About us At Pareto.AI , we’re on a mission to enable top talent around the world to participate in the development of cutting-edge AI models. In coming years, AI models will transform
how we work and create thousands of new AI training jobs for skilled talent around the world. We’ve joined forces with top AI and crowd researchers at Anthropic, Character.AI, Imbue, Stanford, and University of Pennsylvania to build a fair and ethical platform for AI developers to collaborate with domain experts to train bespoke AI models.
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the Role Pareto is hiring an AI Engagement Manager responsible for owning customer relationships, engagement health, and long-term success across our most strategic AI accounts. This role blends technical credibility with relationship depth — you will manage a portfolio of Tier-1 customers, serving as a trusted advisor to researchers, PMs, and engineering leaders shaping next-generation AI systems. You ensure Pareto remains a valued execution and thought partner across the full customer lifecycle. Key
Responsibilities Own Strategic Customer Relationships Serve as the primary point of contact for a portfolio of flagship AI lab and model-builder accounts Build multi-threaded relationships across researchers, PMs/TPMs, vendor ops, and procurement Map complex org structures, identify champions, and uncover expansion opportunities Act as a trusted advisor who deeply understands each customer's technical goals and roadmap Solution Design, Scoping & Commercial Strategy Partner with Product, Delivery, and Engineering to design solutions for Agentic AI, data labeling, evaluation, RLHF, red-teaming, and emerging workflows Ensure strong
requirements gathering, alignment on success metrics, and clear translation into operational workflows Maintain standards for scoping, SLAs, quotes, and margins Translate research-driven technical
requirements into clear, implementable workflows with Delivery and Product Account Health, Renewals & Expansion Maintain living account plans outlining use cases, risks, and growth opportunities Drive renewal processes across timing, stakeholder alignment, and messaging Build early-warning systems for churn and coordinate cross-functional mitigation plans Track core account metrics: retention, expansion, account health, and NPS/CSAT Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with Sales on new-logo vs. expansion ownership and seamless handoffs Work closely with Delivery to show up as a unified team to customers Collaborate with Product/R&D to bring structured customer insights into roadmap planning What Success Looks Like High retention and expansion across your account portfolio with minimal surprise churn Customers who view you as a genuine thought partner, not just a vendor contact Smooth cross-functional execution with Sales and Delivery Repeatable, proactive engagement that surfaces risks and opportunities early
Qualifications 4+ years in customer-facing roles with technical buyers (Engagement Management, Strategic Accounts, Customer Success, or product-minded ML/data roles) Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder accounts (AI labs, model builders, or R&D-heavy orgs preferred) Working knowledge of ML/data workflows (data labeling, evaluation, RLHF, red-teaming, or adjacent) Demonstrated ability to lead solution design and scoping with Delivery/Ops Experience owning or co-owning renewals, expansions, and commercial outcomes Ability to navigate procurement and vendor ops in enterprise settings Excellent communication across researchers, PMs, executives, and procurement High ownership, decisiveness, and comfort in rapidly changing environments
Nice to Have STEM background or strong technical fluency (CS, Engineering, Stats, ML, Economics) Experience at an AI data provider, ML infra platform, or developer tools company Existing relationships within the AI/ML ecosystem Experience working in R&D-driven organizations
Salary
$150,000 - $180,000
Location
Remote
Total raised
$17.8M
Last stage
Seed
Investors
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.