Sentient Foundation

Security Engineer

• Help engineer core components of the Sentient Enclaves Framework (SEF)
• Run benchmarking and evaluation pipelines to measure TEE performance and compare with alternative TEE offerings
• Collaborate with Sentient researchers to design trustless evaluation protocols for open-source AI models and contributions.
• Publish academic papers and technical reports in the field of TEEs, confidential AI, and secure AI governance.
• Contribute to Sentient’s open-source ecosystem, documenting findings and presenting results to the broader community.

Security Research Fellow

Events

• Own the Open Source AGI Conference: Lead all aspects of planning and execution — including programming, operations, sponsorships, marketing, and logistics.
• 0-to-1 Execution: Design, structure, and launch new event formats — from ideation through post-event reporting — including venue selection, content programming, sponsorships, and logistics.
• Program Curation: Leverage your speaker and partner network to secure high-impact participants — from AI researchers to founders and policymakers.
• Operational Excellence: Build scalable processes for event intake, vendor management, production, and budget tracking.
• Creative Direction: Collaborate with brand, design, and marketing teams to create experiences that reflect Sentient’s mission of open collaboration and technical excellence.
• Partnership Management: Work with universities, institutions, and tech partners to co-host events and thought-leadership initiatives.
• Measurement & Insights: Develop metrics for success, collect feedback, and produce post-event summaries with actionable insights for future events.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Align event strategies with Sentient Labs, Foundation, and Ecosystem teams to support broader organizational goals.

Director of Events and Community

Operations

• Lead annual and quarterly planning, ensuring all teams are aligned with strategic goals.
• Track and monitor goals/roadmaps to ensure alignment with Sentient mission & strategy.
• Facilitate cross-functional coordination, resolving dependencies and bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with department heads to drive execution and accountability.
• Be a positive force for operational excellence, improving company and cross-functional velocity through collaboration, communication and process.
• Prepare cofounder for strategy, operation and finance meetings, offering market and partner context, data + insights and key talking points.
• Represent the cofounder in meetings, ensuring their voice/perspective is accurately reflected.
• Draft communications and documents on behalf of the cofounder, maintaining consistency in tone and messaging.
• Support the cofounder in making real-time decisions to move projects forward efficiently.

Director of Operations/Strategy

General Counsel

• Work closely as an advisor to the business on all legal matters, especially on corporate matters and certain product questions, including negotiating contracts with collaborators and vendors.
• Draft and negotiate bespoke, first-of-their kind agreements for Sentient products and collaborations within the space.
• Provide legal guidance to operating entities, including advice on product development and compliance as well as corporate governance and operational best practices.
• Develop and drive legal contracting processes and workflows.
• Manage outside counsel efficiently and effectively where they are engaged in connecting with high profile and other projects, while maintaining domain expertise.
• Ensure legal compliance in multiple jurisdictions, collaborating with external counsel (e.g., termination notices, General Release forms).
• Implement policies and manage record retention across departments.
• Support commercial and financial agreements, including BD deals, contractor agreements, and advisor fees.

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Build financial models for commercial partnerships, token economics, and new AI product initiatives. Prepare internal memos, board materials, and analyses to support strategic decision-making. Analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) and propose optimizations for ecosystem growth.
• Oversee outsourced accounting functions, maintain financial forecast models, assist in annual budgeting, and coordinate treasury operations across multi-signature wallets, on-chain accounts, and off-chain entities.
• Partner on entity structuring, capital flows, and payment processes with ecosystem partners. Manage fund disbursements, grants programs, and governance protocols for the Sentient Foundation. Identify and implement improvements to financial and operational systems to enhance efficiency and compliance.
• Evaluate the financial viability and commercial risks of AI and blockchain products, including pricing strategies, deal structuring, and ecosystem economics.
• Act as a bridge between Finance, Product, Business Operations, and Go-to-Market teams to solve complex problems and drive measurable outcomes.

Director of Strategic Finance – Operations

AI Research Scientist

• Lead the development and implementation of techniques aimed at training language models and agents with advanced reasoning capabilities
• Work to develop novel post training and agentic techniques to improve AI behavior
• Develop and implement novel fine-tuning and reinforcement learning techniques using synthetic data
• Design agentic systems to improve reasoning skills on strategic decision making benchmarks
• Create and maintain evaluation frameworks to measure reasoning skills and design new benchmarks

AI Research Scientist/Engineer

Account Manager

• Lead Sentient’s institutional adoption and capital markets initiatives at the intersection of AI, blockchain, and traditional finance
• Lead fundraising efforts with institutional allocators, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, hedge funds, and VCs (Institutional Capital Formation)
• Define and execute roadmap for products like tokenized RWAs, structured products, ETFs, and potential exchange listings (Capital Markets Strategy)
• Develop and close relationships with asset managers, investment banks, market makers, and product sponsors (Strategic Partnerships)
• Engage with liquidity providers, exchanges, and market makers to ensure deep, compliant, and efficient markets (Liquidity & Trading Infrastructure)
• Build trusted relationships with regulators, policy groups, and industry bodies (Regulatory & Policy Engagement)
• Partner with product, engineering, and ecosystem teams to integrate institutional needs into design and delivery (Cross-functional Leadership)
• Represent Sentient in global capital markets and institutional AI + blockchain forums (Thought Leadership)

Director, Strategic Partnerships – Capital Markets

Director

• Develop and execute strategies to build and maintain relationships with venture capital firms, institutional investors, family offices, and liquidity providers in the AI, web3, and blockchain sectors.
• Conduct in-depth market research on industry trends, competitor activities, investor sentiment, and emerging opportunities in AI-decentralized technologies, providing actionable insights to the executive team.
• Organize and lead investor events, webinars, conferences, and demo days; represent Sentient at industry gatherings to enhance visibility and foster partnerships.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams (product, engineering, and accelerator programs) to align investor relations with company goals, including crafting investment proposals and mechanisms to attract and retain capital.
• Manage investor communications, including quarterly updates, data reporting, and prompt responses to inquiries, while ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
• Support strategic partnerships that drive ecosystem growth, such as liquidity provisioning, co-investments, and integrations with decentralized protocols.

Director of Investor Relations

• Sentient builds open-source AGI and a distributed platform for collaborative AI model development
• Deputy General Counsel will be a one-person legal team handling contracts, compliance, and corporate matters
• Advise the business on legal matters, corporate issues, and product questions
• Draft and negotiate bespoke agreements for products and collaborations
• Provide legal guidance to operating entities on product development, compliance, corporate governance
• Develop legal contracting processes and workflows
• Manage outside counsel and ensure multi-jurisdictional legal compliance
• Implement policies and manage record retention
• Support commercial and financial agreements including BD deals, contractor agreements, and advisor fees

Deputy General Counsel

About Sentient: We are building an open-source platform for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) that empowers developers, creators, and communities to build, align, and own Loyal AI.
Role Overview: Seeking a Strategic Finance and Operations professional to scale operations, report to a cofounder, collaborate cross-functionally with leadership in product, business development, and operations to evaluate new initiatives, manage financial planning, and ensure execution.
Responsibilities: Build financial models for commercial partnerships, token economics, and new AI product initiatives; prepare internal memos, board materials, analyze KPIs and propose optimizations; oversee outsourced accounting, maintain forecast models, assist budgeting, coordinate treasury operations across multi-signature wallets, on-chain and off-chain accounts; partner on entity structuring, capital flows, payment processes; manage fund disbursements, grants, governance protocols; identify improvements to financial and operational systems; evaluate financial viability and commercial risks of AI and blockchain products; act as bridge between Finance, Product, Business Ops, and GTM teams to solve complex problems.

