Business Development Executive
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 30, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 28, 2026. AMD scores B on the Alion truth index.
ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.
At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future.
Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger - technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.
THE TEAM
AMD is helping shape the future of AI through a full-stack portfolio spanning compute, accelerators, networking, and software. Our Sovereign AI team partners with governments, industry, research institutions, and technology providers to help countries build secure, sustainable AI infrastructure and capability.
THE ROLE
As Sovereign AI Business Development Executive, UK & Europe, you will lead AMD’s sovereign AI strategy across the region.
You will identify and develop major AI infrastructure opportunities, build senior relationships across government and industry, create strategic partnerships, and lead complex initiatives from early strategy through commercial agreement and deployment.
This is a highly visible role at the intersection of AI strategy, technology, government, partnerships, and commercial development, with regular travel across the UK and Europe.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Lead AMD’s sovereign AI business strategy across the UK and Europe.
- Identify and develop large-scale AI, HPC, data center, and infrastructure opportunities.
- Build relationships with governments, research organizations, telecoms, cloud providers, data center operators, and technology partners.
- Lead complex, multi-year opportunities from strategy through commercial close and deployment.
- Build partner ecosystems and consortiums to deliver large-scale AI programs.
- Bring together AMD Instinct, EPYC, networking, ROCm software, and partner technologies to create compelling solutions.
- Lead cross-functional teams across sales, engineering, product, government affairs, finance, legal, and marketing.
- Represent AMD with senior government, industry, and technology stakeholders.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
- 15+ years in strategic business development, public-sector or enterprise sales, partnerships, or a related role within AI, cloud, semiconductors, telecoms, data centers, or digital infrastructure.
- Experience leading large, complex, multi-stakeholder opportunities.
- Strong networks across the UK and European government, technology, research, or infrastructure ecosystem.
- Experience with public procurement, government-funded programs, consortiums, or public-private partnerships.
- Strong understanding of modern AI infrastructure, including accelerators, CPUs, networking, software, and data centers.
- Excellent commercial, negotiation, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.
- Ability to lead and influence across complex global organizations.
NICE TO HAVE
Experience with sovereign AI, national AI programs, AI factories, HPC/supercomputing, public-private partnerships, or large-scale AI infrastructure.
Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.
AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.
AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
THE TEAM
AMD is helping shape the future of AI through a full-stack portfolio spanning compute, accelerators, networking, and software. Our Sovereign AI team partners with governments, industry, research institutions, and technology providers to help countries build secure, sustainable AI infrastructure and capability.
THE ROLE
As Sovereign AI Business Development Executive, UK & Europe, you will lead AMD’s sovereign AI strategy across the region.
You will identify and develop major AI infrastructure opportunities, build senior relationships across government and industry, create strategic partnerships, and lead complex initiatives from early strategy through commercial agreement and deployment.
This is a highly visible role at the intersection of AI strategy, technology, government, partnerships, and commercial development, with regular travel across the UK and Europe.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Lead AMD’s sovereign AI business strategy across the UK and Europe.
- Identify and develop large-scale AI, HPC, data center, and infrastructure opportunities.
- Build relationships with governments, research organizations, telecoms, cloud providers, data center operators, and technology partners.
- Lead complex, multi-year opportunities from strategy through commercial close and deployment.
- Build partner ecosystems and consortiums to deliver large-scale AI programs.
- Bring together AMD Instinct, EPYC, networking, ROCm software, and partner technologies to create compelling solutions.
- Lead cross-functional teams across sales, engineering, product, government affairs, finance, legal, and marketing.
- Represent AMD with senior government, industry, and technology stakeholders.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
- 15+ years in strategic business development, public-sector or enterprise sales, partnerships, or a related role within AI, cloud, semiconductors, telecoms, data centers, or digital infrastructure.
- Experience leading large, complex, multi-stakeholder opportunities.
- Strong networks across the UK and European government, technology, research, or infrastructure ecosystem.
- Experience with public procurement, government-funded programs, consortiums, or public-private partnerships.
- Strong understanding of modern AI infrastructure, including accelerators, CPUs, networking, software, and data centers.
- Excellent commercial, negotiation, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.
- Ability to lead and influence across complex global organizations.
NICE TO HAVE
Experience with sovereign AI, national AI programs, AI factories, HPC/supercomputing, public-private partnerships, or large-scale AI infrastructure.
Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.
AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.
AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.