Senior Developer Relations Manager - EMEA AI Natives

NVIDIA; Roma; On-site; EUR 83,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Rome is seeking a Senior Developer Relations Manager - EMEA AI Natives to engage developer ecosystems, work with software solution providers, developers, and industry professionals to foster adoption of NVIDIA’s AI and computing platforms.

The role blends deep technical expertise and commercial go-to-market experience, championing developer advocacy and communicating how NVIDIA technology solves real-world challenges; collaborate with partners and multi-functional teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• A minimum of 8+ years of overall professional experience in the technology industry in software engineering, developer relations, technical partnerships, including 5+ years of direct hands-on experience in your designated ecosystem (e.g., Telco, MarTech, etc.).
• Proven experience leading, partnering, and scaling developer programs at major technology companies, EMEA AI Natives, ISVs, or within relevant verticals.
• Significant technical proficiency guiding EMEA AI Natives in high-performance computing, cloud, AI/ML, and/or vertical-specific frameworks and libraries.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to distill complex technical concepts for diverse technical and non-technical audiences from engineers to executives.
• Experience leading technical collaborations with engineering and product teams - including architectural design, code reviews, technical mentorship, and delivery of technical talks or workshops
• Proven ability to structure and implement complex technical engagements, negotiate requirements, prioritize issues, and collaborate with internal or external stakeholders (across sales, legal, product or marketing teams as needed).

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted technical advisor and champion for the developer ecosystem in EMEA AI Natives with multi-functional partners to drive adoption of NVIDIA technologies.
• Accelerate critical workloads by demonstrating ground breaking solutions that integrate the core NVIDIA stack into developer products, platforms, and pipelines.
• Advise on the technical enablement resources—such as sample code, guides, demonstration pipelines, and tools to highlight the application of technologies in solving real-world problems for EMEA AI Natives.
• Guide partners and startups through onboarding and integration with NVIDIA’s programs, fostering co-innovation and the development of next-generation solutions.
• Map, track, and monitor the developer ecosystem to identify growth opportunities, inform technology roadmaps, and shape adoption strategies.
• Collaborate multi-functionally with solution architects, engineering, product management, and marketing to drive developer engagement and optimize partner adoption strategies.
• Engage with partner engineering teams, technical leaders, and decision-makers to identify goals, solve technical challenges, and promote best practices for successful integrations.
• Represent and advocate for the partner technical needs and feedback to NVIDIA’s internal product and engineering teams, supplying actionable insights from field deployments to influence product roadmaps.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering

Job description

We are seeking a highly technical and strategic Senior Developer Relations Manager - EMEA AI Natives to join our team, with a focus on engaging developer ecosystems across emerging technology domains. In this pivotal role, you will work directly with software solution providers, developers, and industry professionals to foster the adoption of NVIDIA’s advanced AI and computing platforms.
The ideal candidate brings a blend of deep technical expertise and commercial go-to-market experience, combined with a passion for developer advocacy and a talent for communicating how NVIDIA technology can solve complex, real-world challenges.
What You'll Be Doing

• Serve as the trusted technical advisor, problem solver, and champion for the developer ecosystem in EMEA AI Natives with multi-functional partners to drive adoption of NVIDIA technologies.
• Accelerate critical workloads by demonstrating ground breaking solutions that integrate the core NVIDIA stack into developer products, platforms, and pipelines.
• Advise on the technical enablement resources—such as sample code, guides, demonstration pipelines, and tools to highlight the application of technologies in solving real-world problems for EMEA AI Natives
• Guide partners and startups through onboarding and integration with NVIDIA’s programs, fostering co-innovation and the development of next-generation solutions.
• Map, track, and monitor the developer ecosystem to identify growth opportunities, inform technology roadmaps, and shape adoption strategies.
• Collaborate multi-functionally with solution architects, engineering, product management, and marketing to drive developer engagement and optimize partner adoption strategies.
• Engage with partner engineering teams, technical leaders, and decision-makers to identify goals, solve technical challenges, and promote best practices for successful integrations.
• Represent and advocate for the partner technical needs and feedback to NVIDIA’s internal product and engineering teams, supplying actionable insights from field deployments to influence product roadmaps.
  

What We Need To See

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• A minimum of 8+ years of overall professional experience in the technology industry in software engineering, developer relations, technical partnerships, including 5+ years of direct hands-on experience in your designated ecosystem (e.g., Telco, MarTech, etc.).
• Proven experience leading, partnering, and scaling developer programs at major technology companies, EMEA AI Natives, ISVs, or within relevant verticals.
• Significant technical proficiency guiding EMEA AI Natives in high-performance computing, cloud, AI/ML, and/or vertical-specific frameworks and libraries.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to distill complex technical concepts for diverse technical and non-technical audiences from engineers to executives.
• Experience leading technical collaborations with engineering and product teams - including architectural design, code reviews, technical mentorship, and delivery of technical talks or workshops
• Proven ability to structure and implement complex technical engagements, negotiate requirements, prioritize issues, and collaborate with internal or external stakeholders (across sales, legal, product or marketing teams as needed).
  

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Hands-on experience building or optimizing vertical-specific solutions for Generative & Agentic AI
• Familiarity with advanced computing, AI, and/or GPU acceleration platforms
• Track record in crafting and implementing systems for real-time processing and low-latency decision-making.
• Successful history of building and scaling developer communities and delivering impactful technical enablement programs.
  

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the world’s most desirable employers! We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to outstanding growth, our best-in-class engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous person with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary ranges for this position are:
Italy: 83,250 EUR – 144,300 EUR for Level 4; and 109,500 EUR – 189,800 EUR for Level 5.
Spain: 87,000 EUR – 150,800 EUR for Level 4; and 114,750 EUR – 198,900 EUR for Level 5.