About the Role
<div class="content-intro"><p><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Why work at Nebius<br></strong>Nebius is leading a new era in cloud computing to serve the global AI economy. We create the tools and resources our customers need to solve real-world challenges and transform industries, without massive infrastructure costs or the need to build large in-house AI/ML teams. Our employees work at the cutting edge of AI cloud infrastructure alongside some of the most experienced and innovative leaders and engineers in the field.</p> <p><strong>Where we work<br></strong>Headquartered in Amsterdam and listed on Nasdaq, Nebius has a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, North America, and Israel. The team of over 1400 employees includes more than 400 highly skilled engineers with deep expertise across hardware and software engineering, as well as an in-house AI R&D team.</p></div><h3><strong><span data-contrast="auto">The role</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></h3> <p>Nebius is building the cloud infrastructure that will power the next generation of Physical AI—robotics, autonomous systems, simulation/world models, and embodied intelligence operating in the real world.</p> <p>The <strong>Field CTO for Physical AI & Robotics</strong> is a senior technical leadership role responsible for converting raw market demand into a scalable, domain-specific platform. You will own the technical product strategy, ensuring Nebius evolves its capabilities to support the unique demands of Physical AI workloads. Operating at the intersection of deep customer engagement and platform engineering, you will serve as a principal technical partner in strategic opportunities—engaging directly with customer CTOs to map Nebius’ existing capabilities to their immediate needs to help close complex deals. You will not only identify customer challenges but also architect the solution patterns that solve them for the entire market.</p> <p>This is a definitive <strong>"Zero to One"</strong> opportunity to define a new category of cloud infrastructure from the ground up.</p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{"335559685":720,"335559991":360}">You’re welcome to work remotely from the Unites States (SF Bay Area, CA & Austin, TX Preferred)</span></p> <p><strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559685":720,"335559991":360}"><span class="TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW95146830 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW95146830 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">Your responsibilities will include:</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW95146830 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true}"> </span></span></strong></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Executive Technical Leadership:</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> Serve as the external "CTO" face of Nebius to Physical AI customers, partners, and ecosystem stakeholders, building trust with executive peers.</span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Lighthouse Deal Support:</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> Partner with Sales leadership to close strategic "company-making" deals by leading architectural workshops and aligning technical roadmaps with customer goals.</span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Technical Product Strategy:</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> Translate bespoke customer needs into clear, scalable technical and product requirements for Nebius product, engineering, and infrastructure teams.</span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Field Enablement:</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> Act as a force multiplier for the sales organization by creating the technical narrative, reference architectures, and training materials needed to upskill Field SAs and Sellers.</span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Cross-Functional Alignment:</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> Drive alignment across Product, Engineering, Infrastructure, and GTM teams, ensuring the internal roadmap reflects the reality of the market.</span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Architectural Guidance:</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> Provide architectural guidance to help customers maximize value from Nebius services, while identifying the necessary "primitives" required to support end-to-end robotics workflows.</span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Pattern Recognition:</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> Identify recurring customer pain points across robotics, simulation, and data pipelines to surface gaps in existing offerings and influence roadmap decisions.</span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242&qu
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