Technical Partner Operations Specialist, OlmoEarth

On‑Site Work

Based in Seattle. You will be expected to work from the Seattle office. On‑site requirements vary by role and team. If you have questions, please discuss them with your recruiter.

Base salary range: $89,520 – $134,280.

Olmo Earth is growing and seeks a Technical Partner Operations Specialist to provide structure and momentum to partnerships work. Responsibilities include use‑case evaluations, partner enablement, documentation, and coordination that keep engagements moving.

Olmo Earth is an open, end‑to‑end platform built around a family of foundation models for Earth observation. The platform enables users to create custom fine‑tuned models to detect and classify novel geospatial features, handling the full loop: imagery acquisition, annotation, distributed model training and inference, and visualization.

Partners include respected institutions working on wildfire risk, crop mapping, mangrove conservation, and forest protection. Olmo Earth sits within the AI for the Planet group at the Allen Institute for AI, a mission‑driven team focused on conservation, food security, disaster resilience, and climate solutions. Learn more at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Evaluate proposed use cases against current platform capabilities.
• Prepare relevant examples and co‑lead platform introductions.
• Explore new use cases in the platform and research remote‑sensing approaches.

• Review and respond to inbound partner inquiries, keeping communications timely, clear, and well documented in the CRM tool.
• Surface needs requiring attention: new opportunities, time‑sensitive requests, or open questions for team discussion.
• Provide general administrative and coordination support—meeting summaries, conference proposals, compliance questionnaires.

• Investigate partner‑reported issues and communicate them clearly to engineering.
• Identify recurring patterns and share them with engineering and research on a regular cadence.
• Support product scoping where partner needs intersect with platform development.

• 5+ years in partnerships, customer success, account management, technical program management, or a related role.
• Working experience with geospatial toolsets or platforms (e.g., Google Earth Engine, QGIS, ArcGIS); familiarity with remote sensing, Earth observation, or environmental science.
• Strong written communication across a range of formats and audiences.
• Comfort navigating technical products and concepts; curiosity and self‑driven learning aptitude.
• Ability to operate independently with limited supervision.
• Demonstrated strong ownership mindset, willing to roll up sleeves and contribute wherever needed to help the team achieve its goals.
• Effective prioritization and organization skills; demonstrated ability to build repeatable processes and operational systems.
• Uses AI tools to move faster—and knows when to question their output.

• Experience in a mission‑driven, resource‑constrained environment—startup urgency combined with an understanding of NGOs, government agencies, and research institutions.
• Conceptual familiarity with AI/ML (models, training data, fine‑tuning).
• Comfort scanning technical literature to inform a conversation.
• Note:
  
  Some domestic and international travel is likely.

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time.
• The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; must exchange accurate information in these situations.
• The ability to observe details at close range.
• Can work under deadlines.

Team members and families are covered by medical, dental, vision, and an employee assistance program. Health savings accounts, healthcare reimbursement arrangements, and health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts are available. 401(k) plan enrollments are offered. Team members receive $125 per month for commuting or internet expenses and $200 per month for fitness and wellness expenses. Sick days accrue per year in line with…