Head of AI Platform
Full Job Description
MongoDB is seeking a dynamic Head of AI Platform, GM to spearhead the development and scaling of a new AI Applications Platform. Leveraging the trust of millions of developers, MongoDB is building the future to enable seamless creation, deployment, and management of AI applications at an enterprise scale. In this General Manager role, you will own the business, vision, and execution for this critical platform. This unique intrapreneurial opportunity positions you as the CEO of the product line, with end-to-end responsibility for its success, including direct oversight of the R&D organization (Engineering, Product, and Design). As the VP & GM, you will lead the 0-to-1 transition, defining the technical architecture, assembling a world-class team, and scaling the platform to support thousands of customers building production-grade AI applications. The ideal candidate can engage in deep technical discussions on AI concepts and present strategic commercial growth plans to the board. This role can be based in our San Francisco and New York City offices or remotely within the United States.
Responsibilities
- Product Vision & Execution (0 to Scale): Own the roadmap and delivery of the AI Platform, transforming it from its current state into a market-leading, developer-first solution.
- Business Ownership: Manage the P&L for the business unit, including R&D budgets, infrastructure/inference costs, and headcount planning.
- R&D Leadership: Build and lead a high-performance, distributed R&D organization encompassing Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering, Product Management, and Product Design, fostering a culture of rapid iteration and technical excellence.
- AI Strategy: Develop the technical vision for the AI Platform area and lead teams in documenting and evangelizing this strategy to internal and external stakeholders.
- Go-to-Market Partnership: Collaborate with Partnerships, Sales, and Marketing to define and execute the go-to-market strategy.
- Customer Evangelism: Serve as the primary technical representative for the product, engaging with strategic customers, partners, and the open-source community.
Requirements
- Entrepreneurial Track Record: Proven experience as a founder, early-stage employee, or a 0-to-1 leader within a large tech company, with a track record of building and launching software products from inception.
- Technical Depth in AI: Comprehensive understanding of the AI landscape, including familiarity with AI frameworks, foundation models, embeddings, and vector databases.
- Cloud & Platform Expertise: Over 10 years of experience in building scalable Cloud/SaaS products, enterprise infrastructure software, or developer platforms (APIs, SDKs, or infrastructure tools).
- Leader of Leaders: Demonstrated experience managing managers and leading cross-functional organizations of 100+ people.
- Product-Led Mindset: A 'product-hacker' mentality that prioritizes shipping and learning while understanding the reliability needs of enterprise-grade software.
- Strategic Communication: Ability to articulate complex technical concepts, such as multi-layered AI governance or inference optimization, into clear and compelling narratives for diverse audiences, from customers to executives.
- MongoDB experience is a plus.
MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the database for the AI era, enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified database platform, the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. With offices worldwide and over 60,000 customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software. Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB. To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world! MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter. MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Req ID: 1273415485 MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates. MongoDB’s base salary range for this role in the U.S. is: $203,000—$399,000 USD
Company
MongoDB
MongoDB, headquartered in New York, empowers innovators to revolutionize industries through software and data. Created by and for developers, our modern database platform offers an integrated suite of...