Startup Partner Manager, Manufacturing and Automotive

Inception Startup Partner Manager - Manufacturing, Automotive, Physical AI

Join NVIDIA’s Inception— the virtual accelerator that supports startups harnessing NVIDIA solutions for AI, data science, visual computing, and more— to grow the ecosystem in Physical AI, Manufacturing & Automotive.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Identify, engage and recruit the most relevant and promising startups in EMEA for Physical AI, Manufacturing and Automotive.
• Share Physical AI, Manufacturing and Automotive ecosystem trends and opportunities with the wider organization and involve key collaborators vital to be successful as one team.
• Be the voice of NVIDIA Inception members and become a specialist in their needs and motivations. Develop a deep understanding of their goals, strategies, technical and business needs.
• Provide Inception members with content and tools to educate them on NVIDIA’s solutions and platforms.
• Develop and lead one‑to‑many HCLS activities like tailored workshops to drive adoption of NVIDIA solutions by Inception members.
• Collaborate directly with the VC ecosystem and assist portfolio companies that specialize in Physical AI, Manufacturing and Automotive.
• Support sell‑to and sell‑with activities in alignment with NVIDIA sales, channel partners, startups and even end customers.
• Route EMEA’s most promising Physical AI, Manufacturing and Automotive startups to our HCLS Startup business units and identify programmatic opportunities at scale.

What We Need To See

• Minimum of 5+ years of working experience in related fields such as startup accelerators and incubators, executive or management positions at startups, platform ecosystem development at big technology companies, venture capital.
• Minimum of 5+ years within Physical AI, Manufacturing and Automotive roles with a preference for serving startups.
• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience.
• A strong affinity for technology and technical subjects in Physical AI, Manufacturing, Robotics and Automotive.
• Excellent interpersonal skills. Personable, friendly, and enjoy interacting with lots of people. This role will work with partners, NVIDIA internal teams, and hundreds, if not thousands, of startups.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills. We are Inception’s advocates in front of startups and other players in the ecosystem.
• Curious, creative, and constantly thinking about how to improve processes.
• Ability to be proactive and work with minimal direction.
• Good project management with excellent organizational skills.
• Availability to travel domestically and internationally 10% of the time or less.

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Have captured proven experience in AI concerning Physical AI, industrial production, and automotive fields.
• Already able to bring in a professional network of corporate and political decision makers and startups in the EMEA region for Physical AI, Manufacturing and Automotive.
• Worked at a top startup accelerator or Cloud provider running, building, and managing the startup community and portfolio companies.
• Validated capability to work in a collaborative, matrixed organization.
• Passion for understanding and owning metrics and analytics and have a natural inclination to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of programs.

Equity and Inclusion

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits

Highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. See what we offer at

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Business Development

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