Senior Account Manager, State and Local Government DACH

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Switzerland, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Manage strategic partnerships with prominent cities, public-sector organizations, and smart-space operators.

• Position NVIDIA’s platforms and AI Factory strategy as the catalyst for modernizing public services and enhancing competitiveness.

• Identify and cultivate new opportunities to broaden NVIDIA’s regional presence.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to promote the adoption of AI and Digital Twins in urban environments.

• Drive revenue growth for Smart Cities, Smart Spaces, and Local Government solutions.

• Establish a strong pipeline and assist governments in responsibly deploying AI across mobility, urban planning, sustainability, energy efficiency, public safety, inspection, and citizen services.

• Foster long-term relationships with senior city officials, CIOs, CTOs, ministers, mayors’ offices, public-sector agencies, and ecosystem partners.

• Oversee pipeline initiatives related to digital twins, VLM-powered video analytics, agentic AI for public service automation, and sovereign AI strategies.

• Engage NVIDIA technology partners and explore technical and business collaboration opportunities.

• Influence industry standards and guidelines while contributing to the development of policy, governance models, and responsible AI practices across European and EMEA public-service markets.

• Promote talent development and local capacity building, assisting cities in establishing innovation hubs and next-generation public-sector AI skills.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

• Over 8 years of demonstrated experience in technology systems, AI platforms, cloud/edge software, or vertical public-sector transformation.

• Proven experience working with public-sector bodies, including local governments, city councils, ministries, smart-city authorities, urban mobility agencies, or critical infrastructure operators.

• Exceptional negotiation, opportunity management, and deal-closing skills.

• Ability to establish influence among political, technical, and operational stakeholders.

• Excellent communication and executive presence, capable of conveying complex AI concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Demonstrated leadership qualities: self-motivated, independent, high integrity, and collaborative.

• Willingness to travel across EMEA.

• Proficient in English and German.

🏝️ Benefits

• Highly competitive salaries.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Benefits extended to the employee and their family.