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Matter Intelligence · San Francisco · On-site

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About Matter Intelligence

Matter Intelligence is pioneering a new ultraspectral vision ecosystem that sees molecular chemistry, unlocking superintelligent vision for the physical world. Backed by Pear VC.

About the role

Matter Intelligence is seeking a Lead of Asian Business Development to establish and lead the company’s government and strategic business-development activities across the Indo-Pacific.

What they're looking for

  • Approximately 8–12 or more years of experience in international business development, government sales, capture management, strategic partnerships, or a closely related field
  • At least five years of relevant experience working with defense, intelligence, space, civil-government, or national-security customers in the Indo-Pacific
  • Demonstrated experience developing and closing complex government, defense, aerospace, technology, data, or enterprise opportunities
  • Track record of managing long-cycle, multi-stakeholder sales and capture processes
  • Strong understanding of government acquisition, procurement, budgeting, contracting, and tender processes in one or more priority Indo-Pacific countries
  • Established network among relevant government, defense, intelligence, aerospace, space, geospatial, or technology stakeholders in the region
More about this role

Welcome to Matter, where we are building the future of vision AI: pairing a world-first sensor that sees molecular chemistry, temperature, and 3D shape with a Large World Model that will be the most powerful intelligence engine for the physical world. This system doesn't just see what something looks like; it understands everything from a single pixel. We call this Superintelligent Vision.

Our team has delivered technologies to Mars for NASA/JPL, designed advanced sensors for U.S. Defense, and frontier artificial intelligence systems. We are now building the next generation of space- and airborne-based sensing systems.

Matter Intelligence is developing advanced sensing and intelligence capabilities that help governments, operators, and autonomous systems better understand the physical world. Matter’s capabilities span aircraft- and space-based sensing, satellite systems, raw and processed data, and intelligence products derived from advanced spectral information.

Matter is building its government business around difficult national-security, defense, intelligence, civil-government, and commercial missions where better sensing and faster interpretation can produce meaningful...

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