About the Role
Lead client engagements end-to-end for a fast-growing AI engineering firm, working with billion-dollar clients and C-suite executives. This role is for individuals with exceptional polish, deep analytical ability, and a working understanding of AI, who thrive in startup environments with minimal oversight.
Responsibilities
- Own client accounts end-to-end, from engaging C-suite stakeholders to understanding workflows and ensuring project delivery.
- Lead a team of 2+ junior consultants/strategists on each engagement, managing their work and ensuring quality output.
- Ramp up on project context, understand client sentiment, and identify pain points across multiple concurrent engagements.
- Scope new AI agent implementations by translating business problems into clear engagement plans with defined outcomes and ROI targets.
- Work directly with founders to shape strategic playbooks and hiring.
- Solve complex, real-world automation challenges.
Requirements
- 4–10 years of experience, including 4+ years in management consulting at a top-tier firm (MBB or equivalent) owning client engagements.
- Degree from a top-tier university.
- Polished executive presence that commands C-suite confidence immediately.
- Extremely strong analytical skills.
- Working understanding of AI — able to scope AI implementations and discuss them credibly with engineers.
- Comfortable in startup environments with minimal oversight.
- Founder or early operator experience at a startup (nice to have).
- Must be able to work onsite 6 days a week.
- Comfortable with 10-20% client travel.
Skills
- AI implementation scoping
- Client engagement management
- Team leadership
- Analytical skills
- Executive presence
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Onsite
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 4-10 years
- 4+ years management consulting
Education Level
- Degree from a top-tier university
Benefits
- Simple visas (e.g., TN-1) are sponsored.
- Visa transfers are available.
About the Company
- A fast-growing AI engineering firm building production-grade agents for enterprise.
- Scaling aggressively off massive client demand.
- A period of significant client demand.
- Early-stage development.
