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About the Role

This role is for an Inception Partner Manager covering Japan, joining NVIDIA Inception, a virtual accelerator supporting startups utilizing NVIDIA solutions for AI, data science, visual computing, and various leading industries. This technical business development position focuses on building partnerships with startups, fostering their growth on NVIDIA platforms, and developing the ecosystem by recruiting and nurturing exciting startups in Japan. The manager will report to the Head of NVIDIA Startups Inception Program (APAC) and collaborate with cross-functional teams including Developer Relations, Solutions Architects, Product Management, Sales, and Marketing.

Responsibilities

Identify, engage, and recruit relevant and promising startups in Japan for the NVIDIA Inception program
Share Japan ecosystem trends and opportunities with the organization and involve key collaborators
Represent NVIDIA Inception members and specialize in their needs and motivations
Develop a deep understanding of startup goals, strategies, technical, and business needs
Establish relationships and influence technical business leaders within the startup community, addressing development needs
Evangelize NVIDIA’s portfolio of technologies and accelerate adoption among developers
Help technical business leaders understand the value of NVIDIA hardware products, software products, and SDKs
Collaborate directly with the VC ecosystem in Japan, assisting portfolio companies
Recruit key VCs to join the NVIDIA VC Alliance Program
Support sell-to and sell-with activities in alignment with NVIDIA sales, channel partners, startups, and end customers
Route Japan’s most promising startups to NVIDIA Startup business units programmatically

Requirements

Minimum of 5+ years of working experience in startup accelerators and incubators, executive or management positions at startups, platform ecosystem development at big technology companies, or venture capital
Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience
Good technical understanding of NVIDIA products, platforms, libraries, and software
Strong affinity for technology and technical subjects in AI, Deep Learning, Generative AI, and Data Science
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Personable, friendly, and enjoys interacting with partners, internal teams, and startups
Ability to be proactive and work with minimal direction
Good project management and excellent organizational skills
Passion for ecosystem development and thriving in a dynamic environment with technical members
Availability to travel domestically and internationally 10% of the time or less
Fluency in English and Japanese
Physically based in Japan
Hold a valid working visa

Skills

Technical understanding of NVIDIA products
Technical understanding of NVIDIA platforms
Technical understanding of NVIDIA libraries
Technical understanding of NVIDIA software
AI
Deep Learning
Generative AI
Data Science
Interpersonal skills
Communication skills
Proactive work ethic
Project management
Organizational skills
Ecosystem development
English fluency
Japanese fluency
Generative AI application development
Machine Learning application development
Artificial Intelligence application development
Technical Business Development
AI team experience
Understanding of Japan local developer landscape
Startup community management
Portfolio company management
Collaborative work
Matrixed organization experience
Metrics and analytics
Program efficiency measurement
Program effectiveness measurement

Location

Japan

Experience Level

5+ years of working experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree
Equivalent experience

Salary/Compensations

highly competitive salaries

Benefits

comprehensive benefits package

About the Company

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for over 25 years, fueled by innovation and amazing people.
Today, NVIDIA is leveraging AI's potential to define the next era of computing, where GPUs power intelligent computers, robots, and self-driving cars.
NVIDIA fosters a diverse, supportive environment where employees are inspired to do their best work and make a lasting impact.
NVIDIA pioneered accelerated computing, and its AI infrastructure now powers global intelligence, transforming every industry.

Equal Opportunity

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.
NVIDIA does not discriminate in hiring and promotion practices based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.