Vice President Research, AI Planning and Operations

📋 Description

• Contribute to research on enterprise AI economics, covering investment prioritization, budgeting
• Develop and validate AI economic models addressing total lifecycle costs, unit economics, payback
• Advise CIOs, CFOs, and business leaders on AI portfolio decisions, including build-versus-buy
• Build benchmarks and case studies across corporate functions and industry-specific processes
• Partner with sourcing specialists to incorporate pricing benchmarks and commercial terms into
• Produce syndicated and custom research, executive presentations, client briefings, and practical

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; a master's degree in a relevant field is preferred.
• Senior practitioner experience leading AI deployments within large organizations, with direct
• Hands-on experience across multiple business functions or operational domains, such as finance
• Demonstrated ownership of AI budgets, forecasts, investment models, capital and operating
• Strong understanding of AI lifecycle costs, including data, integration, licensing, compute
• Ability to model unit costs across different volumes and service levels and explain the financial

🎁 Benefits

• Expected total annual compensation of $180,000–$240,000, inclusive of base salary and variable
• Remote work available from approved U.S. states, with an option to work from the Boston office.
• Approximately 25–30% business travel.
• Opportunity to conduct research that informs enterprise technology investment, strategy, and
• Collaborative environment with colleagues across a global technology research organization.
• Exposure to senior technology, finance, and business leaders through executive advisory and