Ecosystem Manager, AI Materials Foundry

Cuspai; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CuspAI is seeking an AI Materials Foundry Ecosystem Manager to lead the global partner ecosystem for our AI Materials platform, engaging enterprises, research institutions, and tech partners across Europe, the USA, and APAC. The role sits within the Partnerships team and reports to the Director of Strategy & Operations.

You will drive ecosystem activation, host events, and align activities with our roadmap, collaborating with AI Research, Computational Chemistry, and Product teams to accelerate

Qualifications

• Experience in ecosystem management or strategic alliances within high-growth startups or fast-paced deep-tech environments.
• Proven ability to communicate and build relationships with executive-level stakeholders.
• Experience independently creating and managing events end to end, including Fortune 100 collaborations.
• Global cross-cultural experience engaging senior stakeholders across regions (EU, US, APAC).

Responsibilities

• Design, coordinate, and host a comprehensive global engagement strategy for the AI Materials Foundry ecosystem.
• Build scalable partner collaboration frameworks and act as the operational bridge for partners, clients, and research institutions across Europe, the USA, and APAC.
• Coordinate cross-functional timelines and ensure alignment between external partner teams and CuspAI leadership.
• Collaborate with AI Research, Computational Chemistry, and Product teams to channel partner feedback into development priorities.

Skills

Ecosystem management

Strategic alliances

Event management

Stakeholder management

Job description

About CuspAI

CuspAI is the frontier AI company on a mission to solve the breakthrough materials needed to power human progress. While nature took billions of years to perfect molecules, we are harnessing AI to unlock trillion-dollar materials breakthroughs in months, not millennia. Our founding team is the most cited in the world, comprised of world-class researchers in AI, chemistry and engineering.

We are working on some of the hardest and most important challenges including energy, clean water, the future of compute, and carbon capture, and this is just the start of what our 'search engine' for next-generation materials will unlock.

We invite you to be part of a diverse, innovative team at the intersection of AI and materials science, working to create impactful partnerships that drive innovation, scalability, and industry collaboration. This work matters. Your work matters.

We're on the cusp of the on-demand materials era. Join us.

The Role

Due to rapid global growth and the launch of our AI Materials Foundry, we are seeking an AI Materials Foundry Ecosystem Manager to join our Partnerships team and report directly to our Director of Strategy & Operations.

Your Impact

In this role you will be engaging the global partner ecosystem that accelerates the adoption of our AI Materials platform, which is critical for delivering next-generation semiconductor and advanced materials to market.

What You Will Do

• Ecosystem Cultivation & Community Activation
  • Design, coordinate, and host a comprehensive global engagement strategy across our 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.
• Cross-Cultural Operations & Project Management
  • Manage day-to-day engagement with global foundry stakeholders.
  • Coordinate cross-functional timelines between external partner teams and CuspAI leadership.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Partner closely with our Director of Strategy & Operations and Head of Partnerships to align ecosystem activities with our overarching roadmap.
  • Collaborate with our AI Research, Computational Chemistry, and Product teams to channel partner feedback directly into the development priorities of our agentic platform.
  • Work alongside marketing and PR functions to spotlight partner success stories, such as dramatic speedups in simulation workloads and novel applications in advanced materials research.

Must Have Skills and Qualifications

• You have a genuine, explicit interest in how frontier AI can revolutionize materials science and a passion for bringing sustainable, impactful technologies to humanity.
• You possess a proven track record in ecosystem management, strategic alliances, or technical community building, ideally within a high-growth startup or fast-paced deep-tech environment, alongside substantial experience communicating and building relationships with executive-level stakeholders.
• You have 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.
• You demonstrate 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).
• You are a confident, charismatic communicator with direct experience hosting, moderating, and organizing both virtual webinars and premium in-person events for a technical audience.
• You have a solid foundational understanding of or proximity to the semiconductor ecosystem, hardware roadmaps, or advanced materials development.

Bonus Points (But Not Critical)

• 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.

Additional Considerations

This role would be based in our London/Cambridge offices or our U.S. Bay Area office, but we could consider our other global office locations for the right candidate. There would be an expectation around you being in the office three days per week depending on which projects you're working on at the time. Additionally, there may be regular travel required to partner sites and/or other locations for collaboration and project work.

What We Offer

A competitive salary: We value and reward impact and growth E