Jan Butz

Director of Account Management @ Sanctuary AI

About

Robotics and AI is moving from research labs into real-world work environments.I work at the intersection of robotics, AI and real-world deployment.Currently I help bring physical AI solutions into real industrial environments with Sanctuary AI, working with partners and customers to deploy scalable solutions.Before that I spent several years at BMW where I developed perception-driven robotic systems for logistics automation and scouted emerging technologies for large-scale deployment in manufacturing.My work has resulted in multiple patent applications and focuses on one core question:How can robotics create real value for people in everyday environments?Background• M.Sc. Communications & Computer Engineering (Machine Learning focus)• Robotics, automation and perception systems• 9 patent applications in robotics and logistics automation• RoboCup Junior World ChampionI have been fascinated by robotics since I was 12 years old, and still believe we are only at the beginning of what intelligent machines can do.

Country

Canada

City

Vancouver

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Long-term Customer Relationships, Technical Solution Design, Project Management, Innovation Management, Robot Deployment, Machine Learning, Industrial Automation, Humanoid Robotics, Physical AI, Robotics, C/C++, Python, Matlab/Simulink, Maschinelles Lernen, Eagle, FPGA-Prototyping, Softwareentwicklung, Mikrocontroller, Mikroelektronik

Experience

Director of Account Management

Sanctuary AI

2025-10 - Present · 1 yr

Vancouver, Britisch-Kolumbien, Kanada

Director of Account Management – Technical Key Account Manager – Sanctuary AI • Leading industrial partnerships for physical AI deployments • Bridging cutting-edge physical AI with real-world applications • Supporting customers from pilot programs to scaled deployments • Bringing robotics solutions into real industrial environments

Technical Key Account Manager

Sanctuary AI

2025-4 - 2025-10 · 7 mos

Vancouver, Britisch-Kolumbien, Kanada

Commercial Consultant - Technical Key Account Manager

Sanctuary AI

2024-10 - 2025-4 · 7 mos

München, Bayern, Deutschland

Development and operation of special remote camera systems

Rail & Tracking Systems GmbH

2022-8 - 2025-8 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Specialist Innovation Management

BMW Group

2020-12 - 2024-9 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Munich

Specialist Innovation Management – BMW AG • Developed perception-driven robotic systems for logistics automation • Technology scouting for next-generation robotics and intralogistics systems • Integration of scalable robotic solutions into BMW production plants • Co-inventor on 9 patent applications in robotics and logistics automation

Fastlane scholar at BMW Group

BMW Group

2017-10 - 2020-7 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Fastlane Scholarship with internships in: - Physical Logistic Innovations BMW Plant Regensburg - AI based driver-vehicle-interactions BMW CarIT

Internship: Project Management(Integration and ramp up) USA

SSI SCHÄFER

2019-4 - 2019-9 · 6 mos

Installation and commissioning of fully automatic conveyor and storage systems. Support for project and site management in everyday project work.

Bachelor-Thesis: Function development of driver assistance systems

BMW Group

2017-3 - 2017-8 · 6 mos

In cooperation with the BMW development for driver-assistance: Confidence level for semi-autonomous driver assistance systems: Concept and prototypical implementation