Senior Business Development Manager, Global AI Initiatives - EMEA

NVIDIA; France; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a senior leader to drive the Global Public Sector (GPS) Industry Business Development plan across regions. You will train regional sales teams, align resources, and propagate global GPS assets to accelerate deals.

You will champion regional needs, share case studies, and maintain dashboards that track pipeline and progress. Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in hi-tech business development, strong cross-country relationships, analytical rigor, and excellent English communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience from a leading university.
• 10+ years of business development experience in hi-tech selling technology solutions.
• Strong customer/partner relationship skills across multiple countries.
• Strong analytical skills, including market assessments.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Understanding and expert delivery of key features and product messages.

Responsibilities

• Lead the GPS Industry Business Development plan with regional Sales and Marketing teams.
• Train sales teams on strategy, motion, and assets.
• Align resources across NVIDIA and partners to enable field execution.
• Champion regional needs and disseminate global GPS case studies and assets.
• Maintain internal data on sales activity, pipelines, and progress.
• Develop target account lists and run opportunity reviews.
• Represent NVIDIA in forums and events as a government-focused industry authority.

Skills

Business Development

Hi-tech Selling

Relationship Management

English Proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's or MBA desirable

Job description

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It's a unique legacy of innovation that's fueled by great technology-and amazing people.

Today, we're tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what's never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world's best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you'll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.

What you'll be doing:

• Drive the HQ Global Public Sector (GPS) Industry Business Development (IBD) plan in collaboration with regional Sales and Marketing teams. Train NV Sales & NPNs on strategy, sales motion, sales/GTM assets
• Ensure strategies have necessary conditions (tools, enablement, training, etc.) to be successful in field/GTM execution.
• Advocate for and align HQ technical, business, and sales enablement resources across NVIDIA and our business partners to drive mutual success. Assist sales in engaging the right partners in deals
• Understand needs of specific region to champion and disseminate global GPS case studies, blueprints, partner enablement, event support. Available as industry authority for sales calls with AMs - visit customers, understand customer use case/budgets/buying intent
• Maintain data for internal reporting on sales activities including Trackers, management updates, pipeline development and sales progression reports as requested on GPS IBD plan goals and strategy planning. Work with Regions and Segments on account coverage, pipeline and revenue targets, & build progress
• Provide region case studies and assets to global GPS sales enablement assets and programs - working with marketing and sales operations. Continually maintain and update GTM/sales assets
• Develop target account list with regional account owners to ensure account plan development and execution, run opportunity reviews for key deals, share lessons learned and feedback to HQ teams and help close the biggest deals.
• Work with Region leadership to identify Light House Accounts: government agencies that are on the forefront of adopting AI. Represent the voice of NVIDIA in forums and events.
• Develop and maintain tools and templates for the various engagements with a goal to grow GPU adoption and customers' wallet share in NVIDIA platform.
• Provide guidance and leadership to DevRel to develop and implement strategies to increase platform adoption. Watch for and develop emerging use cases to help cultivate new vertical opportunities

What we need to see:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) from a leading University. Master's degree or MBA is desirable
• 10+ years of business development experience in hi-tech selling technology solutions
• Strong customer/partner relationship skills proven across multiple countries
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to do market assessments
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Understanding and expert delivery of key features, product messages, positioning

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Knowledge of Agentic AI, combined with deep understanding of government operations and local AI landscape in the target market.
• Possess a contact base of key government officials, deep domain expertise, and an understanding of sales and buying practices in government.
• Passion and experience in communicating sophisticated technical content such as AI, while articulating the value of AI.
• Proven ability to work in a dynamic, matrixed environment

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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