Ecosystem Manager, AI Materials Foundry

CuspAI

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

CuspAI is a frontier AI company focused on accelerating the discovery of breakthrough materials essential for human progress. They leverage AI to achieve in months what would naturally take billions of years, targeting critical areas like energy, clean water, future compute, and carbon capture. The company is built by world-renowned researchers in AI, chemistry, and engineering, and is inviting individuals to join a diverse, innovative team at the intersection of AI and materials science. The goal is to create impactful partnerships that drive innovation, scalability, and industry collaboration, ushering in the era of on-demand materials.

Requirements

• Genuine, explicit interest in how frontier AI can revolutionize materials science and a passion for bringing sustainable, impactful technologies to humanity.
• Proven track record in ecosystem management, strategic alliances, or technical community building, ideally within a high-growth startup or fast-paced deep-tech environment.
• Substantial experience communicating and building relationships with executive-level stakeholders.
• Experience independently creating and managing events and conferences, owning them end to end, from concept through delivery, including initiatives run alongside or on behalf of Fortune 100 companies.
• Extensive global cross-cultural experience, with a proven ability to engage and build trust with senior stakeholders across international borders (e.g. Europe, USA, APAC).
• Confident, charismatic communicator with direct experience hosting, moderating, and organizing both virtual webinars and premium in-person events for a technical audience.
• Solid foundational understanding of or proximity to the semiconductor ecosystem, hardware roadmaps, or advanced materials development.

Nice To Haves

• Direct professional background working within a semiconductor foundry, design firm, or electronics materials supplier.
• Native or professional fluency in a second language relevant to our global hubs (e.g. Japanese, Korean, German).
• An 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.

Responsibilities

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

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
• ‘Gold Standard’ parental leave: 26 weeks (primary caregiver) and 12 weeks (secondary caregiver) at full pay
• Professional development budget
• Opportunity to solve meaningful problems with direct impact on advancing materials science and solving sustainability and climate-related problems.
• True interdisciplinary teamwork in a deeply collaborative environment bridging AI research, computational chemistry, and experimental science.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed