Applied AI Transformation Manager

Cognition AI; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognition AI is seeking an Applied AI Transformation Manager to serve as a technically oriented strategic advisor and operator. You will drive program delivery across strategic accounts, identify value targets, and design operating models for agentic AI.

You will embed with Cognition's strategic accounts, delivering upfront strategy work and end-to-end value realization. This role requires strong program management, customer relationship skills, and the ability to scale deployments across

Qualifications

• SWE intern or full time work experience
• 3-5 years at a big 3 strategy consulting firm with a strong background in value targeting and realization and technology strategy
• Ideally 2+ years experience at a startup in a customer facing role preferred
• Thrive in ambiguous, fast-changing environments you move quickly and grow quickly
• Demonstrated ability to learn exceptionally fast
• You might excel if you have successfully been a part of complex enterprise teams, especially sourcing and managing account growth have worked as a software engineer, SE, technical account manager or other technical role previously founded a startup or were early stage at a high growth startup are a competitive, highly ambitious person who loves working in high-intensity environments

Responsibilities

• Identify strategic opportunities for customers to realize value from Cognition's platform
• Design and build operating and delivery models for agentic AI
• Deliver transformation programs and value realization targets for senior executives
• Maintain strong customer relationships and provide trusted advisory support
• Oversee onboarding and rollout to thousands of engineers

Skills

Software engineering

Education

Computer science or EE undergrad

Job description

We are an applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents We re the makers of Devin the first AI software engineer and Windsurf the AI-native IDE Together they represent our vision for collaborative AI teammates that enable engineers to focus on more interesting problems and empower teams to strive for more ambitious goals Our team is small and talent-dense Among our founding team we have world-class competitive programmers former founders and leaders from companies at the cutting edge of AI including Scale AI Palantir Cursor Waymo Tesla Lunchclub Modal Google DeepMind and Nuro Building Devin is just the first step our hardest challenges still lie ahead If you re excited to solve some of the world s biggest problems and build AI that can reason on real-world tasks

About the Role

Applied AI Transformation Managers are technically oriented strategic advisors and operators who ensure value alignment to our customer s most strategic projects and drive program delivery across several strategic accounts You ll be responsible for identifying strategic opportunities for our customers to realize value from Cognition s platform and ensuring strong value capture and reporting You will support delivery of enterprise wide programs to implement agentic AI specifically by designing and building the operating model and delivery model for agentic AI You ll act as a trusted advisor to senior and functional leaders designing value realization targets and delivering transformation programs This role embeds with a select set of Cognition s strategic accounts for upfront strategy work through in-depth program management and delivery You will be on the frontlines of supporting customers turning productivity gains and quantifiable financial impact You will pioneer the playbook for how the world s largest enterprises get value from AI Agents In this role you will Work with customer leadership to identify quantify and report value targets for productivity gains and financial impactEnsure seamless operations and delivery for the overall customer program in close partnership with the Cognition account teamEnsure everyone at customer and Cog has visibility on playbook implementation consumption metrics and value metricsMaintain great relationships and customer trust via deliveryOversee onboarding and rollout to thousands of engineers ensuring successful deploymentworld class analytical and technical program management skills to support customer executives and teams particularly with value realization and trackingBuild centers of excellence within accounts and empower them through tailored enablement programs

Requirements for the role:

• Computer science or EE undergrad
• SWE intern or full time work experience
• 3-5 years at a big 3 strategy consulting firm with a strong background in value targeting and realization and technology strategy as well as a proven track record building and expanding client relationships
• Ideally 2+ years experience at a startup in a customer facing role preferred
• Thrive in ambiguous, fast-changing environments you move quickly and grow quickly
• Demonstrated ability to learn exceptionally fast
• You might excel if you have successfully been a part of complex enterprise teams, especially sourcing and managing account growth have worked as a software engineer, SE, technical account manager or other technical role previously founded a startup or were early stage at a high growth startup are a competitive, highly ambitious person who loves working in high-intensity environments