AI 40** as one of the 40 most innovative AI-native companies. **🎯 About the Role** This role connects OpenArt's model partners with our Product, Engineering and Growth teams. Working with frontier labs and open-source teams alike, you'll build lasting partnerships, secure early access, negotiate commercial terms, and turn each partnership into product launches and growth. ## 🛠 **What You’ll Do** You'll own OpenArt's partnerships with LLM, image, video, audio and 3D model providers end to end, from the first conversation through ongoing account management. That includes: - **Negotiate and manage deals:** structure API pricing, volume commitments, revenue share, early-access and exclusivity arrangements that work for both sides. Once signed, keep contracts, usage and costs on track, and make sure commitments on both sides are met. - **Land day-one launches:** secure early access to new models and coordinate with Product and Engineering so they ship on OpenArt at or near launch. - **Drive joint go-to-market:** develop co-marketing with providers (launch announcements, case studies, creator showcases, events) and work with Growth on positioning and activation. ## ⚙ **What We’re Looking For** - 3+ years in partnerships, business development, or developer/platform relationships, ideally in AI, creative tools, cloud or developer platforms, with a track record of negotiating and closing commercial agreements such as API, licensing or revenue-share deals. An existing network across AI labs and model providers is a strong plus. - Excellent relationship-building skills, comfort talking technical details (APIs, rate limits, latency, pricing per output) with engineers and business details with executives. ## Nice to have - Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, French, Spanish or other languages useful for partnering with global model providers. ## **🚀 Why Join OpenArt** - You'll shape which models millions of creators can use, and how fast they get them. - High ownership, direct exposure to leadership, and a seat at the center of the creative AI ecosystem. - Work with a collaborative, global team at the forefront of AI and creative technology. ## 💰 **Compensation** - $140K - $170K base salary, plus annual bonus and RSUs - Equity - meaningful ownership in what you build - High autonomy, high growth environment ## 🌍 **Work Setup** - Bay Area preferred (hybrid available) - Visa sponsorship available ## Skills - Cloud Computing - Japanese - Co-Marketing - Go-to-Market Strategy - Contract Negotiation - Relationship Building - Licensing - Mandarin Chinese - Artificial Intelligence - Business Development - French Language - Korean - Spanish ## Related - [Sales & Business Development jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/sales-and-business-development?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Business Development jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/sales-and-business-development/business-development?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Partnerships Manager jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/sales-and-business-development/business-development/partnerships-manager?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260757 jobs - [Software Products](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/software-products?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 118921 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)