Job Title
BSC AI Factory Space Manager at Barcelona Supercomputing Center.
Position: BSC AI Factory Space Manager. Closing Date: Thursday, 13 November 2025. Reference: 643_25_DIR_IBD_SM.
About Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)
The Barcelona Supercomputing Center – Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC‐CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It hosts MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, and serves as a host for European HPC initiatives such as PRACE and EuroHPC JU. BSC's mission is to research, develop and manage information technologies to facilitate scientific progress, combining HPC service provision and R&D across scientific disciplines. The center has over 1,000 staff from more than 60 countries.
Key Duties
Comprehensive management of the BSC AI Factory Spaces, leading logistics and dynamic activation of the innovation area.
Design and coordinate the journey for startups and SMEs within the hub, ensuring they leave stronger, more connected, and better prepared for growth.
Attract and onboard innovative startups and companies to position BSC AI FACTORY as a key AI destination in Southern Europe.
Organize inspirational activities such as events, networking sessions, workshops, and thought‐leadership talks tailored for resident startups.
Develop initiatives that foster engagement from all ecosystem stakeholders (startups, corporates, investors, researchers, and institutions).
Contribute ideas to design a compelling offering for investors and corporates, enhancing collaboration and value creation.
Act as a connector, ensuring continuous interaction with other BSC AI Factory services, such as computational resource access and acceleration programs.
Identify ecosystem needs and propose innovative programs and partnerships to address them.
Coordinate with project funders to ensure objectives, milestones and deliverables align with project requirements.
Requirements
Education: University degree in Business, Innovation, Marketing, Public Relations, Event Management or a related field.
Experience: Minimum of 5 years in innovation environments, tech hubs, coworking areas or startup ecosystems. Familiarity with AI, deep tech, or digital innovation trends is a plus. Proven ability to engage startups, investors and corporates; experience in organizing events or community activities; experience in European projects is advantageous.
Competences: Strong interpersonal and communication skills; proactive, creative, entrepreneurial mindset; curiosity and eagerness to learn quickly; adaptability and strong problem‐solving skills. Fluency in English, Spanish and Catalan is required.
Conditions
Location: BSC, Directors Department.
Contract: Full‐time (37.5 h/week) until 31/03/2028.
Salary: Competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Benefits: Flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance and relocation support.
Holiday: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December as per collective agreement.
Starting date: 01/12/2025.
Applications Procedure
Submit a full CV in English with contact details.
Provide a cover/motivation letter in English, specifying the area of interest and including two references. Applications lacking documentation will not be considered.
Applications must be submitted via the BSC website.
Recruitment Process
Curriculum analysis (40 %) and interview phase (60 %). A minimum of 30 % of 60 % is required to qualify for the interview.
Interview panel: at least three members with a minimum of 25 % representation of women.
Final decision will include feedback to all participants.
EEO Statement
BSC-CNS is an equal‐opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identify as a recipient of EU Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers and OTM‐R principles. Candidates will not be discriminated on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or any other protected characteristic.
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