NeuraGym and PLA are not just products – they are the infrastructure layer for the Physical AI economy and backbone of Neura’s AI strategy. From the first cells in Riederich to a global network by 2028, every strategic decision we make today shapes the competitive moat of humanoid AI deployment for the next decade.
As AI, PLA & NeuraGym Strategist, you are the architect of our competitive positioning. You define how we grow, how we win markets, how our business model evolves — and then you roll up your sleeves and execute alongside the team that will make it happen.
Your Mission
Develop, sharpen, and drive Neura’s AI, PLA and NeuraGym strategy - from business model design and market entry sequencing to competitive intelligence and partnership framework - ensuring NEURA stays at least 18 months ahead of every competitor in Physical AI.
Key Responsibilities
Own Neura’s AI, PLA and NeuraGym strategy roadmap: define, together with business unit heads, the 12–36 month strategic priorities, translate them into executable initiatives, and track progress against them
Continuously develop and stress-test these business models
Lead market entry analysis for new geographies - evaluating demand signals, competitive landscape, and enterprise anchor customer readiness
Build and maintain Neura’s AI competitive intelligence framework: track humanoid OEM strategies, alternative training facility concepts, and Physical AI platform developments globally
Develop and refine Neura’s AI, PLA, and NeuraGym investor and partner narrative - slide decks, financial assumptions, scenario models - in alignment with NEURA Robotics positioning
Identify strategic partnership opportunities with academic institutions, industry partners, and new verticals beyond manufacturing
Work directly with the Performance Manager to ensure strategy-to-execution translation: OKRs, KPIs, and milestone accountability
Your Profile
5–9 years in strategy, management consulting, or business development — with a preference for candidates who have made the leap from advisory into operational roles
Sharp analytical mind: comfortable building market sizing models, business cases, and financial scenarios from scratch
Experience with subscription/platform business models and/or infrastructure-as-a-service strongly preferred
Strong executive communication skills - you can write a compelling one-pager and present it in the boardroom
Entrepreneurial drive: you want to build, not just advise
Fluent in English and German (additional languages a plus given our international expansion)
Deep curiosity about robotics, AI, and the physical-digital convergence of industrial automation
NEURA Robotics is a German high-tech company founded in 2019 in Metzingen near Stuttgart with the goal to revolutionize the world of robotics. Our mission is to expand the skill set of robots with cognitive capabilities so that they can work with humans in existing environments without having to invest in complex and costly safety systems. We aim to help make numerous fields of work more attractive, safer, and more social. Our guiding principle “we serve humanity” sums up this mission.
Today, more than 1000 team members from over 45 countries are working on advanced technology in the fields of environmental perception, drive and control technology, materials science, mechanical design, and AI.
By developing all key components such as AI, control software, sensor technology, and mechanical components in-house, the development team has made groundbreaking progress in a variety of areas.
With products such as MAiRA, the world’s first cognitive robot, or MiPA, a household and service robot, humanity awaits a new era of robotics. NEURA Robotics is currently working on launching 4NE1 (“For Anyone”), the first humanoid robot ready for series production.
With the Neuraverse, a comprehensive ecosystem for innovations in the field of cognitive robotics, NEURA Robotics is creating an important technical basis for automation solutions and enabling the networking of robots and partner companies on a global scale.
