Help Build the Ultimate AI Tool to Elevate Team Effectiveness

A company that's transforming enterprise employee efficiency with its AI tool is seeking a Head of Research to build, lead, and scale its Research organization. This is a critical and urgent role that will directly influence the company’s LLM and AI capabilities while establishing strong research methodologies and practices.

The ideal candidate brings a combination of academic or military research background, hands-on industry experience, and proven leadership in fast-moving tech environments. This role requires both scientific excellence and an understanding of business-driven product constraints.

What You Will Lead

• Full ownership of the Research group, currently operating without structured leadership.

• Establishing research methodologies, processes, and best practices across the team.

• Driving innovation while aligning research priorities with product and business roadmaps.

• Scaling and mentoring a high-caliber team of researchers and applied scientists.

• Partnering closely with the CEO and engineering leadership to bridge research and production.

• Leading exploration, design, and evaluation of LLM-driven solutions.

Research Environment

• LLM development

• Applied research for AI-driven SaaS

• Collaboration with engineering teams working in Python, cloud environments (AWS & Azure)

What We’re Looking For

• Strong academic or elite military research background (e.g., AI/ML, NLP, Computer Science, Mathematics, related fields).

• Proven industry experience applying research in real-world products or systems.

• Leadership experience managing teams and driving strategic research direction.

• Ability to bring structure, methodology, and clarity into an unstructured research environment.

• Demonstrated ability to innovate while staying aligned with business goals and timelines.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to partner cross-functionally with product and engineering leaders.

Why This Role

A rare opportunity to shape and scale the research foundation of an AI company, influence product direction, and lead innovation at the core of the organization.