Senior Client Partner

KUNGFU.AI; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary and commission plan

Equity participation

Top-tier health, dental, and vision insurance

Generous parental leave

Flexible PTO policy

Remote work environment

Job summary

A leading AI-native consulting firm is seeking a Senior Client Partner in Austin, Texas. In this role, you will be responsible for managing strategic client relationships, driving growth, and leading complex AI solutions. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in professional services and a proven ability to grow large accounts. A consultative approach is essential, as is strong credibility with C-level executives. This position offers a competitive salary, equity participation, and a flexible working environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in professional services or consulting.
• Proven track record of growing strategic accounts.
• Experience in transformation-oriented AI services.

Responsibilities

• Build and sustain trusted relationships with C-suite leaders.
• Own account strategy and expansion planning.
• Lead complex AI and ML pursuits from start to finish.

Skills

Professional services experience

Consulting and solution selling

Building client relationships

Navigating long sales cycles

Job description

KUNGFU.AI is a leading AI-native consulting firm. We partner with ambitious organizations through multi-year cycles of transformation to help them compete and lead in the age of AI. Our work spans AI strategy, applied machine learning and engineering, and the operationalization of AI into real products, processes, and decision systems.

We are not a slideware consultancy. We design and build production-grade AI systems that drive measurable business outcomes. Our teams combine deep technical expertise with pragmatic consulting discipline to move clients from experimentation to impact.

Outside of client work, our team includes artists, athletes, musicians, board members, parents, volunteers, and lifelong learners. We value curiosity, craftsmanship, and care for one another.

The Role

The Senior Client Partner is a senior commercial leader responsible for growing and managing a portfolio of strategic client relationships within KUNGFU.AI's Commercial business. This role sits on the Growth Team and reports to the Commercial Managing Director.

You will own both net-new growth and account expansion. You will work closely with AI strategists, machine learning engineers, program leaders, and executive leadership to shape opportunities, structure engagements, and guide clients through complex AI-driven change.

This is a true consultative role. Success requires credibility in the AI space with C-level executives, comfort navigating ambiguity, and the ability to translate business problems into AI-enabled solutions that deliver ROI.

Industry Focus

Our commercial work spans industries including:

• Healthcare and Life Sciences
• Financial Services and Insurance
• Manufacturing and Industrial
• Transportation, Logistics, and Supply Chain
• Automotive and Mobility
• Travel and Hospitality

What You Will Do

• Build and sustain trusted relationships with VP and C-suite leaders across technology, data, operations, product, marketing, and revenue organizations
• Own account strategy, including stakeholder mapping, whitespace analysis, expansion planning, and multi-year growth roadmaps
• Identify, qualify, and close new opportunities within existing accounts and through targeted net-new pursuits
• Lead complex AI and ML pursuits from first conversation through signed agreement
• Shape client problems into well-scoped, outcome-oriented engagements in partnership with strategy, engineering, and delivery leaders
• Collaborate with marketing and growth peers on account-based marketing, thought leadership, events, and pipeline-generation initiatives
• Guide pricing, commercial models, and contract negotiations with a focus on long-term partnership and healthy margins
• Own bookings, revenue, margin, pipeline coverage, receivables, and overall client satisfaction for your portfolio
• Act as a senior voice of the client internally, ensuring alignment between client expectations and delivery realities
• Be a resident subject matter expert in your accounts' business, bridging domain expertise within our project team
• Deeply collaborate with project teams; attend necessary internal/external project meetings, keep alignment to project business objectives, help provide conflict resolutions, be the ears for net/net opportunities on project calls, be the calm during storms
• Bring “boots to the ground” intelligence on trends in client behavior/needs. Proactively forecast and inform the business on account propensity to achieve and exceed goals, helping steer account coverage and effort towards success.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for a senior, consultative seller who is equally comfortable hunting and farming.

• 10+ years of experience in professional services, consulting, or complex solution selling
• A proven track record of growing large, strategic accounts and closing net-new consulting business
• Experience selling transformation-oriented services, ideally in AI, data, analytics, digital, or emerging technologies
• Executive presence and credibility with C-suite and senior VP stakeholders
• Strong discovery and problem-framing skills, with the ability to connect business outcomes to technical solutions
• Comfort leading multidisciplinary pursuit teams and orchestrating internal stakeholders
• Experience navigating complex buying committees and long sales cycles
• A clear understanding of how consulting firms operate, deliver work, and generate margin
• Deep understanding modeling and negotiating different services engagement types (FFP, Capacity, Value-based)
• Intellectual curiosity and a strong appetite to continuously deepen your understanding of AI and its business implications

How You Will Be Successful

• Lead with insight, not pitch decks
• Earn trust by being honest about what AI can and cannot do
• Focus on business value, not technology for its own sake
• Build long-term client partnerships, not one-off projects
• Balance ambition with pragmatism
• Act as stewards of both the client relationship and the KUNGFU.AI brand

Our Culture and Values

We are committed to building an inclusive, high-performance culture that values both excellence and humanity. We were the first company to sign The Startup Diversity and Inclusion Pledge, and we actively encourage candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.

Our values guide how we work:

• Caring: People first, always
• Inquisitive: Constant learners and teachers
• Open: Diverse perspectives make us better
• Inventive: Big ideas grounded in execution
• Trustworthy: Trust is earned through action

What's In It For You

• Competitive base salary and commission plan
• Equity participation
• Top-tier health, dental, and vision insurance (100 percent covered for employees)
• Generous parental leave
• Flexible PTO policy, actively encouraged
• Remote work environment
• The opportunity to help shape the future of an AI-native consulting firm

If this role resonates with you, we would love to meet you.