Key Responsibilities- Execute AI Diligence: Conduct deep-dive assessments of target companies' AI strategies, data infrastructure, and technical maturity. Synthesize findings into clear, business-oriented insights on opportunities, risks, and value creation potential.
- Sponsor & Client Management: Partner with engagement lead to manage private equity and corporate sponsor relationships. Prepare materials, manage workstreams, and contribute to client-facing presentations and deliverables.
- Bridge Strategy & Technology: Translate complex AI/ML capabilities into actionable recommendations for investment committees and portfolio executives, working closely with senior team members to refine and deliver strategic narratives.
- Contribute to Value Creation Plans: Collaborate with engineering and product leaders to scope, prioritize, and define AI solutions within sponsor-backed assets - supporting commercial outcomes and technical feasibility assessments.
- Drive Execution: Own discrete workstreams within diligence engagements, managing day-to-day execution from research through deliverable production with high analytical rigor.
What We're Looking ForExperience- 2-3+ years of professional experience.
- Background in top-tier consulting (McKinsey, Bain, BCG), private equity, and/or AI technology companies preferred.
- Startup or high-growth operating experience preferred; comfort with ambiguity and moving fast.
- Experience contributing to complex diligence processes, strategic analysis, or technical evaluation processes.
Skills & Attributes- Strong technical literacy in AI/ML, with the ability to evaluate data pipelines, model strategies, and infrastructure at a high level.
- Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills; ability to turn complex analyses into clear insights.
- Executive-level communication; proven ability to influence senior sponsors, investors, and portfolio executives.
- Low-ego, hands-on operator who thrives in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
- Commercial instinct and ownership mindset - capable of connecting AI opportunities directly to value creation.
- Must be in SF or willing to relocate (hybrid 3 days/week in office)
Why Join Us- See inside dozens of companies per year across sectors, building pattern recognition in AI strategy that's impossible to get in a single-company role.
- Work directly with deal teams and portfolio executives at the most prestigious PE firms, gaining exposure to investment decision-making at the highest level.
- Develop deep expertise at the intersection of AI and private equity-a niche with rapidly growing demand and very few experienced players.
- Earn competitive compensation + meaningful equity.
- Join a small, high-impact team where your work directly shapes investment outcomes and AI strategy for major portfolio companies.
If you want to sit at the frontier of AI and private equity - working with the most prolific investors in the world and learning at an unparalleled rate - Brain Co. is the place to build.
