World Labs is a spatial intelligence company, building frontier models that can perceive, generate, and interact with the 3D world. Backed by NEA and a16z.
About the role
We are looking for a Senior Business Development and Operations Lead to help shape how World Labs brings its robotics technology to market.
What they're looking for
- 8+ years of experience in related industries
- Deep experience in robotics, Physical AI, autonomous systems, simulation, or an adjacent frontier technology, with firsthand exposure to customers, products, or deployments
- Technical fluency to engage credibly with researchers and engineers, with strong curiosity to understand how the technology works and draw connections between technical capabilities and market opportunities
- Demonstrated ability to develop and close complex B2B relationships, from ambiguous early conversations through signed agreements
- Ability to turn technical capability into repeatable commercial value: identify the right wedge, business model, pricing, and channel strategy, and build a path from demo → paid PoC → production deployment while avoiding bespoke work that does not scale
- Comfortable quantifying and defending commercial decisions: you can build a credible pipeline forecast, price a pilot, or model a deal structure with real numbers behind it
More about this role
World Labs is a frontier AI research and product company advancing spatial intelligence, the next frontier beyond large language models. Co-founded by Dr. Fei-Fei Li , Justin Johnson and Ben Mildenhall , the company is pioneering world models that perceive, generate, reason, and interact with virtual and physical worlds.
The company’s flagship product, Marble , transforms text, images, and video into fully navigable 3D worlds, unlocking applications across gaming, film, architecture, robotics, and immersive digital experiences. Backed by leading investors and with over $1B raised, World Labs is assembling a world-class team at the intersection of AI research and real-world deployment.
We are looking for a Senior Business Development and Operations Lead to help shape how World Labs brings its robotics technology to market.
This is a highly technical, hands-on business development role at the intersection of Physical AI, simulation, spatial intelligence and enterprise customers. You will be part of our world-class teams partnering closely with research and engineering groups to understand what our technology can do today, where it is heading, and where it can create meaningful value...
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