Associate, AI & Robotics

The role

An Associate will drive venture creation across opportunity areas in physical AI, robotics, and autonomy. The role involves opportunity research, founder recruitment, tech and product development, and portfolio management.

What you will do

• Build conviction on priority areas through deep technical and market analysis
• Identify talent with high founder potential and hire them as Founders in Residence
• Work with Founders to develop venture ideas and de-risk them
• Turn ideas into new companies with team, funding and a roadmap to seed
• Ensure robust diligence to support progress or stop decisions
• Create external content
• Organize events
• Develop founder resources
• Provide portfolio support
• Manage ecosystem relations

Required qualifications

• Technical expertise in AI/ML applied to physical systems, robotics and autonomy
• PhD or MS in Computer Science (ML/RL), Robotics, or related (EEng, MechEng)
• Applied experience in startup or industry
• Experience shipping systems in a real-world environment
• Understanding of operational constraints such as safety, uptime and latency, human-in-the-loop workflows, and integrations with other systems
• Commercial orientation regarding product, customers, economics, deployment, manufacturing or supply chains
• First principles reasoning
• Clear communicator able to articulate complex ideas and defend conviction
• Talent intuition
• Team player who moves fast with high standards and high ownership
• Fluent English

Nice to have

• French or German
• Prior experience working with early stage startups, deep tech commercialisation, applied R&D, or industrial tech development
• AI native
• Relentlessly curious
• A superpower such as technical mastery, pattern recognition, original ideas, high EQ and energy level, strong network, or extraordinary writing skills
• Playing to win
• Pragmatic optimist

Benefits

• Health insurance (Alan)
• Meal and mobility vouchers (Swile)
• Exposure to network of top founders, investors, and advisors
• Working with bright, driven individuals
• Rapid learning curve and personal development
• Enhanced parental support

About the company

Marble creates hard tech companies for the New Climate Era across energy, industry and resilience. Since 2021, they have launched 15 companies backed by investors across Europe and North America.