Chief AI & Data Officer

Chief AI & Data OfficerNew York | High-Growth Scale-Up$350k to $425k base + significant bonus + meaningful equityA fast-growing technology scale-up is making a major investment into AI and Data as it enters its next stage of growth.They are looking for a senior leader to build and own the function from the top.This is not a maintenance role.You will have the freedom, budget and executive backing to shape the AI and Data strategy, build the team and turn the capability into a major part of the company’s growth story.What you’ll ownAI and Data strategyBuilding the leadership teamHiring and scaling the wider functionNew AI products and capabilitiesData platform and transformation strategyCommercial opportunities created through AIExecutive and board-level decision makingMajor strategic partnershipsLong-term direction of the functionWhat makes it interestingThe company already has strong momentum, an ambitious leadership team and significant investment behind the next phase of growth.They are now at the stage where AI and Data can materially change the trajectory of the business.You would be joining early enough to genuinely shape it.Who could fitYou could currently be a:Chief AI OfficerChief Data OfficerVP / SVP Data & AIHead of AIAI FounderSenior AI / Data leader from a successful scale-upPartner or MD looking to move into an operating roleYou should have a track record of building teams, creating strategy and turning AI or Data into something commercially meaningful.Industry is flexible.The bigger focus is on people who have operated in fast-moving, high-growth environments and are comfortable building rather than inheriting.Significant annual bonusMeaningful equityExecutive benefitsNew YorkHybrid flexibilityFor someone who wants to build a major AI function, hire their own leadership team and have genuine influence over where a high-growth company goes next, this is a rare mandate.