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Principal, Business Development - Physical AI

Remote - United States

Why work at Nebius
Nebius is leading a new era in cloud computing to serve the global AI economy. We create the tools and resources our customers need to solve real-world challenges and transform industries, without massive infrastructure costs or the need to build large in-house AI/ML teams. Our employees work at the cutting edge of AI cloud infrastructure alongside some of the most experienced and innovative leaders and engineers in the field.

Where we work
Headquartered in Amsterdam and listed on Nasdaq, Nebius has a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, North America, and Israel. The team of over 1400 employees includes more than 400 highly skilled engineers with deep expertise across hardware and software engineering, as well as an in-house AI R&D team.

The role

Nebius is building the cloud infrastructure that will power the next generation of Physical AI—robotics, autonomous systems, simulation/world models, and embodied intelligence operating in the real world.

The Principal, Business Development – Physical AI is a strategic market-creation role responsible for developing and driving the Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy for the entire Physical AI ecosystem. You will act as the founding commercial lead, bridging the gap between our infrastructure and the three pillars of the industry: Model Builders (Foundation Models), Robot Builders (Humanoids/Autonomous Systems), and ISVs (Simulation/Data Tools).

You will own the ecosystem strategy, ensuring Nebius becomes the default infrastructure for embodied intelligence. Operating at the intersection of supply (Nebius technology) and demand (The Physical AI Ecosystem), you will architect the strategy for winning developer mindshare, validate it through "Lighthouse" wins, and scale it by enabling the broader field.

This is a definitive "Zero to One" opportunity to define the commercial strategy for a new category of cloud infrastructure from the ground up.

You’re welcome to work remotely from the United States (SF Bay Area, CA & Austin, TX Preferred)

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Ecosystem GTM Strategy: Create and own the comprehensive Go-To-Market strategy for the Physical AI vertical. Define the segmentation, targeting, and positioning for Model Builders, Robot Builders, and ISVs, ensuring we have a cohesive narrative for the entire value chain.
  • Lighthouse Deal Execution: Identify and secure relationships with the top 10 most innovative companies in the ecosystem (e.g., Foundation Model builders, Humanoid startups), converting them into "Design Partners" whose successvalidates our platform.
  • Drive Ecosystem Revenue: Own the long-term revenue trajectory of the Physical AI domain, ensuring that early "Lighthouse" technical wins translate into massive, high-volume compute consumption as our customers scale their training and simulation workloads.
  • Field Enablement: Act as a force multiplier for the sales organization by codifying your market learnings into a scalable "Physical AI Playbook." Create battle cards, training modules, and positioning guides to enable the core Sales, Marketing, and Partnership teams to identify and close opportunities independently.
  • ISV & Partner Alignment: Map the critical software stack (Simulation platforms, Data Labeling, Middleware) and structure partnerships that create a frictionless developer experience. Ensure our GTM strategy aligns with these partners to drive co-sell motions.
  • Product Signal: Serve as the primary sensor for Product & Engineering, synthesizing complex customer requirements regarding simulation, synthetic data, and reinforcement learning into clear product signals.
  • Orchestrate Joint Value: Structure "first-of-their-kind" partnerships and design partner agreements that serve as templates for the rest of the organization, moving beyond standard cloud consumption contracts.
  • Ecosystem Evangelism: Evangelize our vision at industry events (e.g., CVPR, CoRL, ICRA) and executive briefings, positioning Nebius not just as a vendor, but as a fellow innovator in the stack.
  • Feedback Loops: Maintain structured internal feedback loops to ensure customer learnings, friction points, and unmet needs are tracked, communicated, and acted upon by leadership.

We expect you to have:

  • 7+ years of experience in business development, strategic partnerships, or product strategy within Cloud, AI, or Robotics.
  • GTM Strategy Experience: Proven ability to define a strategy from scratch—segmenting a market, defining the pitch, and building the playbook for others to follow.
  • Market Maker Capacity: Experience taking new, complex technologies and finding their first foothold with technical early adopters before a playbook existed.
  • Deep Domain Fluency: You speak the language of the builders. You understand the difference between Sim2Real gaps, foundation model training, and inference latency. You know the key players (startups and ISVs) in the modern robotics stack.
  • Enablement Mindset: You enjoy teaching and scaling knowledge. You can take complex technical wins and distill them into simple, repeatable sales motions for a broader team.
  • Cross-Functional Orchestration: Proven track record of working across Sales, Marketing, Product Marketing, and Partnerships to align distinct teams behind a unified GTM strategy and execution plan.
  • Startup DNA: Experience working with (or within) high-growth, venture-backed startups. You understand the urgency, the technical depth, and the pivot-ready nature of this customer base.
  • Communication: Strong executive presence and communication skills, capable of holding your own with VC-backed founders and CTOs.
  • Comfort in Ambiguity: Experience operating in fast-moving environments where the sales motion is not yet defined and requires real-time iteration.

Why Nebius:

  • Market Creation: You aren't just selling a commodity; you are validating and creating the market for specialized Physical AI infrastructure.
  • Strategic Impact: Operate with real influence over product direction, company-wide sales strategy, and ecosystem development.
  • Frontier Technology: Work at the bleeding edge of embodied intelligence, engaging with the companies defining the future of the physical world.
  • High Leverage: Focus on the top 10% of transformative customers and strategic partners that drive the next 90% of growth
  • Mission: Help define how intelligence moves from the data center into the physical world.

Key Employee Benefits:

  • Health Insurance: 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families.
  • 401(k) Plan: Up to 4% company match with immediate vesting.
  • Parental Leave: 20 weeks paid for primary caregivers, 12 weeks for secondary caregivers.
  • Remote Work Reimbursement: Up to $85/month for mobile and internet.
  • Disability & Life Insurance: Company-paid short-term, long-term, and life insurance coverage.

Compensation 

We offer competitive salaries, ranging from $300k - $350k OTE (On Target Earnings) and equity based on your experience, skills, and location.

Join Nebius Today!

If you’re passionate about pushing the boundaries of AI infrastructure and want to be part of a team that’s shaping the future of AI, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and become a driving force in our global mission.

What we offer 

  • Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
  • Opportunities for professional growth within Nebius.
  • Flexible working arrangements.
  • A dynamic and collaborative work environment that values initiative and innovation.

We’re growing and expanding our products every day. If you’re up to the challenge and are excited about AI and ML as much as we are, join us!

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