Senior Strategic BD - AssetHub

SimpleClosure • New York, NY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

SimpleClosure is building the infrastructure to streamline the entire business dissolution process. Through our Asset Hub, we help companies sell their remaining assets and return the most value to their stakeholders. Joining our Asset Hub team means helping to define a new category from the ground up, working on complex, high-stakes problems, and building the products and processes that guide founders through one of the most consequential moments in a company's life.

Requirements

• Deep, current knowledge of the AI data and model-training ecosystem — both pre-training and post-training / RL — and how labs actually acquire and use data.
• Experience at an AI lab, an RL environment or data/evaluation company, or in a function that sold to or partnered with those companies (BD, partnerships, GTM, or commercial).
• A track record originating and closing complex, high-value partnerships or commercial deals, ideally involving data or technical products.
• Comfort structuring and negotiating licensing and commercial terms alongside legal — exclusivity, rights, and pricing.
• Fluent enough in the technical substance to earn credibility with researchers and technical buyers, without needing to be an engineer.
• A senior operator — typically 7+ years in BD, partnerships, or commercial roles, with meaningful time in or adjacent to the AI / ML ecosystem.
• Based in (or willing to work hybrid from) the Los Angeles, San Francisco, or New York metro.

Nice To Haves

• An existing network across labs, RLE / data companies, or the broader AI ecosystem is a strong plus.
• A self-starter who is comfortable with ambiguity and energized by building a young, fast-moving business.

Responsibilities

• Own and grow buyer-side relationships across frontier labs, RL environment builders, data and evaluation vendors, labeling firms, and enterprise AI teams — from first conversation through signed, recurring licensing deals.
• Originate new demand: identify which organizations need which assets — pre-training corpora, post-training and RL data, codebases, workspace data, specialized datasets — and open the door.
• Structure and negotiate commercial terms — licensing structures, exclusivity, rights, and pricing, including MSAs and order forms — in close partnership with legal.
• Be the voice of the buyer internally: translate what labs actually need into how we source, qualify, and package supply, working with product, supply, and engineering.
• Stay ahead of a fast-moving market — training methods, evolving data needs, and the competitive landscape of labeling, RLE, and data vendors — and shape our commercial strategy accordingly.
• Represent AssetHub credibly with senior technical and commercial stakeholders at labs and partners.
• Build the repeatable playbook and infrastructure — pipeline, process, and materials — that lets buyer-side partnerships scale.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package consisting of a base salary and performance-based variable component.
• Competitive equity package
• Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision
• Life insurance
• Unlimited paid time off
• Flexible hybrid work environment in New York City (Midtown) or San Francisco (remote but must be in SF)
• Two company-wide offsites each year
• 401(k) with Traditional and Roth options, with immediate eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed