Business Development Manager (AI-native Business)

Kuala Lumpur Permanent View Job Description
This role partners with AI startups to design, deploy, and scale advanced AI workloads on a global cloud platform. You will act as a trusted technical and commercial advisor, driving adoption from proof-of-concept to full production.
  • Shape the future of AI startups with cutting-edge cloud infrastructure
  • Work closely with founders and engineers building next‑gen AI products

About Our Client

Our client is a leading global cloud and AI infrastructure provider with a rapidly growing presence in the U.S. startup ecosystem. They offer a comprehensive, open, and cost-efficient AI stack designed to support cutting-edge innovation across generative AI, machine learning, and large-scale inference.

Job Description

  • Build and own relationships with AI startup founders, CTOs, engineers, and product leaders across the U.S.
  • Gain a deep understanding of customer technical architectures and business models, including LLM fine-tuning, RAG pipelines, AI agent orchestration, computer vision, and generative AI applications.
  • Position the company's AI platform-models, managed AI services, GPU-optimized infrastructure, scalable storage, and serverless inference-as the optimal solution for performance, flexibility, and cost.
  • Drive customer adoption and expansion from early pilots to scaled production, with a strong focus on AI-related usage (GPU hours, model hosting, API consumption).
  • Partner closely with Solutions Architects and AI specialists to design differentiated solutions addressing startup challenges such as efficient training, low-latency inference, and global deployment.
  • Guide customers through competitive evaluations versus major cloud providers, articulating advantages in openness, pricing, and architectural flexibility.
  • Represent the company at AI conferences, startup accelerators, incubators, and venture capital ecosystem events.
  • Act as the voice of the customer, sharing market and developer feedback with internal product and engineering teams to improve tooling and experience.

The Successful Applicant

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
  • 3+ years of experience in customer-facing technical sales, solutions engineering, or developer relations within cloud, AI/ML, or infrastructure.
  • Strong understanding of modern AI stacks, including transformers, fine-tuning, quantization, vector databases, inference optimization, and MLOps.
  • Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and comfort operating in fast-paced, founder-led startup environments.
  • Willingness to travel extensively (approximately 50%) across the U.S.



Preferred:

  • Experience working at or closely with AI startups.
  • Hands-on experience deploying AI models on major cloud platforms.
  • Familiarity with open-weight models, model serving frameworks, and inference cost/performance tradeoffs.
  • Demonstrated passion for AI innovation through research, experimentation, or side projects.
  • An established network within the U.S. AI, startup, or VC ecosystem.

What's on Offer

  • Competitive base salary depending on location, skills, and experience.
  • Opportunity to work at the forefront of AI innovation with high-growth startups.
  • Significant autonomy, customer visibility, and influence on product direction.
  • Exposure to leading-edge AI technologies and a global cloud platform.
  • At-will employment with compensation subject to adjustment based on performance and market factors.
Contact
Jane Chu
Quote job ref
JN-042026-7007272
Phone number
+60323024077

Job summary

Function
Sales
Specialisation
Business Development
What is your area of specialisation?
Technology & Telecoms
Location
Kuala Lumpur
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Jane Chu
Consultant contact
+60323024077
Job Reference
JN-042026-7007272

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.