Turing · 17 hours ago
Client Partner
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$200K/yr - $240K/yr
5+ years expTuring is the world’s leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs, seeking a proactive Client Partner - AI Startups to help scale their Turing Talent business within the AI startup ecosystem. This role focuses on managing and expanding a portfolio of startup customers while generating new business opportunities through community engagement in the AI startup sector.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIInformation TechnologyMachine LearningSoftware Engineering
Hiring Manager
Victor C.
Responsibilities
Own and grow a portfolio of AI startup customers, serving as the primary point of contact while driving both retention and expansion
Proactively generate new business by building relationships with founding teams, operators, and technical leaders across the AI startup ecosystem, with a strong focus on the Bay Area
Represent Turing in the startup community through conferences, meetups, curated founder dinners, and roundtables to build awareness & pipeline
Partner closely with the Head of Startup Ecosystem & GM of Turing Talent to execute the startup GTM strategy and convert community engagement into revenue opportunities
Identify & close upsell, cross-sell, and net-new opportunities for Turing’s talent and advisory services, anchored in startup business and product outcomes
Act as a trusted advisor to startup customers on their AI and/or technical talent needs, surfacing insights and feedback to improve Turing’s offerings
Collaborate cross-functionally with delivery, solutioning, finance, and marketing teams to ensure successful execution as well as a seamless client experience
Build and maintain scalable processes for startup engagement, including CRM hygiene, reporting, and consistent client communication
Qualification
Required
Experience with the AI startup ecosystem including founding teams, venture-backed companies, and emerging technology trends
5+ years of experience in B2B account management, customer success, business development, or client services
Ideally supporting startups or high-growth technology companies
Demonstrated ability to proactively generate new opportunities through relationship-building, in-person events, and ecosystem engagement
Proven track record of managing and growing a portfolio of accounts with a structured and scalable approach
Experience working with technical or product-focused customers and translating their needs into talent or services solutions
Energy and enthusiasm for participating in and helping shape the startup and AI community
Excellent communication and organizational skills; comfortable operating in ambiguity while bringing structure through process and execution
Data fluency, including experience using dashboards and metrics to inform strategy and performance
Passion for delivering high-value customer experiences and aligning internal teams around client success
Benefits
Amazing work culture (Super collaborative & supportive work environment; 5 days a week)
Awesome colleagues (Surround yourself with top talent from Meta, Google, LinkedIn etc. as well as people with deep startup experience)
Competitive compensation
Flexible working hours
Company
Turing
Turing advances frontier AI and builds real-world systems for Fortune 500 companies, governments, and the world’s leading AI labs.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Turing has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (16)
2024 (8)
2023 (7)
2022 (16)
2021 (6)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$270.19MKey Investors
Khazanah NasionalAltaIR CapitalWestBridge Capital
2025-03-06Series E· $111M
2021-12-07Convertible Note· $6.85M
2021-10-04Series D· $87M
Leadership Team
Jonathan Siddharth
Founder & CEO
Vijay Krishnan
Founder & CTO
Recent News
Foundation Capital
2025-12-31
2025-11-22
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