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$150,000–$190,000/yr
US 3w PTO

  • Create parametric models to evaluate AI use case value and estimate operational costs.
  • Collaborate with analyst teams and engineering to build interactive tools for clients.
  • Partner with sourcing advisory to incorporate pricing benchmarks and contribute to syndicated research.

Financial Analysis AI Technology Data Modeling Communication

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  • Own end-to-end visibility and control of all AI spend across the organization, including AI-assisted development tools, managed-cloud AI, and embedded vendor AI platforms.
  • Maintain deep fluency in token-pricing mechanics, partner with engineering to govern model selection, and manage commitment strategies against forecast demand.
  • Build cost-allocation pipelines, implement showback and chargeback, deliver monthly executive reporting, and automate FinOps tooling.

New American Funding is scaling AI across software development, borrower- and loan-officer-facing products, and embedded vendor platforms. The company is hiring a Lead, AI FinOps & Consumption Governance to own the financial discipline behind every dollar of AI spend.

Americas

  • Work on forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis for R&D spend, including headcount and AWS costs.
  • Model cloud infrastructure economics and support AI investment evaluation.
  • Drive strategic insights and prepare board-level reporting on R&D performance.

Zapier builds automation tools to make work more efficient and creative. The company is remote-first and values diversity, inclusion, and transparency in its hiring and culture.

Mexico

  • Support enterprise value creation initiatives by translating priorities into measurable plans, building trackers and dashboards, and partnering with cross-functional teams.
  • Drive QAD's AI transformation agenda by identifying, prioritizing, and tracking AI initiatives and defining success metrics.
  • Support operating model and systems integrator transition workstreams from diagnostics to implementation.

QAD Inc., owned by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, is a provider of cloud-based ERP software and services for global manufacturers. The Value Creation team partners with executive and functional leaders to translate strategic priorities into measurable initiatives.

$258,000–$348,000/yr
United States Unlimited PTO

  • Own AI evaluation methods and operations for Figma's AI-powered experiences, defining quality dimensions and designing measurement frameworks.
  • Build and maintain evaluation frameworks, rubrics, golden datasets, and quality bars using human and automated approaches.
  • Produce clear readouts and dashboards to enable stakeholders to make confident shipping decisions.

Figma is on a mission to make design accessible to all, empowering teams to bring ideas to life through collaborative design and prototyping tools. With a growing team of passionate creatives and builders, Figma fosters a culture of growth and inclusivity.

$160,000–$178,000/yr
US Unlimited PTO

  • Build and lead financial modelling and analytics capability, delivering models and tools for profitability and commercial strategy decisions.
  • Apply AI/ML tools, including LLMs and predictive modelling, to modernize modelling, scenario generation, and reporting.
  • Serve as primary analytical partner to pricing and business unit leaders, translating complex analysis into actionable recommendations for executive leadership.

PointClickCare is a health tech company that helps providers deliver exceptional care through a platform serving over 30,000 provider organizations, leveraging the largest long-term and post-acute care dataset and a marketplace of 400+ integrated partners. Recognized by Forbes as a top private cloud company and one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, we are founder-led, privately held, and reinvest significantly in R&D to foster innovation.

United States Latin America

  • Own the design and defense of frontier model evaluations across reasoning, coding, agents, tool use, and multi-modal.
  • Build benchmark packages with expert-verified ground truth, multi-model headroom results, and rigorous QC.
  • Recruit, calibrate, and review a pool of subject-matter experts in coding, agentic/tool-use, and STEM/reasoning.

Anyone AI measures frontier model capability through expert-verified evaluation packages. The company operates as a remote team with a focus on rigorous benchmarking and lab collaboration.

US Unlimited PTO

  • Lead AI-enabled workflow redesign by partnering with business leaders to identify high-value workflows and translate business problems into AI-enabled solutions.
  • Operationalize AI cross-functionally by building repeatable patterns and playbooks, driving adoption and behavior change across the organization.
  • Measure value and scale what works by defining baseline metrics, tracking value realization, and recommending which solutions to scale based on evidence.

HealthEquity aims to save and improve lives by empowering healthcare consumers. They are a mission-driven company with a focus on HSA solutions, committed to diversity and inclusion, and offer a remote-first culture.

Global Unlimited PTO

  • Build agentic workflows on Claude for research, account briefs, and content drafting.
  • Stand up a warehouse-backed marketing data model (e.g., Snowflake) as the single source of truth.
  • Ship weekly GTM/Marketing dashboards for the CEO, Head of Marketing, and Head of Sales.

Assured provides large insurers with software solutions for claims processing, from self-service claim-filing to fraud detection. The company is a fast-moving, collaborative environment where employees tackle deep challenges involving AI and digital experiences.

$184,000–$260,600/yr
US

  • Own and drive Marketing's Agent Center of Excellence, including AI agent strategy and fleet management.
  • Manage ICs overseeing MarTech, Marketing Ops, and campaign systems, evolving MOPs with AI.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives with full context on marketing strategy, operations, and data.

Airtable is a no-code app platform that empowers people to accelerate critical business processes. With over 500,000 organizations including 80% of the Fortune 100, it fosters a diverse, equal-opportunity culture focused on innovation.

US

  • Apply your financial expertise to enhance the quality and reliability of AI-generated financial content by creating and refining prompts and case studies.
  • Evaluate AI outputs for accuracy in valuation, modeling, forecasting, and financial reasoning, identifying errors and providing structured feedback.
  • Collaborate with distributed project teams to ensure consistent quality standards and timely delivery of complex financial analyses.

