Role overview

Cohere is a security-first enterprise AI company building foundation models and products for real-world business applications. As a Data Partnerships Coordinator, you will own the end-to-end process of sourcing, acquiring, and managing external datasets that are critical to improving the company’s large language models. This is a one-year contract position based in Toronto.

Key responsibilities

Identify and evaluate new data partnership opportunities, managing the complete workflow from initial outreach through discovery, requirements definition, and contract negotiation.
Oversee data transfers and coordinate regular updates from external partners to ensure continuity of data supply.
Address and resolve issues that arise with active data feeds and vendor relationships.
Work with the Modeling team to maintain relationships with external data scraping vendors and align on their data requirements.
Coordinate handoff of newly acquired datasets to both the Modeling and Annotation teams.
Lead product management activities around novel data collection methods and applications as the company explores new approaches.
Identify opportunities to scale partnership functions through the development of streamlined processes and dedicated tools.

Requirements

More than three years of experience managing data vendor programs.
Background in a partnership-focused role at an AI-focused company, with demonstrated success building relationships with AI data suppliers.
Proficiency in data analysis and data management.
Demonstrated ability to proactively identify new data sources and establish long-term, collaborative relationships with external partners.
Experience collaborating across technical and business teams.
Strong problem-solving skills with a creative and resourceful approach to challenges.

What makes this role worth considering

You’ll work at a global technology company with offices across North America and Europe, joining a team of researchers, engineers, and designers committed to advancing frontier AI models. Your work will directly impact Cohere’s ability to improve model performance and deliver value to enterprise customers, positioning you at the center of how high-quality, diverse datasets drive AI capability advancement.