AI Corporate Strategy Associate - FF Academy
About The Position
Faraday Future is a California-based embodied artificial intelligence ecosystem company developing vehicles and robots focused on human-AI interaction. The Corporate Strategy Associate will support the effort to treat the company as a product built on its AI capabilities, working directly with senior leadership to understand current operations, identify processes that AI agents and automation can replace or simplify, and help design a lean, AI-native operating model. The position is intended for a technically strong new graduate seeking early exposure to company-level decisions. The associate will contribute to the company's AI-first strategic roadmap, develop analyses and prototypes to support leadership decisions, create AI agents and automated dashboards, and help establish a data- and AI-assisted operating cadence. The role also involves preparing executive and board materials, collaborating with the AI Operations team to validate AI products through internal operations, advancing cross-functional strategic initiatives, and researching the AI, robotics, and mobility landscape. The position is 100% onsite in El Segundo, California. Compensation is $72,000–$75,000.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a closely related technical field, completed or expected within the next six months, or graduated within the past 12 months; strong business/AI double-majors are also considered.
- Deep curiosity about and hands-on experience with LLMs, AI agents, and workflow automation, including realistic judgment about where AI should and should not be applied.
- Proficiency in Python and/or SQL for analysis and prototyping.
- Strong structured thinking, including the ability to break down ambiguous problems, form a point of view, and support it with data.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to write for executives.
- A product mindset and ability to treat how the company operates as a problem to define and iterate on.
- Ability to work 100% onsite in El Segundo, California.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- Internship or project experience in strategy, consulting, product, or chief-of-staff-style roles.
- Experience at a startup or AI/technology company, or leading a student venture, research project, or hackathon team.
- Experience building AI agents, copilots, or automation-class products.
- Familiarity with robotics, electric vehicle, or mobility industries.
- Bias toward lean execution and comfort doing the work of a much larger team with AI leverage.
- A portfolio, GitHub profile, or written analysis demonstrating your thinking.
- Majors in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence (including AI for Business), EECS, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or technical-plus-business combinations; preference for candidates who can code or major in Computer Science.
- Education at or in programs such as USC's listed AI, AI for Business, or Computer Science programs; UCLA's Computer Science, AI-focused M.Eng., or Computer Science programs; or UC Berkeley's Computer Science, EECS, Data Science, MAIML, or EECS graduate programs.
Responsibilities
- Support the design of the company's AI-first strategic roadmap, operating model, and organizational structure.
- Map business, product, and organizational processes and identify opportunities for AI agents and automation to replace, simplify, or consolidate them.
- Build analyses, models, and prototypes using code and AI tools to evaluate options, quantify impact, and support leadership decisions.
- Prototype AI agents and automated dashboards that provide leadership with real-time visibility into strategy, business, and execution.
- Help run a lightweight weekly, monthly, and quarterly operating cadence based on data and AI-assisted decision-making.
- Prepare clear, concise, decision-ready executive briefings, decision memos, and board-level materials.
- Partner with the AI Operations team to use internal operations as an initial user and validation ground for FF's AI products.
- Track strategic initiatives, surface risks early, and remove execution blockers across Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Business teams.
- Research competitors, technologies, partners, and developments in AI, robotics, and mobility, and turn findings into recommendations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