This role is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. The work is fully remote and designed for specialists who enjoy analytical problem-solving in a fast-evolving environment.

$169,000–$298,000/yr
US

  • Own new business lines from zero to scale, taking a bet from concept to durable revenue.
  • Set the strategy, sequence bets, and build the go-to-market from the ground up.
  • Own the economics, model unit economics, and drive alignment across product, marketing, sales, engineering, and partnerships.

Ethos is a leading life insurance technology company on a mission to democratize access to life insurance. With a three-sided platform, Ethos transforms the experience for consumers, agents, and carriers, and is backed by a fast-moving, AI-native team.

US Canada

  • Own the roadmap and execution for customer workflow products, driving AI-native development and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Define product requirements and success metrics while conducting continuous customer research to validate decisions.
  • Partner with engineering and analytics teams on technical decisions, scalability, and integration strategies.

Jobgether is an AI-powered job matching platform that connects candidates with hiring companies through objective skill-based reviews. It is a growing technology company focused on transforming employment access, with a culture emphasizing curiosity, ownership, and collaboration.

US 3w PTO

  • Lead client discovery and AI readiness assessments, translating ambiguous inputs into actionable findings and executive-aligned outputs.
  • Build and prioritize AI use case portfolios through ROI stress testing, creating roadmaps and priority matrices for executive decision-making.
  • Design end-to-end AI architectures and establish AI Centers of Excellence, ensuring scalable, secure, and governed AI adoption.

Atmosera empowers businesses to redefine what's possible with modern technology and human expertise. As a Microsoft Partner with seven specializations and GitHub AI Partner of the Year, the company delivers integrated solutions across Applications, Data & AI, DevOps, Security, and Azure.

UK 5w PTO

  • Lead large-scale, global AI transformation initiatives for strategic clients, building relationships with C-level stakeholders and shaping technology strategy.
  • Provide technical leadership and coaching to teams, enabling AI adoption and driving innovation across client environments.
  • Drive growth by contributing to sales, marketing, and partnerships, developing go-to-market strategies and reusable AI collateral.

Valtech is a global digital agency focused on enabling business transformation, helping clients anticipate trends and connect with consumers across digital and physical touchpoints. With over 6,000 innovators in twenty-two countries, they foster a people-first culture of collaboration, learning, and transformation by doing.

United States

  • Own and define the AI curriculum roadmap, including prioritization and removal of content as the landscape evolves.
  • Conduct ongoing research and validation of emerging AI tools, models, and workflows for practical founder applications.
  • Create and maintain proprietary methodologies, frameworks, and IP that can be taught and scaled consistently.

The Uncommon Business helps founders and business operators build modern, scalable businesses through world-class education, systems, and implementation. The organization is focused on delivering practical, actionable learning experiences and is investing heavily in AI education and implementation frameworks.

$125,000–$160,000/yr
US Canada

  • Own the Customer Workflows domain, including employer/recruiter portals and agentic AI features, driving end-to-end product strategy and roadmap.
  • Operate as a builder, leveraging AI-native tools to rapidly prototype and shrink the time from customer problem to working solution.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives with engineering, data, and customer success teams to define OKRs and evaluation frameworks.

FutureFit AI is an AI-powered workforce development platform that helps people get better jobs faster, focusing on those facing barriers to opportunity. The company has a team of 30-50 across the US and Canada, fostering a culture of high velocity, high trust, and audacious goals.

$176,800–$228,800/yr
Canada

  • Scope and execute mixed-method research studies including surveys, interviews, and segmentation to inform marketing and product strategy.
  • Partner with marketing, brand, product, and data science teams to identify high-impact research opportunities and influence decisions.
  • Use AI tools to accelerate research workflows and synthesize qualitative and quantitative data into compelling insights.

Thumbtack is an app that helps millions of people care for and improve their homes through personalized guidance, AI tools, and a hiring platform for local service businesses. The company has a growing community of 300,000 local service businesses across the U.S. and fosters a fast-paced, collaborative culture focused on innovation and impact.

$114,848–$129,204/yr
Canada

  • Create innovative must-have insights and thought leadership content for CFOs.
  • Develop in-depth analysis to identify client barriers and reframe strategies.
  • Provide actionable advice via virtual and in-person engagements, reinforcing Gartner's value.

Gartner is a research and advisory company that provides actionable insights to enterprise leaders. With 20,000 associates globally, it fosters a culture of curiosity and bold thinking.

Latin America

  • Own the AI use case pipeline from intake to production, triaging requests and coordinating cross-functional teams.
  • Conduct structured workflow assessments to identify high-impact AI opportunities and measure outcomes.
  • Govern the AI tool stack, including vendor evaluation, security review, and maintaining cost-per-outcome visibility.

Backblaze is the object storage leader in the open cloud movement, helping customers with affordable cloud storage. Founded in 2007, the company has over 500,000 customers and manages over three billion gigabytes of data, with a culture of fairness and innovation.

Europe Unlimited PTO

  • Lead AI enablement for business teams end-to-end: assess, conduct workshops, and track adoption KPIs.
  • Work with champions and stakeholders to drive change management and ensure sustained AI usage.
  • Deliver workshops personally and facilitate sessions with external trainers to produce concrete outcomes.

Neurons Lab is an AI consultancy that runs enterprise AI adoption programs for major clients. It is a fast-growing consultancy with a focus on enabling business teams to use AI effectively.