Strategic Finance and Operations

• At Sentient, you will be at the forefront of protecting the company’s innovation through robust intellectual property strategy and strategic legal structuring. This is a unique opportunity to lead IP and corporate legal efforts within a deeply technical organization driving breakthroughs in decentralized and trustless computation. You’ll work across IP, M&A, and corporate governance, advising cross-functional teams and influencing strategic outcomes. If you’re passionate about shaping the future of web3 and enjoy translating complex legal concepts into operational action, this role is for you.
• Lead IP strategy and corporate governance across IP, M&A, and intricate structuring for Sentient’s globally distributed tech organization
• Oversee external counsel handling global IP filings, enforcement, and oppositions; develop internal workflows for invention disclosure, IP review, and risk assessment
• Lead training initiatives on IP protection for technical and business teams; build scalable legal operations and knowledge-sharing practices globally
• Collaborate with engineering, IT, marketing, and finance teams on legal and strategic initiatives; provide accessible legal guidance to non-legal teams
• Manage relationships with external counsel and advisors; support global entity management and governance actions

Associate General Counsel

Social Media Manager

• Lead Sentient’s presence on X and LinkedIn: from drafting and scheduling posts to shaping narrative strategy.
• Translate product updates and roadmap milestones into content that educates, engages, and excites our audience.
• Stay deeply plugged into crypto narratives, spot trends early and find natural, authentic ways for Sentient to join the conversation.
• Create and source visuals to complement posts (memes, GIFs, short videos), either yourself or in coordination with design partners.
• Write occasional blog posts and longer-form content to support product launches and announcements.
• Establish a consistent, credible, and engaging voice across channels, while experimenting with new platforms (Farcaster, TikTok, AI-native formats, UGC campaigns).
• Track performance, analyze what works, and iterate based on data to grow reach and engagement.

Product Designer

• Define and drive the vision for design across our product and brand ecosystem, from high-level strategy to hands-on delivery.
• Unify multiple product experiences into a coherent design language while dramatically increasing design velocity.
• Lead design strategy and execution across product, brand, and marketing, ensuring coherence across user journeys, dashboards, developer tools, and community touchpoints.
• Establish and own a cohesive design system that serves as a single source of truth for product, marketing, and engineering teams.
• Translate brand vision into engaging product experiences that align with Sentient Labs’ mission and roadmap.
• Design key flows, UI components, and visual assets hands-on, balancing high-quality delivery with speed.
• Guide and mentor internal designers, and manage external creative collaborators to maintain quality and consistency
• Integrate brand identity seamlessly into the product experience, not just marketing collateral.
• Identify and resolve design process bottlenecks to improve output without sacrificing quality.

Design Lead

Chief of Staff

• Strategic and operational leader supporting the cofounder in company-wide planning, cross-functional coordination, and executive-level initiatives.
• Add structure, manage processes, and ensure alignment across teams to achieve company goals.
• Act as a key representative of the Sentient cofounder, guide informed decisions, write on their behalf, and foster a culture of trust and collaboration.
• Lead annual and quarterly planning, ensuring all teams are aligned with strategic goals.
• Track and monitor goals/roadmaps to ensure alignment with Sentient mission & strategy.
• Facilitate cross-functional coordination, resolving dependencies and bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with department heads to drive execution and accountability.
• Improve company and cross-functional velocity through collaboration, communication and process.
• Prepare the cofounder for strategy, operation and finance meetings, offering market and partner context, data + insights and key talking points.
• Represent the cofounder in meetings, ensuring their voice and perspective are accurately reflected.
• Draft communications and documents on behalf of the cofounder, maintaining consistency in tone and messaging.
• Support the cofounder in making real-time decisions to move projects forward efficiently.

• Senior Counsel at Sentient take on myriad responsibilities across all areas of the business, with exposure to senior executives, cross-functional business leaders, and high profile external counterparties.
• Work closely as an advisor to the business on all legal matters, especially on corporate matters and certain product questions, including negotiating contracts with collaborators and vendors.
• Draft and negotiate bespoke, first-of-their kind agreements for Sentient products and collaborations within the space.
• Provide legal guidance to operating entities, including advice on product development and compliance as well as corporate governance and operational best practices.
• Develop and drive legal contracting processes and workflows.
• Manage outside counsel efficiently and effectively where they are engaged in connecting with high profile and other projects, while maintaining domain expertise.
• Escalating matters to the cofounders where and when needed.
• Pitch on all matters that arise that require your expertise.
• Ensure legal compliance in multiple jurisdictions, collaborating with external counsel (e.g., termination notices, General Release forms).
• Implement policies and manage record retention across departments.
• Support commercial and financial agreements, including BD deals, contractor agreements, and advisor fees.