JD - Business Development Executive (Optimization Platform)
Role : Business Development Executive
Type : Senior / Seasoned Executive | Global (US, EU, APAC, ME)
BU : QpiAI Quantum / Optimization Software (Cross-Industry)
Position Summary
Lead global business development for QpiAI's mathematical optimization platform QpiAI-Opt
across logistics, automotive, manufacturing, supply chain, and energy sectors.
Key Responsibilities
- Build global enterprise / academic licensing opportunities / pipeline for QpiAI-Opt.
- Drive enterprise deployment cycles with multi-year licensing deals.
- Position QpiAI Opt as a high-performance alternative to classical solvers.
- Drive global GTM and commercialization; engage CXOs, R&D heads, innovation leaders.
- Translate customer pain points into optimization solution architectures and RoIs.
- Lead strategic negotiations and hand over mature opportunities to sales for closure.
- Execute QpiAI-aligned market intelligence, BD analytics, and CRM protocols.
- Build alliances with consulting firms, system integrators, and global innovation hubs.
- Coordinate with product and engineering teams for technical solution alignment.
Required Experience
15–20+ years in optimization, OR products, AI / ML solutions, or scientific software BD.Experience with licensing of industrial digital platforms and optimization solvers.Ability to map industrial / scientific / business scenarios to mathematical models and optimization / simulation solutions on QpiAI-Opt solver. Understanding of routing, planning, allocation, and scheduling optimization workflows.Technology-business leadership : digital transformation, decision science, decision intelligence, mathematical optimization, operations research, and scenario modeling / simulation; operational excellence, cost optimization, resource optimization.Domain experience : logistics, transportation, manufacturing, supply chain, ports, financial services, energy, utilities, biosciences, pharmaceuticals, materials, and sustainability.Ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.Skills & Competencies
Deal value optimization, license pricing optimization, commercial model enhancement.Commercials / deal rightsizing for value-based solutions and platform deployments.Technical storytelling, techno-business proposal building.Strong stakeholder management & negotiation skills.Global networking capability with C-level, government, and national labs.KPIs & Success Metrics
Number of qualified enterprise leads.Enterprise contracts closed.Number of full platform deployments.Number of recurring licensing deals.Skills Required
decision science, Simulation, global networking, Resource Optimization, Optimization, Operational Excellence, Digital Transformation, Ml, scientific software, Ai, Operations Research, Stakeholder Management, Cost Optimization, Negotiation Skills