Strategic Partnership & Marketing Lead

Location: Remote (Preferred: North America – Canada/US)

Employment Type: Part-Time or Contract-to-Hire (Jan–July 2026, with option to extend)

Compensation: Equity + hourly rate

About Auria Robotics

Auria Robotics Inc. is a Vancouver-based edtech startup transforming autism intervention with a native AI platform and modular companion robot. We empower neurodiverse children and their families with affordable, emotionally aware learning support—bridging the care gap across home, school, and clinic.

Following our debut at CES 2026, we are entering the commercialization phase and seeking a mission-driven, strategic lead to grow and activate our early adopter community.

Role Overview

You will lead the go-to-market partnerships for Auria’s upcoming AI-powered autism companion robot and chat app. Your focus will be on building relationships with families, clinics, therapists (BCBAs, SLPs, OTs), schools, and advocacy groups—turning them into early adopters, champions, and pilot partners.

This is a high-impact role at the intersection of strategic outreach, community building, and product advocacy.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and manage strategic partnerships with autism clinics, therapy centers, special education schools, and parent networks.

• Design and execute pilot programs with selected clinics or families to gather user feedback and generate success stories.

• Develop early access programs for the Auria Robot and App to seed adoption in key regions (BC, Ontario, California, etc.).

• Work with the marketing and product team to co-create messaging, testimonials, and real-world case examples.

• Represent Auria in autism community forums, summits, expos, and LinkedIn outreach campaigns.

• Activate partnerships with funding sources (e.g., Autism Funding Unit BC, private insurers, school boards).

• Track and report partnership outcomes, conversion metrics, and feedback to inform product refinement and scaling.

Ideal Candidate

• 5+ years in partnerships, community marketing, or business development—preferably in edtech, healthtech, or autism-related fields.

• Deep familiarity with the autism ecosystem—personal connection to the autism community strongly preferred.

• Strong relationship-building skills with clinicians, educators, and parent advocates.

• Proven success in designing and running pilots or early access initiatives.

• Mission-aligned: You care deeply about inclusion, neurodiversity, and making a real-world impact.

• Bonus: Experience working with early-stage startups or launching new hardware/software products.

Why Join Auria Robotics?

• Shape the early trajectory of a startup redefining autism support through AI and robotics.

• Collaborate with passionate founders, AI engineers, and intervention experts.

• Help bring hope, voice, and confidence to families navigating neurodiverse learning.

• Enjoy flexible work and meaningful equity in a fast-scaling venture.