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About the Role

We are a seed-stage deeptech startup focused on physics-informed AI, robotics, and advanced materials science to accelerate the discovery of next-generation materials for the energy sector. We are seeking a Partnership Manager to manage post-signing relationships with strategic commercial partners, ensuring deals translate into delivered outcomes and build lasting trust.

Responsibilities

• Own commercial partner success end-to-end and be fully accountable for delivery against agreed outcomes.
• Serve as the trusted primary counterpart for a portfolio of strategic commercial partners.
• Clarify and define partner success beyond contract language.
• Advocate for partners internally and represent the company externally with clarity and credibility.
• Drive delivery through influence, coordinating across AI, chemistry, automation, and lab teams.
• Translate partner goals into clear scopes, milestones, and priorities.
• Resolve ambiguity, manage trade-offs, and maintain project momentum across complex technical workstreams.
• Communicate risks or changes early and clearly to protect trust and align expectations.
• Identify opportunities to grow delivered value into deeper, expanded collaboration.
• Partner closely with Business Development to shape and convert follow-on engagements.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in partnerships, consulting, customer success, or account management within complex technical environments.
• Proven track record of owning end-to-end delivery across multiple stakeholders in technical projects.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams spanning domains such as AI, chemistry, automation, and/or lab environments.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate partner goals into scopes, milestones, and priorities with clear, precise communication.
• Proactive risk management mindset.
• Technical literacy in deep tech, science, or engineering.
• Calm under pressure with a high sense of ownership and accountability.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Based in or able to relocate to Berlin, Germany.
• Background in materials science, chemistry, cleantech, or adjacent deep-science industries.
• Experience in early-stage or scaling startup environments.
• Additional European languages.

Skills

• Partnerships
• Consulting
• Customer Success
• Account Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Cross-functional Team Coordination
• Technical Project Delivery
• Risk Management
• Communication
• Business Development

Location

• Berlin, Germany

Work Type

• On-site
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 5+ years

Salary/Compensations

• Compensation details will be discussed during the interview process.

About the Company

• We are a seed-stage deeptech startup operating at the intersection of physics-informed AI, robotics, and advanced materials science.
• We are accelerating the discovery of next-generation materials for the energy sector and beyond.
• You'll be joining a well-funded seed-stage team working on genuinely hard, high-impact science and technology.