CEO, AI Economics

Montauk Capital

Founding CEO for AI Economics OS at Montauk Capital. Leading product, team, and commercial strategy to create a market standard in AI economics.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define company strategy and position AI Economics OS as the industry standard for revenue-aware compute
Sell the north star vision and drive communications, product and commercial strategy
Build integrated go-to-market approach that combines product-led growth with enterprise sales, establishing strategic partnerships that accelerate market adoption
Guide product roadmap from initial routing capabilities to full revenue aware compute offering, balancing customer needs with competitive differentiation and long term expansion
Drive external funding processes from leading investors while maintaining strong board relationships and transparent communication
Build a high-performing founding team and organizational culture that attracts top talent and scales effectively through rapid growth phases
Drive business fundamentals including unit economics, customer retention, and operational efficiency to support scalable long-term growth

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years driving impact across AI infrastructure
Deep understanding of the pain points of scaling across model and AI tooling usage
Proven track record as a product-savvy leader capable of translating concepts such as model routing and LLM revenue & cost dynamics, into a high-velocity commercial engine
Proven commercial success bringing novel AI/ML infrastructure and/or revenue optimization products to market and scaling them from initial customers to significant revenue milestones
Deep understanding of the technology landscape with a 'black book' of contacts in the target customer space; mastery of steering technical products from initial pilot through the complex enterprise adoption process
High-intensity 'hustler' mentality with a strong bias toward action and a history of navigating high-variance outcomes in ambiguous, zero-to-one environments
Experience building or incubating a significant business line, new product, or early GTM team, demonstrating the ability to scale a nascent idea into a revenue-generating operation
Deep technical fluency in AI/ML model routing, cloud computing, or adjacent domains with ability to engage credibly with engineering teams and technical buyers
Demonstrated track record finding product-market fit, building repeatable sales processes, and driving revenue growth in technical, product-led environments

Benefits

Comp & perks

Category-Defining Opportunity: Build the robust routing layer that becomes essential for every company building AI-native applications and/or adopting AI tools
Massive Market Opportunity: AI spending projected to exceed hundreds of billions annually
Studio Support: Leverage Montauk Capital's resources, network, and operational expertise during critical early stages
Technical Moats: Proprietary performance telemetry and vendor-neutral positioning create sustainable competitive advantages

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI infrastructureAI/ML model routingrevenue optimizationcloud computingproduct-led growthcommercial strategycustomer retentionoperational efficiencyscalable growthtechnical product steering

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationorganizational culturehigh-intensity mentalitybias toward actionnavigating ambiguitybuilding teamsscaling operationsrelationship managementstrategic thinking