Technical Strategist

The role

You will be the customer-facing technical lead for partnerships. You will connect robotics foundation model capabilities with partner engineering needs to turn technical discussions into deployments and commercial partnerships.

What you will do

• Build a deep understanding of robotics foundation models and deployment systems.
• Lead technical discussions with partners from initial meetings through pilot scoping and contract negotiation.
• Coordinate between research and engineering teams in Seoul and Tokyo and partner organizations in the United States.
• Work with US leadership to scope and negotiate pilot and partnership terms.

Required qualifications

• Three to ten years of experience in a technical customer-facing role, such as solutions engineering, forward-deployed engineering, technical consulting, technical product, or technical partnerships.
• A background in computer science, electrical engineering, robotics, or equivalent hands-on engineering experience.
• Ability to engage deeply with machine learning and robotics teams.
• Experience owning commercial conversations and negotiating pilot or partnership terms with large enterprises.
• Experience in deep tech, robotics, AI infrastructure, or enterprise software.
• Genuine interest in physical AI and robotics.

Nice to have

• Korean or Japanese language skills

Benefits

• Market-rate compensation based on experience and seniority
• early-stage equity

Before you apply

• Candidates must have US work authorization or an H-1B visa that can be transferred.
• Candidates must be based in or willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area.

About the company

clera is an early-stage robotics AI company.