Manager, Developer Relations - Industries

NVIDIA Gruppe; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 224,000 - 356,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA Gruppe is looking for a Manager of Developer Relations based in Santa Clara, California, to lead strategic engagements within the developer ecosystem. This influential role involves driving the technical strategy for software partnerships and fostering developer engagement to enhance adoption of NVIDIA’s advanced AI technologies.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the technology industry with proven ability to lead teams and drive impactful partnerships. A strong background in software engineering, technical mentorship, and excellent communication skills are essential. The position offers a competitive salary and equity options.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in the technology industry.
• 4+ years leading a team in developer relations or related roles.
• Experience strategizing and driving global developer programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing developer relations team.
• Partner with senior leadership on critical industry priorities.
• Accelerate adoption of the NVIDIA platform through technical integration.

Skills

Strategic partnerships

Technical expertise

Team leadership

Communication skills

Education

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

Job description

We are seeking an accomplished and visionary Manager, Developer Relations to lead strategic engagements across large scale developer ecosystems within emerging technology domains. In this highly influential role, you will define and drive the technical strategy for partnering with software solution providers, developers, and industry innovators to accelerate adoption of NVIDIA’s advanced AI and computing platforms. The ideal candidate blends architectural and domain expertise with proven skill in influencing industry direction and guiding partner product strategies. They encourage developers worldwide to build on NVIDIA technologies that are crafting the future of computing.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and develop a high-performing team by setting clear priorities, aligning individual objectives to company strategy, and establishing consistent operating rhythms that drive accountability, accelerate execution, and continuously set the standard on impact and performance.
• Partner closely with IBDs, Account Managers, and Solutions Architects across industries to align with senior leadership on the most critical priorities, focusing teams on the highest-impact developers, workloads, and accounts to accelerate adoption of the NVIDIA platform.
• Cultivate and sustain deep technical mastery across priority industries, serving as the trusted strategic advisor, industry expert, and problem‑solver across the developer ecosystem. Partner multi-functionally to accelerate adoption of NVIDIA technologies, drive technical innovation, and shape ecosystem‑wide standards and guidelines.
• Accelerate critically important workloads by architecting, demonstrating, and integrating the NVIDIA software stack (tools, libraries, SDKs, NIMs, and blueprints) into partner products, platforms, and pipelines to drive performance breakthroughs and scalable adoption.
• Guide partners through complex onboarding and integration initiatives by delivering advanced technical resources—such as reference implementations, sample code, and demo pipelines—to accelerate adoption and drive co‑innovation of next‑generation, production‑ready solutions.
• Analyze and shape the developer ecosystem to identify emerging growth opportunities, collaborating multi-functionally with engineering, product management, and marketing to influence product roadmaps and optimize large‑scale partner adoption strategies.
• Engage partner senior technical leaders to drive best‑practice integrations and resolve complex architectural challenges, establishing ongoing collaboration rhythms to track adoption, uncover emerging workflows, and deliver critical field insights that shape NVIDIA’s product and platform strategy.

What We Need to See

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• A minimum of 8+ overall years of overall professional experience in the technology industry in software engineering, developer relations, technical partnerships, solutions architect, product management and 4+ years of experience leading a team.
• Proven experience strategizing, leading, and scaling global developer programs in partnership with major technology organizations and ISVs, driving ecosystem‑wide adoption and long‑term developer engagement.
• Extensive experience driving strategic technical teamworks with engineering and product teams—spanning architectural design, in‑depth code and design reviews, technical mentorship, and the delivery of high‑impact technical talks or workshops.
• Proven ability to design and lead sophisticated, multi‑stakeholder technical engagements—strategically negotiating requirements, resolving multi‑functional priorities, and driving alignment across internal and external teams including engineering, product, sales, legal, and marketing.
• Adept at articulating sophisticated technical concepts to diverse audiences from engineers to executives, with end‑to‑end expertise in architecting, integrating, and co‑commercializing solutions in partnership with strategic ISVs to drive ecosystem adoption and business impact.

Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd

• Extensive hands‑on experience architecting and optimizing complex, vertical‑specific solutions that advance performance, scalability, and industry guidelines.
• Expertise with advanced AI and GPU‑accelerated frameworks and integrating them into commercial‑grade platforms.
• Distinguished track record in architecting and delivering systems for real‑time processing and ultra‑low‑latency decision‑making at scale.
• Demonstrated history of defining technical vision and launching new developer ecosystems around accelerated computing or industry verticals.

Base salary range: 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.