About the Role
This role sits at the center of a genuinely new category: helping Fortune 500 brands understand how AI models perceive and recommend them. As Engagement Lead, AI Strategy, you will own client relationships end-to-end, serving as the trusted strategic advisor for C-suite and VP-level stakeholders navigating brand presence inside large language models. You will translate cutting edge AI research into concrete decisions that move real businesses forward, working closely with a small, high-ownership founding team.
The ideal candidate brings 3 to 7 years of experience in strategy consulting or client advisory work and has already made the leap into an early-stage environment. You are equally comfortable dissecting an unfamiliar business model and sitting across the table from a Chief Marketing Officer. You work in AI-native tools without hesitation, communicate with honesty even when it is the harder path, and thrive in roles where the scope is wide and the playbook is still being written. This position is open to candidates authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship (US citizens and green card holders).
Key Responsibilities
1. Serve as the primary strategic advisor for Fortune 500 clients exploring how AI models perceive and recommend their brands
2. Own client engagements from kickoff through delivery, managing timelines, stakeholder relationships, and outcomes independently
3. Translate AI interpretability research into prioritized, actionable recommendations tailored to each client's GTM or marketing strategy
4. Build and present board-ready analyses and strategic frameworks directly to C-suite and VP level decision-makers
5. Work hands-on in Claude Code, AI agents, MCPs, and LLM-based tooling as a core part of daily workflow
6. Identify patterns across engagements to inform product direction and help shape the firm's evolving methodology
7. Contribute to business development by deepening existing client relationships and supporting conversations with prospective clients
Required Skills & Experience- 3 to 7 years of experience in strategy consulting, client advisory, or a high-ownership client facing role
- Demonstrated ability to engage C-suite and VP/Director-level stakeholders directly and credibly
- Proven track record translating complex or ambiguous problems into clear strategic recommendations across multiple industries (B2B and B2C)
- Fluency in marketing attribution, growth metrics, and how GTM leaders measure business impact
- Willingness and ability to use Claude Code and AI-native tools daily (assessed during the interview process)
- Comfort with an equity-heavy compensation structure at a pre-seed, 4-person startup
- Authorization to work in the US without visa sponsorship (US citizen or green card holder)
- Based in San Francisco or New York; able to be in-office 5 days per week if in the San Francisco area
Preferred Skills- Background following one of two paths: strategy consulting (top-tier firm) followed by early stage startup experience at Series C or earlier; or agency or product marketing strategy work selling complex services to Fortune 500 organizations
- Experience at a high-growth, client-facing or deployment-focused startup
- Chief of Staff or similarly broad, ambiguous leadership role at an early-stage company
- Degree from a top-tier university as a signal of analytical rigor