Vice President of Artificial Intelligence

About the Company

Our client is a fast-growing digital mental health platform that partners with employers to provide comprehensive mental health and well-being support for their teams. The platform offers employees access to one-on-one care, group support, and self-guided digital resources that address emotional, professional, social, financial, and physical well-being—all within a single integrated experience. The company’s mission is to make mental health care more accessible, proactive, and effective by connecting individuals to the right support at the right time. Whether someone is looking to proactively manage stress or seeking treatment for more serious mental health challenges, the platform helps guide them through their care journey. Backed by top-tier venture capital investors and trusted by leading technology and enterprise organizations, the company has experienced rapid growth and is recognized as a leader in the digital mental health and employer benefits technology space. The team operates with a culture centered on high empathy, high accountability, and a strong drive to win. The company is focused on bringing together exceptional talent to build innovative solutions that make mental health a strength and priority in the workplace.

Culture & Values

• High Ownership and Accountability - Team members take pride in delivering their best work and holding themselves—and each other—to a high standard.
• Ambition and Innovation - The company moves quickly, continuously experimenting and innovating to solve meaningful problems for customers.
• Empathy and Support - The organization values a supportive and diverse culture where individuals uplift one another while pursuing ambitious goals.
• Bias Toward Action - This is a fast-paced, growth-stage environment where team members are encouraged to take initiative, test ideas, and iterate quickly.

The company operates with a fully distributed workforce, supporting remote collaboration while maintaining overlapping working hours to ensure team alignment and connection. They are seeking driven, creative, and mission-oriented individuals to join their team as they continue to scale and expand their impact in the behavioral health technology space.

About the Role

Vice President, Artificial Intelligence

Location: Remote, United States

Reports to: Chief Technology Officer

The company is seeking a visionary and execution-focused Vice President of Artificial Intelligence to lead the integration of AI across its product platform and internal operations. This leader will define and execute the strategic roadmap for embedding AI into the company’s core product experience, creating meaningful differentiation and delivering measurable customer value while ensuring responsible and scalable adoption. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise, product intuition, operational rigor, and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders across the organization.

Responsibilities

• AI Product Strategy & Differentiation
• Define and execute the strategic roadmap to integrate AI into the core product experience.
• Partner closely with Product and Design to identify high-impact opportunities where AI can improve outcomes and user experiences.
• Establish principles and guardrails to ensure AI capabilities are trustworthy, explainable, and aligned with company values.

• Hands-On Execution & Delivery
• Lead the delivery of high-priority AI initiatives from concept through production.
• Architect scalable AI solutions, including integrating third-party models and building supporting infrastructure.
• Drive rapid experimentation and iterative improvement with a focus on measurable business impact.

• Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Security, Legal, Compliance, and Data teams to align on execution and governance.
• Establish operating models and workflows that enable safe and efficient AI adoption across the organization.
• Drive clear accountability and decision frameworks across stakeholders.
• Engage with clients and strategic partners to build trust and incorporate external feedback.

• AI-Driven Engineering Productivity
• Champion the use of AI tools to improve engineering productivity, including AI-assisted development and automated testing.
• Encourage experimentation and knowledge sharing across engineering teams.
• Measure and communicate productivity improvements and impact.

• Platform & Capability Development
• Build foundational AI infrastructure and capabilities that can be leveraged across product teams.
• Establish reusable tooling and patterns that allow teams to safely adopt AI without duplicating effort.

Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering and technology leadership.
• Proven track record of delivering AI-enabled or data-driven capabilities in production environments.
• Strong understanding of modern applied AI technologies and how to integrate them into real-world products.
• Experience evaluating build vs. buy decisions and integrating third-party AI platforms.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business value and product outcomes.
• Experience establishing governance and responsible AI practices.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Hands-on technical depth with a pragmatic, execution-oriented mindset.
• Experience deploying technology in regulated or privacy-sensitive environments is a strong plus.