Nebius
Startup Program Lead
$140K–$172K
United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years; alternatives include venture capital, corporate venture programs, startup-facing GTM, or investment roles.
- Education
- MBA or equivalent is a bonus, not a requirement.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they apply and provide proof of employment eligibility as a condition of hire.
About the job
Runs Nebius’s global AI-native startup program, guiding founders from onboarding and first deployment through production while coordinating ecosystem, technical, commercial, and customer-success activities.
What you'll do
- Build VC and founder relationships, run referral workflows, and lead technical enablement sessions.
- Guide startups through onboarding, deployment, growth, and production, including technical guidance and milestone-aligned credit frameworks.
- Track pipeline, conversion, retention, and program outcomes with cross-functional teams; share startup insights that inform product and go-to-market priorities.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience across venture capital, corporate venture programs, startup-facing GTM, or investment roles.
- Experience founding, running, or supporting a startup, venture, or ecosystem program.
- Direct experience engaging with VC firms and portfolio companies, building referral relationships and driving portfolio penetration.
- Experience collaborating with Sales, RevOps, Product, or Customer Success teams.
Nice to have
- Founder or early-stage operating experience; working understanding of AI training and inference workloads; or experience at a cloud provider or AI infrastructure company.
- MBA or equivalent, and/or background in private equity or capital markets.
Pay
$140,000 — $172,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Nebius, GPU
AI focus
Supports AI-native startups with GPU usage, training optimization, inference best practices, and deployment and scaling on Nebius infrastructure.
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