Senior ai strategist – intelligence community

Join NVIDIA and play a leading role in bringing breakthrough technologies to some of the world's most important missions. As NVIDIA grows its collaboration with the U.S. Federal Government. We are looking for a Senior AI Strategist to promote accelerated computing and full-stack platform solutions in the Federal Intelligence Community. This key role centers on identifying, building, and championing long-term initiatives that advance NVIDIA's accelerated computing platform across the IC. The ideal candidate brings significant experience working throughout the Intelligence Community and maintains a strong network of mission leaders, acquisition professionals, program executives, systems integrators, and ecosystem partners. If you're passionate about shaping the future of AI in national security, we'd love to hear from you!

This position requires a security clearance and U.S. citizenship.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Develop new opportunities and manage a portfolio of Intelligence Community programs, customers, and partners.
• Identify and help secure programs that expand the use of NVIDIA AI, networking, data center, and accelerated computing technologies.
• Work with government and industry leaders to align technology investments with operational and mission requirements.
• Build relationships across the Intelligence Community, national security organizations, research institutions, systems integrators, and contractors.
• Help customers evaluate and apply NVIDIA technologies to AI, data analytics, computer vision, secure computing, and high-performance computing workloads.
• Work with engineering, product, sales, and partner teams to support pilots, production deployments, and classified programs.
• Translate mission and operational requirements into practical technology and business plans.
• Travel as needed to customer locations, secure facilities, industry events, and NVIDIA offices.

What We Need to See:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, Master's degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• 12+ years of proven experience, including 10+ years working within or supporting the U.S. Intelligence Community.
• Strong understanding of IC missions, organizations, budget processes, acquisition pathways, and program development.
• Track record of identifying and advancing complex programs or technology initiatives within national security organizations.
• Established relationships across the IC, acquisition organizations, mission programs, systems integrators, and contractors.
• Experience working with software, cloud, AI, and defense industry partners in classified or secure environments.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, collaboration, and leadership skills.

Ways to Stand Out From the Crowd:

• Experience working within the Intelligence Community or directly supporting major IC agencies, mission centers, or classified programs.
• Success leading programs involving AI, data platforms, high-performance computing, advanced analytics, computer vision, or secure computing.
• Understanding of how advanced technologies are evaluated, funded, acquired, and deployed within classified environments.
• Experience building relationships across government and industry that led to program adoption, deployment, or measurable mission outcomes.

Looking for a new way to apply your Intelligence Community experience? Join NVIDIA and help deliver AI and accelerated computing technologies to critical national security missions.

Your cash compensation will be determined based on your location, experience and the pay of employees in similar positions with 85% paid through base salary and 15% variable compensation. The cash compensation range is 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5, and 248,000 USD - 396,750 USD for Level 6.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until July 28, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

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