AI Accelerator Lead

🕒 July 21

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $114k - $172k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🤖 AI Engineer

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Vercel

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2016

☁️ SaaS

🌐 Web 3

💰 $150M Series D on 2021-11

SaaS • Web 3 • Cloud Computing

Vercel is a platform providing developer tools and cloud infrastructure to build, scale, and secure faster and more personalized web applications. It specializes in optimizing web performance through features like fast load times, scalable infrastructure, and global CDN distribution. The platform supports developers with automated workflows, a wide range of templates, and seamless integration with tools like Git for quick deployment. Vercel also emphasizes observability and security, offering privacy-friendly analytics and enterprise-level conformance.

📋 Description

• Own the Vercel 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.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in startup programs, accelerators, ecosystem, community, partnerships, founder relations, venture, or strategic programs, ideally in a high-growth technology or developer-focused company. • Experience owning complex programs end to end, from strategy through execution, measurement, and iteration. • Deep understanding of early-stage founders, especially pre-seed, idea-stage, or technical founders building from 0 to 1. • Strong interest in AI-native startups, developer tools, infrastructure, and the changing ways founders are building products with AI. • Proven ability to build high-quality founder or community experiences that combine programming, relationships, content, and operational excellence. • Strong cross-functional operator who can work effectively across Startups, Community, Content, Media, Product Marketing, Developer Relations, Product, Engineering, Partnerships, Events, Legal, and Sales. • Strong editorial and storytelling instincts, with the ability to identify compelling founder stories and turn them into useful internal or external content. • Clear, concise communicator who is comfortable engaging technical founders, managing ambiguity, and building repeatable systems for scale.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including equity. • Inclusive Healthcare Package. • Learn and Grow - we provide mentorship and send you to events that help you build your network and skills. • Flexible Time Off. • We will provide you the gear you need to do your role, and a WFH budget for you to outfit your space as needed.