AI Accelerator Lead: Founder Growth Orchestrator

Webhosting; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Vercel is seeking an AI Accelerator Lead to own the AI Accelerator end to end and help make it the best program for pre‑seed founders building AI apps.

You’ll manage strategy, applications, cohort experience, programming, founder engagement, content, and post‑program follow‑up, collaborating with Startups, Community, Marketing, and Product teams to deliver outstanding founder outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own the AI Accelerator strategy, roadmap, operating model, and execution end to end, with the goal of running multiple high‑quality cohorts per year.
• Design and run a repeatable program for pre‑seed and idea‑stage AI founders, helping them move from early idea to working product, clearer company narrative, and stronger technical foundation on Vercel.
• Own the full cohort lifecycle, including applications, selection, founder onboarding, programming, community engagement, partner credits, Demo Day, post‑program follow‑up and content.
• Build scalable systems for application review, founder communications, partner activation, content production, and cohort operations.
• Partner with Startups, Community, Content, Product Marketing, Vercel Media, Developer Relations, Product, and Engineering to create a world‑class founder experience and surface strong founder stories.
• Build trusted relationships with founders, VCs, accelerators, operators, and AI ecosystem partners, and bring founder insights back into Vercel’s product, marketing, community, and startup strategies.

Job description

Vercel is seeking an AI Accelerator Lead to own the AI Accelerator end to end and help make it the best program for pre‑seed founders building AI apps.

You’ll manage strategy, applications, cohort experience, programming, founder engagement, content, and post‑program follow‑up, collaborating with Startups, Community, Marketing, and Product teams to deliver outstanding founder outcomes.