Remote Research Marketing Lead for AI Benchmarks & Adoption

Zekai; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Remote-first workforce

Job summary

Zekai is seeking a Research Marketing Lead to own the positioning and go-to-market for cutting-edge AI research and benchmarks. You will translate complex methodologies into compelling narratives and drive adoption across researchers, labs, developers, and technical communities.

In this remote, full-time role, you’ll collaborate with the research team to launch impactful publications and distribution assets, measure impact, and refine market feedback for future work.

Qualifications

• Experience marketing, launching, or driving adoption of technical research, AI/ML benchmarks, or similar complex work.
• Ability to translate technical findings into clear, credible positioning and narratives.
• Strong understanding of the AI research ecosystem and key labs.
• Excellent written communication for technical and broader audiences.
• Proven track record in cross-functional collaboration with researchers and developers.

Responsibilities

• Own research GTM end-to-end, developing launch and distribution strategies for research, benchmarks, evaluations, and other technical work.
• Establish the publication-readiness bar for research and benchmarks, ensuring methodology, claims, results, and materials are rigorous, clear, and defensible before launch.
• Develop positioning and narratives that translate complex findings into clear, credible, differentiated stories.
• Identify high-impact research opportunities by understanding emerging AI trends and what matters to researchers.
• Shape research packaging and distribution, including research pages, benchmark releases, and launch assets.
• Build relationships across the AI research ecosystem with researchers and AI labs.
• Drive adoption of our research and benchmarks, identifying audiences and channels.
• Measure research impact with adoption, citations, engagement, and qualitative feedback.
• Create feedback loops between the market and research to inform future priorities.

Skills

Go-to-market strategy

Technical storytelling

AI/ML research ecosystem

Research collaboration

Technical communication

Stakeholder engagement

Ownership

Job description

Zekai is seeking a Research Marketing Lead to own the positioning and go-to-market for cutting-edge AI research and benchmarks. You will translate complex methodologies into compelling narratives and drive adoption across researchers, labs, developers, and technical communities.

In this remote, full-time role, you’ll collaborate with the research team to launch impactful publications and distribution assets, measure impact, and refine market feedback for future work.