Business Development Lead, Cloud & AI

Harvey Harvey · AI Frontier · Seattle, WA · Business Development

This role focuses on building and managing strategic alliances with cloud hyperscalers (AWS, Microsoft/Azure) and frontier AI labs. The goal is to drive joint go-to-market strategies, co-product development, co-investment, and co-marketing initiatives to create compounding advantages for Harvey. The role involves defining alliance strategy, owning executive relationships, developing joint business plans, and leading a team of partner managers. While the company is AI-focused, this specific role is in business development and partnerships, not directly building AI models or systems.

What you'd actually do

  1. Define and execute Harvey's cloud and AI alliance strategy, ensuring alignment with company-wide product and growth priorities
  2. Own the executive-level relationships with key cloud providers (AWS, Microsoft) and AI labs; serve as the primary point of contact for joint planning and escalation
  3. Develop and maintain joint business plans with each strategic partner, with clear objectives around pipeline, revenue, product integration, and brand amplification
  4. Partner with Harvey's Product and Engineering teams to drive technical integrations, joint solution development, and marketplace listings with cloud and AI partners
  5. Recruit, develop, and retain a team of dedicated partner managers (Microsoft, AI Labs, AWS); set clear goals and create a culture of ownership and strategic thinking

Skills

Required

  • 7–10+ years of experience in technology alliances, cloud partnerships, or strategic business development within enterprise SaaS, AI/ML, or platform ecosystems
  • Proven track record of managing multi-dimensional partnerships with cloud hyperscalers (AWS, Azure/Microsoft, GCP) or AI labs — across co-sell, co-build, and co-market motions
  • Strong technical fluency: you can engage credibly with product and engineering teams on integration architecture, API strategy, and platform capabilities
  • Experience managing and developing teams of 3–5+ across alliance management and partner development functions
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to build trusted relationships with VP+ stakeholders at major technology companies
  • Analytical rigor — you are comfortable defining KPIs, building business cases for partnership investments, and using data to drive decisions
  • Startup sensibility: you thrive in ambiguity, move fast, and are comfortable building alliance programs from scratch in a high-growth environment

What the JD emphasized

  • enterprise-grade platform
  • frontier agentic AI
  • deep domain expertise
  • scaling fast
  • defining a new category
  • move fast
  • operate with intensity
  • take real ownership
  • work together to solve real problems with urgency and care
  • thrive in ambiguity
  • push for excellence
  • help shape the future of work
  • build alliance programs from scratch