Company Overview:
We are building Protege to solve the biggest unmet need in AI — getting access to the right training data. The process today is time intensive, incredibly expensive, and often ends in failure. The Protege platform facilitates the secure, efficient, and privacy-centric exchange of AI training data.
Solving AI’s data problem is a generational opportunity. We’re backed by world-class investors and already powering partnerships with some of the most ambitious teams in AI. The company that succeeds will be one of the largest in AI — and in tech.
We’re a lean, fast-moving, high-trust team of builders who are obsessed with velocity and impact. Our culture is built for people who thrive on ambiguity, own outcomes, and want to shape the future of data and AI.
Role Overview:
As GM of a New Vertical, you will play a pivotal role in Protege’s next phase of expansion – spearheading the launch of a new vertical from the ground up. This is a self-directed strategic, commercial, and partnerships role that demands both vision and execution. You’ll be responsible for building the roadmap for entry in a new vertical, forging early partnerships that validate product-market fit, and growing the business. You'll create the right connections between model builders and data holders and make strategic decisions on prioritization as the vertical grows. This role requires navigating the data, deal, and startup complexities that come from solving problems no one has solved before.
Key Responsibilities:
Collaborate with leadership to define the strategy and resourcing plan for your vertical
Cultivate partnerships to expand our data network and offerings
Close deals with the first data buyers
Segment the market and define priorities among those segments
Define and execute the launch plan
Identify what it takes to grow the business and make it happen
What You Bring:
Motivation and ability to get things done, especially independently, and even if that includes finding the right knowledge or resources for more technical problem-solving
Experience defining strategy for a business/business line/org and executing against that strategy, including making strategic pivots when warranted
Record of success in partnerships (bonus if you had a quota); ability to identify and close strategic deals in a fast-paced environment without many resources to help you
Ability to structure creative deals for win-win-wins
Comfort with ambiguity and with the possibility that this role may evolve over time
Ability to communicate complex information to diverse audiences clearly
You treat those around you with kindness
Bonus if you have these attributes:
Success selling for B2B marketplace company and/or navigating channel conflict
Experience working in or with data companies
What We Do
The biggest unmet need in AI today is getting access to the right training data. Data holders often don’t know where to start and are rightly concerned about governance, intellectual property, and security implications. AI companies can spend years finding and negotiating access to the data they need. Protege is solving these problems by providing an easy-to-use platform to connect data holders with vetted data users.
