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Runway · 22 hours ago

Physical AI Director

RunwayML is building AI to simulate the world through merging art and science. The Physical AI Director will build Runway's Physical AI business from early pilots to production, translating research capabilities into customer outcomes and shaping the product to define a new market.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningSoftwareVideo Editing
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Responsibilities

Own the Physical AI business from pilot to production
Run forward-deployed programs with robotics and autonomy customers
Translate customer needs into product and research priorities
Build partnerships that establish Runway as credible in the space
Align engineering, design, and research partners around priorities
Grow the team as revenue justifies

Qualification

RoboticsAutonomySimulationCustomer EngagementTechnical Communication

Required

Deep understanding of robotics, autonomy, or simulation
Can speak credibly with technical customers
Comfortable building from pilot stage
Willing to run customer engagements directly

Company

Runway

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Runway is a global AI research and technology company building foundational research models and tools to create multimodal world simulators.

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$544.5M
Key Investors
General AtlanticSalesforce VenturesFelicis
2025-04-03Series D· $308M
2023-06-29Series C· $141M
2022-12-05Series C· $50M

Leadership Team

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Cristobal Barrera
Co-founder & CEO
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Alejandro Ortiz
Co-Founder
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