Engagement Manager — Varick Agents

Engagement Manager — Varick Agents
Location:

San Francisco, CA (Onsite)
Compensation:

$200,000 – $320,000 base + equity
Employment Type:

Full-Time

About Varick Agents
Varick Agents is an applied AI company helping billion-dollar enterprises transform operations through AI agents. Clients range from $1B to $100B revenue organizations, with engagements generating 7- and 8-figure ARR contracts. The team includes leaders from Meta, AWS Bedrock, Citadel Securities, McKinsey, and Stanford.

About the Role
This is a senior client-facing leadership role owning enterprise AI engagements end to end — from initial executive meetings through deployment, expansion, and account growth. You will lead Forward Deployed Strategists and Engineers, work directly with CFOs, COOs, and CROs, and translate ambiguous business problems into measurable AI initiatives with clear ROI.

What You’ll Own

Lead enterprise AI engagements end to end

Manage client relationships from initial executive meetings through deployment and expansion

Lead Forward Deployed Strategists and Engineers

Work directly with CFOs, COOs, CROs, and executive stakeholders

Translate ambiguous business problems into measurable AI initiatives

Own engagement scoping, ROI definition, execution, and expansion

Build playbooks and operational frameworks for future engagements

Drive account growth and identify expansion opportunities

Requirements

4–8 years of experience

Ownership of large enterprise consulting or transformation engagements

MBB, top consulting, top banking, PE operating, or equivalent background

Executive presence with C-suite stakeholders

Strong first-principles thinking

Team leadership experience

Founder, operator, COO, Chief of Staff, or P&L ownership mindset

AI-native with a strong understanding of AI agents and implementation

SF-based or willing to relocate

Target Backgrounds
Ideal profiles include McKinsey Engagement Manager, Bain Case Team Leader, BCG Project Leader, COO, Chief of Staff, PE Operating Partner, Enterprise Transformation Lead, Strategy & Operations Leader, Founder, or Enterprise AI Consultant. Strong signals: Project Leader, Engagement Manager, Case Team Leader, or Principal/VP at a top investment bank or PE firm with operating experience and AI implementation background.

This Role Is NOT For

Contributors rather than engagement owners

Candidates with weak executive presence

Framework-driven thinkers without first-principles reasoning

Profiles with limited leadership experience or no AI fluency

Interview Process

Initial screen

Executive interview

Case study / engagement simulation

Onsite

Offer

Logistics

Role is

fully onsite in San Francisco

— please only apply if you can commit to this

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