Intern - Physical AI Business Development (AI)

Location: Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, or Hangzhou, China preferred; other China locations considered for exceptional candidates. Travel up to 10%.

Company

hirify.global develops storage solutions and partners with technology companies to deliver infrastructure at scale.

What you will do

• Research China’s Physical AI segments, including robotics, autonomous vehicles, drones, embodied AI, and vision AI.
• Build and maintain ecosystem maps covering customers, partners, OEMs, startups, and research institutions.
• Track data creation, storage, and retention needs that may drive future infrastructure demand.
• Prepare briefing materials, customer profiles, presentations, and meeting follow-ups for business development activities.
• Help organize ecosystem events, workshops, and customer visits.
• Translate research and customer insights into structured input for business development, marketing, product, architecture, and global teams.

Requirements

• Current Bachelor’s or Master’s student in engineering, computer science, business, marketing, or a related field.
• Strong interest in AI, robotics, autonomous systems, or emerging technology markets.
• Good research, analysis, and communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear summaries and slides.
• Fluent Mandarin and professional English required.
• Proactive, curious, collaborative, and comfortable working with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work from China, preferably in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, or Hangzhou.

Culture & Benefits

• Work alongside the China business development lead and collaborate with product marketing, architecture, and global business development contacts.
• Exposure to how a global technology company develops markets and ecosystem partnerships before requirements are fixed.
• Opportunity to connect AI and storage infrastructure research with real-world technology deployment.