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CuspAI is a frontier AI company focused on using artificial intelligence to discover breakthrough materials for energy, clean water, advanced computing, and carbon capture. The company's founding team comprises world-class researchers in AI, chemistry, and engineering, and they are launching a global AI Materials Foundry platform.
You will join the Partnerships team as Ecosystem Manager, reporting directly to the Director of Strategy & Operations. This is a newly created role to support rapid global growth and the launch of the AI Materials Foundry.
Your primary responsibilities include:
**Ecosystem Cultivation & Community Activation:** Design and execute a comprehensive global engagement strategy across the AI Materials Foundry, including member engagement and events. Build scalable partner collaboration frameworks and act as the primary operational bridge connecting tech partners, enterprise clients, and elite research institutions across Europe, USA, and APAC regions.
**Cross-Cultural Operations & Project Management:** Manage day-to-day engagement with global foundry stakeholders and coordinate cross-functional timelines between external partner teams and CuspAI leadership.
**Interdisciplinary Collaboration:** Partner closely with the Director of Strategy & Operations and Head of Partnerships to align ecosystem activities with company roadmap. Collaborate with AI Research, Computational Chemistry, and Product teams to channel partner feedback into platform development priorities. Work with marketing and PR to highlight partner success stories, such as simulation speedups and novel materials research applications.
Your initial focus will be establishing an active, cross-cultural foundry member community across Europe, USA, and APAC hubs.
The role is based in London/Cambridge or SF Bay Area offices, with an expectation of three days per week in-office depending on projects. Regular travel to partner sites and other locations for collaboration and project work is anticipated.
**REQUIREMENTS:**
- Proven track record in ecosystem management, strategic alliances, or technical community building within a high-growth startup or fast-paced deep-tech environment
- Substantial experience communicating and building relationships with executive-level stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience independently creating and managing events and conferences end-to-end, from concept through delivery, including initiatives run alongside or on behalf of Fortune 100 companies
- Extensive global cross-cultural experience with proven ability to engage and build trust with senior stakeholders across international borders (Europe, USA, APAC)
- Confident, charismatic communicator with direct experience hosting, moderating, and organizing both virtual webinars and premium in-person events for technical audiences
- Solid foundational understanding of or proximity to the semiconductor ecosystem, hardware roadmaps, or advanced materials development
- Genuine, explicit interest in how frontier AI can revolutionize materials science and passion for bringing sustainable, impactful technologies to humanity
**BONUS QUALIFICATIONS:**
- Direct professional background in a semiconductor foundry, design firm, or electronics materials supplier
- Native or professional fluency in a second language relevant to global hubs (Japanese, Korean, German)
- 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
