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Lightning AI is seeking a VP of Strategy and Operations to lead the company's strategic direction and operational execution. Reporting to the CRO, this role sits within the Revenue Enablement team and serves as a bridge across Product, Sales, Engineering, Finance, and Customer Success.
You will define Lightning AI's strategic priorities and ensure the organization executes against them. Key responsibilities include:
- Partner with the CEO and executive team to evaluate growth opportunities and set company priorities
- Track and analyze key business metrics to support executive decision-making
- Lead cross-functional strategic initiatives that drive growth, scalability, and operational efficiency
- Align teams around shared company goals and oversee strategic planning and execution
- Improve operational efficiency across departments
- Build enablement systems, content, and training that help Sales, SDRs, Solutions Engineering, Customer Success, and Partners execute effectively
- Develop shared playbooks and field reinforcement to help go-to-market teams ramp faster and win complex technical deals
Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning, building an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems. Following a merger with Voltage Park (a neocloud and AI Factory), the company combines developer-first software with cost-efficient, large-scale compute infrastructure. The platform serves solo researchers, startups, and large enterprises globally, with offices in NYC, San Francisco, Seattle, and London. The company is backed by top-tier investors including Coatue, Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Firstminute.
The ideal candidate has experience with AI, cloud infrastructure, developer tools, data platforms, and MLOps. You thrive in fast-moving environments, communicate openly, take ownership of outcomes, and focus on building great teams and scalable systems.
