--- title: 'AI Partnerships Lead at Created by Humans' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/ai-partnerships-lead-created-by-humans-san-francisco-wyr17xp3kxvd' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-10' --- # AI Partnerships Lead at Created by Humans - **Company:** Created by Humans - **Location:** San Francisco, CA - **Employment:** contract - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2025-07-15 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10 - **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/createdbyhumans-ai/am9icG9zdDpCK5qqnq_d-iZdm5NBlPkI ## Job description [Created by Humans](http://createdbyhumans.ai) is the world’s first AI rights licensing platform. Our mission is to help human creativity thrive in the AI era.  We’re doing so by connecting leading creators and publishers with AI developers to build a trusted layer for AI systems. We’re hiring an AI Partnerships Lead to build and grow relationships with top-tier AI developers, model providers, and transformative technology platforms. This is a rare opportunity to help define a new market category and drive real impact at the intersection of AI and creative rights. You’ll lead our AI partnership efforts. That means identifying opportunities, negotiating deals, and integrating deeply with product, legal, and our publishing business development team to shape how AI companies license and use creative content responsibly. What you’ll do: - Execute our AI partner strategy: Architect and execute a partnership strategy aligned with our licensing goals and product roadmap. - Build and close strategic relationships: Identify, negotiate, and close partnerships with major AI players and high-potential startups. - Own the full lifecycle: Manage the full partner journey - from prospecting and diligence to onboarding, technical integration, and long-term relationship management. - Operationalize and scale: Define KPIs, track performance, and iterate on internal processes and partner playbooks to scale success. - Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with publisher BD, product, and legal teams to structure deals, ensure successful implementation, and advocate for partner needs. Qualifications: - 8+ years of experience in business development, strategic partnerships, or product partnerships preferably within AI, data, or technology sectors. Direct experience working with leading technology companies or AI startups preferred. - Proven track record negotiating and closing complex partnership agreements, working cross-functionally with legal and other internal teams. This might a good fit if you: - You’re comfortable working in an ambiguous environment and building from zero to one. - You are resourceful and creative and are comfortable being the sole person in your lane. - You take initiative, figure things out independently, and don’t wait for a defined playbook. - You move easily between strategic thinking and hands-on execution. - You want your work to have a meaningful impact on the business and the world. This may not be a good fit if: - You are just starting out in your career. You need the confidence and expertise to negotiate directly with large corporations and startups. - You want a playbook. You will be developing this from the ground up. - You want to own strategy and oversee others. This role requires comfort and excitement with hands-on execution. Questions? Reach out to Jen Singerman at careers@createdbyhumans.ai. ## About Created by Humans ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: A platform that enables creators to license their works to AI companies, ensuring compensation and control over AI use of human-created content. - **Entity Type**: Private (Seed stage; total funding $10.5M) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States - **Founded**: 2024 - **Founders**: Trip Adler (CEO), Edward Igushev (CTO), Jen Singerman (COO/Marketing) ## Core Business - Primary industry: AI rights licensing / Digital rights management for creative content - Target customers: B2B – authors, publishers, and rights holders seeking to license content to AI companies; also AI companies needing compliant training data - Mission or purpose statement: "Preserve human creativity and make it thrive in the AI era." ## Products & Services - **[Created by Humans Platform]**: A web-based marketplace and licensing system where creators (starting with book authors) can set terms and receive compensation for the use of their works by AI models. Type: SaaS / marketplace. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total funding $10.5M across two seed rounds - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Mike Maples Jr (Floodgate), David O. Sacks, Garry Tan, Walter Isaacson (Founding Author), Douglas Preston (Founding Author), Giant Ventures (lead in second seed), Authors Guild (partner) - **Growth Signals**: Two seed rounds in 12 months; partnerships with major authors and the Authors Guild; headcount growing from 8 to ~11 (2025-2026); press coverage in TechCrunch, Fortune, Axios ## Competitive Advantages - First-mover in dedicated AI licensing for book authors, bridging the divide between the creative community and AI companies. - Strong network of high-profile authors and industry endorsements (Walter Isaacson, Douglas Preston) that provide credibility and a built-in supply of content. - Lean, experienced founding team (Trip Adler previously co-founded Scribd) with deep ties in both publishing and tech. ## Strategic Focus - Expand from books to other creative mediums (music, visual art, video) over time. - Build a trusted, transparent marketplace that balances creator rights with AI model training needs. - Scale the platform to become the standard for AI rights licensing across all creative industries. ## Why Work Here - Mission-driven culture: employees directly contribute to preserving human creativity in the age of AI. - Hybrid work model: offices in San Francisco (HQ) and New York, with some remote flexibility (roles like AI Partnerships Lead are listed as "In-Office or Remote"). - Small, entrepreneurial team (~11 people) – expect high ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and direct impact. - Notable engineering culture: tech stack includes React, Python, and Ruby; team members come from companies like Snap, Scribd, and Udemy. - Leadership transparency and emphasis on long-term relationships over short-term gains (per company values). ## Sources 1. [createdbyhumans.ai/careers](https://www.createdbyhumans.ai/careers) 2. [linkedin.com/company/createdbyhumans](https://linkedin.com/company/createdbyhumans) 3. [builtin.com/company/created-by-humans](https://builtin.com/company/created-by-humans) 4. [cbinsights.com/company/created-by-humans](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/created-by-humans) 5. [TechCrunch (2024-07-01)](https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/01/backed-by-david-sacks-garry-tan-and-walter-isaacson-created-by-humans-helps-people-license-their-creative-work-to-ai-models/) 6. [Fortune (2025-01-28)](https://fortune.com/2025/01/28/authors-strike-back-against-ai-stealing-their-books-as-licensing-startup-created-by-humans-raises-5-5-million-seed-round/) ## Other roles at Created by Humans - [Frontend Software Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/frontend-software-engineer-created-by-humans-san-francisco-7ywkagtv26q8) — San Francisco, CA - [Backend Software Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/backend-software-engineer-created-by-humans-san-francisco-dfqz3x58tkk8) — San Francisco, CA