AI Product Strategist

About

• You’ll be embedded onsite with clients and with new markets we are entering, converting vague “we need AI” mandates into sequenced execution plans, and then building and shipping the AI solutions yourself
• Every engagement deepens our understanding of how these industries actually work — context that compounds into Valon’s platform over time
• This is a founding team
• You’ll be one of the first 5 people defining how this function operates, what the playbook looks like, and how it scales
• The first engagements are already signed
• This is not a consulting role. You’re not writing decks. You’re not advising. You’re building AI agent workflows, shipping working solutions, and owning business outcomes. If something breaks at 9pm on a Tuesday, it’s yours
• This is not a remote role. You’ll be embedded at client sites for extended periods — weeks to months at a time. Think Palantir forward-deployed model. If you want to work from home, this isn’t for you

Responsibilities

• Run the engagement, end to end. You own the client relationship, the execution plan, and the outcomes. No project manager above you. No account executive handling the relationship. You’re it
• Turn ambiguity into action. Clients will say “we need AI for collections” or “help us figure out how to use AI.” You’ll decompose that into sequenced initiatives with owners, dependencies, milestones, and success metrics — then execute against them
• Build AI solutions yourself. You’ll independently design and build agent workflows, automations, and AI-powered tools. You’re not spec’ing work for an engineering team — you’re prototyping, testing, and shipping. You need to be fluent in LLM orchestration, comfortable with APIs, and capable of going from problem identification to working demo without support
• Manage organizational change. AI transformation scares people. You’ll navigate resistance, address “is AI taking my job” fears directly and credibly, and build trust with operators and executives alike
• Capture context that compounds. Every engagement teaches us something about how an industry works. You’ll document learnings in structured ways that inform Valon’s product strategy and make the next engagement faster
• Shape a new function. This team doesn’t exist yet. You’ll help define the operating model, the engagement playbook, hiring criteria for future teammates, and what “great” looks like

Reporting Structure

• Reports to: CEO/COO

Start Date

• As soon as possible. Engagements are already signed

Benefits

• Compensation: You’ll receive a highly competitive compensation package with room to grow.
• Time Away: We offer a generous PTO program, sick time, and company holidays.
• Flexible Work: Remote, hybrid, or in-office. We’ve got it all and aim for you to work where it works. Where possible, we offer geographic flexibility.
• Health Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance are all company-sponsored to keep you healthy and strong.
• Parental Leave: Birthing and non-birthing parents receive 12 weeks of fully paid time to welcome a new child.