NVIDIA · 12 hours ago
Developer Relations Manager, Inception Program Startups
NVIDIA is a leading technology company seeking a dynamic Developer Relations Manager to support AI-native startups through its Inception Program. The role involves working closely with startup founders and engineering teams to design and deploy accelerated AI solutions using NVIDIA technologies.
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Responsibilities
Serve as a trusted technical advisor to Inception AI-native startups, understanding their critical workloads and guiding technical enablement across the NVIDIA stack
Partner with startups to integrate NVIDIA foundational models, SDKs, and frameworks, enabling co-innovation and the development of next-generation AI solutions
Map, build, and expand a rich ecosystem of strategic startups to champion NVIDIA technologies, track ecosystem trends, and multiply growth opportunities
Collaborate multi-functionally with solution architects, engineering, product management, and marketing to drive startup engagement and optimize partner adoption strategies
Work closely with startup engineering teams, technical leaders, and decision-makers to unpack goals, tackle technical challenges, and endorse protocols for successful integrations
Advocate for the startup's technical needs and funnel feedback to NVIDIA’s internal product and engineering teams, supplying actionable insights from field deployments to influence product roadmaps
Qualification
Required
BS/MS in AI, Data Science, or a computer science-related field (or equivalent experience)
5+ years of overall industry experience in software engineering, developer relations, technical partnerships, or related roles, including 5+ years of hands-on experience in AI, Generative AI, or Physical AI
Proven experience leading technical partnerships, focusing on AI
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to distill complex technical concepts for diverse technical and non-technical audiences, from engineers to executives
Proven ability to structure and implement complex technical engagements, negotiate requirements, prioritize issues, and collaborate with internal or external customers (across sales, legal, product, or marketing teams as needed)
Preferred
Deep familiarity with NVIDIA's Generative AI, Agentic AI, and/or Physical AI platforms and products
Experience working directly with early-stage or high-growth startups in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
A builder mindset
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NVIDIA
NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.
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