Senior Deployment Strategist - AI Agent Platform Startup

Mannelly Recruitment•San Francisco, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Deployment Strategist will own enterprise deployments for an AI agent platform that automates mission-critical supply chain operations for Fortune 500 customers. This is an early hire in a newly formed function at a fast-growing AI startup. The role spans the full customer deployment lifecycle, from discovery conversations and workflow design through go-live and long-term success. The strategist serves as the executive point of contact for significant accounts and manages expectations with senior stakeholders. Working alongside Agent Delivery Engineers, the strategist translates complex business processes into working AI agent configurations. The position manages one to three high-stakes accounts at a time, requires about 30 percent travel for customer milestones, and contributes to the deployment playbook as the team scales. The role is based in San Francisco and requires willingness to work 60 to 65 hours per week and travel on short notice.

Requirements

Four to six years in client-facing roles such as product manager, engagement manager, consultant, or founder, with direct experience implementing software for enterprise customers.
Background in consulting, business operations, or operations.
Experience with more than one major enterprise implementation and regular exposure to VP and C-suite stakeholders.
Executive presence and polished, native-level English communication.
Solid technical knowledge of large language models, APIs, JSON, and SQL, and ability to map customer workflows to AI agent designs.
Proven ability to manage one to three concurrent accounts with distinct timelines and requirements.
Working knowledge of SaaS products, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Willingness to work 60 to 65 hours per week and travel on short notice about 30 percent of the time.
Comfort with ambiguity and a low-ego, team-first approach.
Current authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Visa transfers, such as OPT or H1B transfers, are considered.

Responsibilities

Own enterprise deployments from discovery and workflow design through go-live and long-term customer success.
Serve as the executive point of contact for significant accounts and manage expectations with senior stakeholders.
Translate customer business processes into AI agent configurations in collaboration with Agent Delivery Engineers.
Manage one to three concurrent high-stakes accounts with distinct timelines and requirements.
Travel for customer milestones, approximately 30 percent of the time.
Help write the deployment playbook as the team scales.