Ecosystem Manager, AI Materials Foundry

The role

You will engage the global partner ecosystem to accelerate the adoption of the AI Materials platform. You will design engagement strategies, build partner collaboration frameworks, and manage day-to-day engagement with global foundry stakeholders.

What you will do

• Design, coordinate, and host a global engagement strategy including member engagement and events
• Build scalable partner collaboration frameworks
• Act as the primary operational bridge for tech partners, enterprise clients, and research institutions
• Manage day-to-day engagement with global foundry stakeholders
• Coordinate cross-functional timelines between external partner teams and CuspAI leadership
• Partner with the Director of Strategy & Operations and Head of Partnerships to align ecosystem activities
• Collaborate with AI Research, Computational Chemistry, and Product teams to channel partner feedback
• Work with marketing and PR functions to spotlight partner success stories

Required qualifications

• Interest in how frontier AI can revolutionize materials science
• Proven track record in ecosystem management, strategic alliances, or technical community building
• Experience communicating and building relationships with executive-level stakeholders
• Experience independently creating and managing events and conferences from concept through delivery
• Extensive global cross-cultural experience
• Ability to engage and build trust with senior stakeholders across international borders
• Experience hosting, moderating, and organizing virtual webinars and premium in-person events for a technical audience
• Foundational understanding of or proximity to the semiconductor ecosystem, hardware roadmaps, or advanced materials development

Nice to have

• Direct professional background working within a semiconductor foundry, design firm, or electronics materials supplier
• Native or professional fluency in a second language relevant to global hubs (e.g. Japanese, Korean, German)
• Academic background or deep personal literacy in Materials Science, Physics, Chemistry, or Electrical Engineering
• Experience managing joint ecosystem programs alongside major hardware tech giants like NVIDIA or Meta

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Equity in CuspAI
• 28 days holiday (DE, NL, UK) or 21 days holiday (JP, SG, US), in addition to local public holidays
• 26 weeks parental leave for primary caregiver at full pay
• 12 weeks parental leave for secondary caregiver at full pay
• Professional development budget

About the company

CuspAI is a frontier AI company working to solve breakthrough materials needs using AI. The founding team consists of researchers in AI, chemistry and engineering.