Business Development Manager – Robotics & Edge AI
Role Overview
The Business Development Manager will lead India growth for Robotics and Edge AI hardware, software, and end-to-end solutions.
The role targets automotive, industrial, manufacturing, smart cities, mobility, surveillance, retail, healthcare, and public-sector opportunities.
The ideal candidate combines technical Edge AI understanding, business acumen, and customer and ecosystem relationships in India.
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Role Summary
The Business Development Manager will lead India growth for Robotics and Edge AI hardware, software, and end-to-end solutions.
The role targets automotive, industrial, manufacturing, smart cities, mobility, surveillance, retail, healthcare, and public-sector opportunities.
The ideal candidate combines technical Edge AI understanding, business acumen, and customer and ecosystem relationships in India.
Market and Business Development
- Develop and execute the India go-to-market strategy for Edge AI solutions.
- Identify growth opportunities and build a strong opportunity pipeline.
- Conduct competitive analysis, pricing intelligence, and market positioning.
Customer and Account Leadership
- Engage OEMs, Tier-1s, cloud providers, ISVs, system integrators, and device manufacturers.
- Lead C-suite and senior stakeholder conversations.
- Own the full deal lifecycle from prospecting to negotiation and closure.
- Work with solution architects and engineering teams on customer-specific proposals.
Solution Positioning
- Articulate value propositions for CPUs, MCUs, NPUs, accelerators, sensors, and cloud-edge architectures.
- Translate customer needs into technical requirements and roadmap inputs.
- Support proofs of concept, pilots, benchmarks, and solution evaluations.
Ecosystem and Internal Leadership
- Develop partnerships with AI/ML ISVs, analytics companies, OEMs, ODMs, chip vendors, and cloud partners.
- Represent the company at industry events, partner workshops, and technology forums.
- Collaborate with product management, marketing, engineering, and global business development teams.
- Provide field intelligence and drive cross-functional alignment for customer success and market expansion.
Must-Have Qualifications
- 8–12+ years of technical customer-facing, business development, or OEM engagement experience.
- Experience in Edge AI or AI/ML platforms, embedded systems or processors, automotive or industrial electronics, or IoT or edge computing.
- Strong understanding of Edge AI workloads, processors, accelerators, sensors, connectivity, and device-to-cloud systems.
- Understanding of TensorFlow Lite, ONNX, PyTorch, and inference runtimes.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering in ECE, EEE, CSE, or a related field.
Additional Qualifications
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive-level presentation skills.
- Ability to collaborate with technical teams and simplify complex concepts.
- MBA is preferred but not mandatory.
- AI/ML or AWS, Azure, or GCP certifications are advantageous.
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