Afresh is the leading AI company in fresh food—partnering with grocers like Albertsons, Wakefern, Meijer, and Stater Bros to order billions of dollars of fresh food in over 12,000 grocery departments nationwide.
Following record-breaking 70% growth in 2025, we’ve expanded our platform to cover all fresh departments, launched our full store suite, and debuted DC Fresh Buying.
We’re on a mission to eliminate food waste and make fresh food accessible to all. In 2025 alone our software helped save 200M lbs of food waste. If you're looking for a role where your work directly translates into massive scale and social good, and you want to be part of the team that defines the future of fresh, there is no better time to join us.
We're seeking a Director, Commercial Partnerships to build and scale our ecosystem of strategic partnerships. This role will drive revenue growth by establishing Afresh as the preferred fresh food optimization partner within the grocery technology ecosystem, including ERP vendors, systems integrators, management consultancies, and industry analysts.
Reporting to the Chief Revenue Officer, and in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Product Officer, you'll own the strategy and execution of our partnership program, creating new paths to market and accelerating deal velocity through strategic relationships.
This role can be based remotely or hybrid in our San Francisco office. Expect 30% travel for partner meetings, customer engagements, and industry events.
Compensation: $230-260k base + $100k bonus target
To Apply: Please submit your resume and a brief note on your partnership philosophy and most successful partnership outcome.
About Afresh
Founded in 2017, Afresh is working on the #1 solution to curb climate change: reducing food waste. By combining human insight and transformative technology, we're helping grocers provide fresher food to customers at more affordable prices.
Afresh sits at an incredible intersection of positive social impact, rocket ship financial growth, and cutting-edge technology. Our best-in-class AI research has been published in top journals including ICML, and we've raised over $148 million in funding from investors including former co-CEO of Whole Foods Market Walter Robb and Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors.
Fresh is the past, present, and future of our food system – the waste we create today will impact our planet for years to come. Join us as we continue to build a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive team that embodies our company’s values of proactivity, kindness, candor, and humility.
Afresh provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law.