AI Deployment Project Leader

At Podium, our mission is to arm every local business with a complete platform and outcome-driven AI employees that convert leads into real, paying customers. Every day, millions of workers use our AI lead conversion and communication platform to help them get more leads and make more money.

Our work and focus on helping local businesses thrive has been recognized across the industry, including Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startups, Forbes’ Cloud 100, the Inc. 5000, and Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies.

At Podium, we believe in fostering a culture that thrives on hiring and developing exceptional talent. Our operating principles serve as a compass, guiding daily behavior and decision-making, and ensure we hire people who will thrive at Podium. If you resonate with our operating principles and are energized by our mission, Podium will be a great place for you!

At Podium, we are at the cutting edge of the AI revolution with thousands of AI agents already deployed for customers. Our mission is to arm every local business with a complete platform and outcome‑driven AI employees that convert leads into real, paying customers. Every day, millions of workers use our AI lead conversion and communication platform to help them get more leads and make more money.

About The Team

Our Enterprise AI team partners with our largest customers to design, build, and deploy custom AI employees that unlock revenue.  You will have the opportunity to build on one of the most exciting growth areas of Podium while being at the forefront of the AI revolution. This team operates at the intersection of consulting and tech—combining deep product expertise, technical excellence, and project delivery to ensure our customers realize large and measurable ROI.

About The Role

As an AI Deployment Project Leader, you will own the end‑to‑end deployment of multi‑month, multi‑million‑dollar custom AI solutions for Podium’s enterprise customers. Think of the role as part McKinsey Engagement Manager, part Technical Product Manager, and part Customer Success Executive—with a mandate to deliver rapid, repeatable value.

In This Role, You Will

• Deploy Custom AI Solutions: Lead scoping, build, and launch of tailored AI employees, collaborating with Solutions Architects and Engineering.
• Run the Project Like a Consultant: Establish clear workstreams, milestones, and weekly executive readouts; adapt proven playbooks and create new ones when customer requirements demand it.
• Manage Executive & Technical Stakeholders: Chair steering committees, align C‑suite sponsors, and coordinate day‑to‑day with customer product, data, and IT teams.
• Prove and Communicate ROI: Define success metrics, instrument data capture, and deliver compelling ROI narratives that drive best-in-class retention.
• Iterate Playbooks: Continually refine our deployment methodology, tooling, and documentation to accelerate time‑to‑value across the portfolio.
• Build Enterprise AI Platform: Partner with engineering to evolve and move forward our Enterprise AI platform and explore integrating new architectures and tools. 

You Might Thrive In This Role If You Have

• 2+ Years at a Top‑Tier Strategy Firm: Experience as a Senior Consultant / Project Leader at McKinsey, BCG, Bain, or equivalent, leading complex transformations.
• Technical Chops: Comfortable diving into AI architecture, prompt engineering, APIs, and data pipelines; able to translate between engineers and executives.
• Project & Change‑Management Mastery: Proven record delivering 3–6 month programs with aggressive timelines and cross‑functional teams.
• Extreme Ownership & Bias for Action: You set the pace, move with urgency, and obsess over outcomes rather than activity.
• Customer‑Facing Gravitas: You can command a room, challenge respectfully, and build durable relationships with VP/C‑level leaders.
• Willingness to Travel ~35 %: Quarterly on‑sites, discovery sprints, and executive workshops wherever our enterprise customers operate.

What We Offer:

- Opportunity to shape the future of AI in enterprise applications

- Competitive salary and equity package

- Comprehensive benefits

- Flexible PTO policy

- Professional development opportunities

- Hybrid work environment

About Podium:

Our work and focus on helping businesses win has been recognized across the industry, including Forbes' Next Billion Dollar Startups, Forbes' Cloud 100, the Inc. 5000, Y Combinator Top Companies, and Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies.

Operating Principles:

• Micro pessimism, macro optimism - We control our outcomes and think big
• Setting the pace - We value extreme urgency and impact over activity
• Customer-centric and data-informed decision making
• Collaborative problem-solving with high standards
• Extreme ownership and attention to detail

Benefits:

• Open and transparent culture 
• Life insurance, long and short-term disability coverage
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Fertility Benefits
• Generous vacation time, plus three 4-day summer holiday weekends
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401k Plan with competitive company matching
• Bi-annual swag drops with cool Podium gear and apparel 
• A stellar HQ (Utah) gym with local professional coaches and classes offered
• Onsite HQ (Utah) child care center, subsidized for employees

Podium is an equal opportunity employer. Podium provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, marital status or veteran status.