{"id":23722,"date":"2026-05-26T14:50:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=23722"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:50:19","slug":"job-fractional-business-development-lead-san-francisco-ai-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2026\/05\/26\/job-fractional-business-development-lead-san-francisco-ai-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB: Fractional Business Development Lead – San Francisco AI Ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

https:\/\/apply.workable.com\/arkadium-1\/j\/28669A09C0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Arkadium<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Arkadium, our purpose is simple: to have fun while creating fun. For 25 years, we’ve been behind some of the world’s most-played games\u2014from the classic Solitaire that came with Windows to hundreds of web and mobile games enjoyed by millions of players around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 As a proud Evergreen business, our values of Fierce Drive, Positive Energy, and Living Full Lives guide how we build products, lead teams, and grow sustainably. We are founder-led, privately held, and consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. In other words, we’re not your typical games company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 About the Role<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re looking for a fractional business development lead based in San Francisco to help Arkadium build relationships in the AI ecosystem and create new partnership opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This person will act as an embedded connector across the San Francisco AI community-attending events, building relationships, opening doors with relevant companies, and helping us get closer to the right researchers, product teams, and decision-makers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a part-time\/fractional 3-month engagement with the potential to extend based on results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re a well-connected business development professional in the San Francisco AI ecosystem and excited to help Arkadium build strategic partnerships, we’d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What You’ll Do<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Build and manage relationships <\/strong>across the San Francisco AI community<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Attend industry events<\/strong>, meetups, dinners, and conferences regularly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Identify and engage high-value contacts <\/strong>at AI labs, startups, and adjacent companies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Create introductions <\/strong>that lead to partnership and business development opportunities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Help Arkadium navigate complex organizations <\/strong>and find the right internal teams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Conduct targeted outreach <\/strong>and consistent follow-up with prospects<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Share market feedback and intelligence <\/strong>from conversations in the ecosystem<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Coordinate closely <\/strong>with Arkadium leadership on target accounts, messaging, and priorities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Success Looks Like<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Opens doors to the right people at priority companies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Generates qualified introductions and meetings quickly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Helps convert outreach into concrete partnership conversations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Contributes to closed deals or clear late-stage opportunities during the engagement<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Builds a repeatable relationship map of the San Francisco AI ecosystem<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Who You Are<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Deeply embedded in the San Francisco tech and AI scene<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       A natural networker who is highly proactive and comfortable with outbound outreach<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Strong at follow-up, relationship management, and moving conversations forward<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Commercially minded and motivated by results<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Able to understand technical concepts well enough to communicate credibly with AI teams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Likely comes from business development, partnerships, startup sales, or ecosystem roles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Comfortable operating independently in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ideal Background<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Existing relationships across the San Francisco AI\/startup ecosystem<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Experience in tech sales, partnerships, business development, or founder-facing ecosystem work<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Familiarity with AI labs, model companies, tooling startups, or developer platforms<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Experience working in or around emerging technology markets<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022       Strong communication skills in both in-person and digital outreach settings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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