Field CTO - Retail & Commerce AI

The is a senior technical leadership role responsible for converting raw market demand into a scalable, domain-specific platform.Field CTO for Retail & Commerce AI You will own the technical product strategy and the technical GTM motion, ensuring Nebius evolves its capabilities to support the unique demands of Retail & Commerce AI workloads.

Operating at the intersection of deep customer engagement, platform engineering, and sales strategy, you will serve as the principal technical partner for Lighthouse Accounts, engaging directly with customer CTOs to map Nebius’ existing capabilities to their immediate needs to help close complex deals. Simultaneously, you will not only identify customer challenges but also architect the solution patterns that solve them for the entire market.

This is a definitive “Zero to One” opportunity to define a new category of cloud infrastructure from the ground up.

• of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or distributed systems5+ years
• of experience in AI, Data Science, ML, MLOps and Complex Integrations, with exposure to production or large-scale systems5+ years
• in a senior technical leadership role (e.g., CTO / Technical co-founder in Retail AI-Native startup, Field CTO, Head of Machine Learning, Head of Engineering)Prior experience
• : You are equally comfortable drawing a distributed system architecture on a whiteboard for engineers and explaining the business value of that architecture to a CEODual-Competency
• : Experience partnering with Sales teams to close large-scale enterprise deals and enabling field teams with technical assetsGTM Fluency
• : Experience defining a product or platform strategy based on market feedback, not just executing technical ticketsProduct-Minded Leadership
• : Strong hands-on understanding of GPU-centric infrastructure, high-performance compute, storage systems, and networkingTechnical Depth
• : Experience with Retail & Commerce AI workflows, including agentic commerce, omnichannel Gen AI, product discovery & recommendation, supply chain optimization, training pipelines, and real-world deployment constraintsRetail Fluency
• : Strong executive presence, capable of influencing product teams and leadership through clarity and credibilityCommunication
• : Experience operating in fast-moving environments (hyperscalers, cloud platforms, or advanced AI startups) where requirements are evolvingComfort in Ambiguity
• : ~20-30% (customer visits, partner engagements, industry events)Travel

• Competitive compensation
• Career growth and learning opportunities
• Flexibility and ownership
• Collaborative and innovative culture
• Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects
• International environment and talented teams What’s it like to work at Nebius: Fast moving - Bold thinking - Constant growth - Meaningful impact - Trust and real ownership - Opportunity to shape the future of AI Equal Opportunity Statement: Nebius is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they apply and will be required to provide proof of employment eligibility as a condition of hire. If you need accommodations during the application process, please let us know.

Nebius is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment, without the cost and complexity of building large in-house AI/ML infrastructure.

Built by engineers, for engineers. From large-scale GPU orchestration to inference optimization, we own the hard problems across compute, storage, networking and applied AI.

Listed on Nasdaq (NBIS) and headquartered in Amsterdam, we have a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, the UK, North America and Israel. Our team of 1,500+ includes hundreds of engineers with deep expertise across hardware, software and AI R&D.