Senior Developer Relations Manager – Smart Spaces and Local Government

We are   seeking   a highly technical and strategic Developer Relations Manager to join our team, with a focus on engaging   ISV (Independent Software Vendor)   developer ecosystems across emerging technology domains. In this pivotal role, you will work directly with software solution providers, developers, and industry professionals to foster the adoption of NVIDIA’s advanced AI and computing platforms. The ideal candidate brings a blend of deep technical   expertise   and commercial go-to-market experience, combined with a passion for developer advocacy and a talent for communicating how NVIDIA technology can solve complex, real-world challenges.

Build strong relationships across the EMEA   Smart Spaces and Local Government ISV   e cosystem and foster meaningful synergies between customers and partner organizations as well as e nergize the ecosystem through training sessions on NVIDIA innovations, covering strategy,   hardware   and software   Act as a trusted advisor, working closely with account management,   business   development   and solution architect   teams to create and support new markets and accelerate   ISV   partner scale   Serve as the trusted technical advisor, problem solver, and champion for the developer ecosystem in your designated   Smart spaces and   Local Government   vertical , with multi-functional partners to drive adoption of NVIDIA technologies.   Accelerate critical workloads by   demonstrating   groundbreaking   solutions that integrate the core NVIDIA stack into developer products, platforms, and pipelines.   Advise on the technical enablement resources—such as sample code, guides, demonstration pipelines, and tools to highlight the application of technologies in solving real-world problems    Guide partners and startups through onboarding and integration with NVIDIA’s programs, fostering co-innovation and the development of next-generation solutions.   Map, track, and   monitor   the developer ecosystem to   identify   growth opportunities, inform technology roadmaps, and shape adoption strategies.   Collaborate multi-functionally with solution architects, engineering, product management, and marketing to drive developer engagement and   optimize   partner adoption strategies.   Engage with partner engineering teams, technical leaders, and   decision-makers   to   identify   goals, solve technical challenges, and promote best practices for successful integrations.   Represent and advocate for the partner technical needs and feedback to NVIDIA’s internal product and engineering teams, supplying actionable insights from field deployments to influence product roadmaps.     What We Need to See: Bachelor’s or   master’s   degree in   C omputer   S cience , Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience) .   A minimum of 8+ years of overall professional experience in the technology industry in software engineering, developer relations, technical partnerships, including 5+ years of direct hands-on experience in your designated ecosystem (Public Sector or Smart Spaces ).   Proven experience leading, partnering, and scaling developer programs at major technology organizations in Public Sector, Local Gov, Smart Cities and Spaces   ISVs, or within relevant verticals.   Significant technical   proficiency   in high-performance computing, cloud, AI/ML, and/or vertical-specific frameworks and libraries.   Hands-on experience building   and customizing   LLM, generative AI, RAG, or agentic AI applications in production or production-like environments.   Experience with agent harnesses, sandboxed execution, policy enforcement,   OpenShell -like environments, or secure enterprise agent runtime build.   Experience with model customization or post-training techniques such as SFT, RL/RLHF/RLAIF, DPO or relevant equivalent experience, reward modeling,   LoRA /PEFT, quantization-aware