Pod Lead: AI Transformation
Stealth AI Startup, San Francisco, CA, United States
Most companies are still running AI experiments. We are building the infrastructure for what comes next.
We are an AI platform company, founder-led and scaling fast. Our platform, delivery pods, and proven playbooks take mid-market enterprises from AI curiosity to AI-native operations. Not through slides and strategy decks, but through production systems that deliver measurable outcomes in 60 to 90 days.
We have already done this. Our founder led the AI-native transformation of a 3,000-person financial services operation, compressing development cycles from 12 weeks to under 12 days. That was not a pilot. It was production, at scale, in a regulated industry. The playbooks we bring to market are battle-tested, not borrowed.
We are backed by partnerships with leading hyperscalers and frontier AI providers. We are already delivering at scale for clients across a range of industries in our home market. Now we are taking that model global, starting with the US and UK.
Our ambition is to become the defining AI platform for the mid-market. If that excites you, read on.
The Role
Location:
United States West Coast, with regular travel to client sites Employment Type:
Full-time Our delivery model runs on pods. A pod is a small, cross-functional team of three: Pod Lead, Solutions Architect, and Implementation Specialist. Together, a pod defines, designs, configures and implements AI wedges for clients on our platform. You will lead one. That means you own the delivery, the client relationship, and the commercial health of every engagement your pod touches. This is not an engineering management role. It is a delivery leadership role that demands commercial acumen, client consulting skills, and hands-on engineering experience in equal measure. You are the person clients call when it matters. You are the person the team looks to for direction. You set the pace, hold the quality bar, and make sure what ships actually works. We are not looking for someone who has "led an AI transformation." We are looking for a curious, high-agency thinker with an engineering backbone and a commercial edge who can think creatively, work closely with clients, and get things done. What you will do
Wedge delivery:Lead the end-to-end delivery of AI wedge engagements for clients. Configure and deploy agent workflows in production with client teams. Own the 90-day delivery cycle from Day 10 metrics lock through to outcome confirmation. Pod leadership:Build and lead a small cross-functional pod (Pod Lead, Solutions Architect, Implementation Specialist). Set the pace, maintain quality standards, and ensure pods operate as high-performing, self-sufficient units. Client engagement:Act as the primary delivery point of contact for clients in your pod. Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders. Translate client outcomes into agent configurations. AI-native delivery:Experiment with AI tools daily. Document what works. Build repeatable delivery playbooks that others can follow as the organisation scales. Playbook development:Codify delivery patterns, wedge configurations, and lessons learned. Contribute to the platform's growing pattern library. Team coaching and quality bar:Raise the standard on communication, ownership, and execution across the pod model, helping others operate with speed, clarity, and care. What you bring
7+ years across engineering, delivery, consulting, or technical leadership roles Generalist with a variety of skills and experience: you thrive in a role where you can combine your commercial, technical, finance, project management, consulting and sales abilities Hands-on experience building and shipping software or AI/ML solutions in production You have led small teams and owned delivery outcomes end-to-end. You know what good looks like Commercial awareness: you understand how delivery connects to revenue, margin, and client expansion Strong client instincts. You can run a room, earn trust, and translate business problems into technical solutions Enough technical depth to configure AI agent workflows, review architecture decisions, and debug production issues Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern AI/ML tooling High agency. You see what needs to happen and you do it. You do not wait to be told Builder mentality. You would rather ship something imperfect than plan something perfect What we offer
Competitive base salary with variable compensation Potential equity participation for the right candidates Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance Flexible PTO policy Direct access to the founding team and CEO Opportunity to shape the US market strategy from day one
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Location:
United States West Coast, with regular travel to client sites Employment Type:
Full-time Our delivery model runs on pods. A pod is a small, cross-functional team of three: Pod Lead, Solutions Architect, and Implementation Specialist. Together, a pod defines, designs, configures and implements AI wedges for clients on our platform. You will lead one. That means you own the delivery, the client relationship, and the commercial health of every engagement your pod touches. This is not an engineering management role. It is a delivery leadership role that demands commercial acumen, client consulting skills, and hands-on engineering experience in equal measure. You are the person clients call when it matters. You are the person the team looks to for direction. You set the pace, hold the quality bar, and make sure what ships actually works. We are not looking for someone who has "led an AI transformation." We are looking for a curious, high-agency thinker with an engineering backbone and a commercial edge who can think creatively, work closely with clients, and get things done. What you will do
Wedge delivery:Lead the end-to-end delivery of AI wedge engagements for clients. Configure and deploy agent workflows in production with client teams. Own the 90-day delivery cycle from Day 10 metrics lock through to outcome confirmation. Pod leadership:Build and lead a small cross-functional pod (Pod Lead, Solutions Architect, Implementation Specialist). Set the pace, maintain quality standards, and ensure pods operate as high-performing, self-sufficient units. Client engagement:Act as the primary delivery point of contact for clients in your pod. Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders. Translate client outcomes into agent configurations. AI-native delivery:Experiment with AI tools daily. Document what works. Build repeatable delivery playbooks that others can follow as the organisation scales. Playbook development:Codify delivery patterns, wedge configurations, and lessons learned. Contribute to the platform's growing pattern library. Team coaching and quality bar:Raise the standard on communication, ownership, and execution across the pod model, helping others operate with speed, clarity, and care. What you bring
7+ years across engineering, delivery, consulting, or technical leadership roles Generalist with a variety of skills and experience: you thrive in a role where you can combine your commercial, technical, finance, project management, consulting and sales abilities Hands-on experience building and shipping software or AI/ML solutions in production You have led small teams and owned delivery outcomes end-to-end. You know what good looks like Commercial awareness: you understand how delivery connects to revenue, margin, and client expansion Strong client instincts. You can run a room, earn trust, and translate business problems into technical solutions Enough technical depth to configure AI agent workflows, review architecture decisions, and debug production issues Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern AI/ML tooling High agency. You see what needs to happen and you do it. You do not wait to be told Builder mentality. You would rather ship something imperfect than plan something perfect What we offer
Competitive base salary with variable compensation Potential equity participation for the right candidates Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance Flexible PTO policy Direct access to the founding team and CEO Opportunity to shape the US market strategy from day one
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