Special Projects Lead

Role Description

Cresta's forward-deployed team embeds directly with enterprise customers to drive real AI transformation — not pilots, but production deployments that change Customer Experience for F500 companies.

We’re hiring our founding Special Projects Lead on our AI Agent Team. You'll play a critical role in scaling our AI Agent deployment motion and business:

• Building the operational foundation for rapid team growth
• Leading special projects for our AI Agents team across process, product, and go-to-market

What You’ll Do:

• Business Operations
  • Own weekly business reviews for the forward-deployed team, reporting on OKRs such as revenue and pilot-to-conversion performance.
  • Design an AI-powered “second brain” to centralize team know-how.
  • Establish clear documentation standards and drive accountability for subject-matter owners across specialized topics.
  • Develop internal tools and processes to enable scaling.
  • Work as a multiplier across hiring processes (funnel optimization, events) for a team that is on an 8x headcount trajectory.
• Special projects
  • Lead cross-functional projects at the intersection of product, go-to-market, and operations—deployment pattern synthesis, verticalization, AI Agent product SKUs.
  • Seed key initiatives, scaling them from idea to proof-of-concept before housing them in new roles (e.g., verticalization, Agent Academy for customers).
  • Grow the Cresta AI Agent and deployment brand by driving content & thought leadership across the team (blog posts, team spotlights, deployment case studies).

Qualifications

• Bias towards action: No playbook needed — you figure it out and move.
• Comfortable at every altitude: Equally at home developing strategy as building automations.
• Strong operational background: You've built playbooks, pipelines, automations, and scaled operational processes.
• 4–8 years of experience in high-velocity environments; mix of builder/operator and strategic experience (business operations, strategy & operations, chief of staff, product strategy/operations, or other operator at a fast-scaling tech company).
• Exceptional communication, tailored to audiences at different levels.

Requirements

• Experience in a startup or high-growth environment (Bonus Points)
• AI-native or Agent-building experience (Bonus Points)

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with plans to fit you and your family
• Flexible PTO to take the time you need, when you need it
• Paid parental leave for all new parents welcoming a new child
• Retirement savings plan to help you plan for the future
• Remote work setup budget to help you create a productive home office
• Monthly wellness and communication stipend to keep you connected and balanced
• In-office meal program and commuter benefits provided for onsite employees

Compensation at Cresta

Cresta’s approach to compensation is simple: recognize impact, reward excellence, and invest in our people. We offer competitive, location-based pay that reflects the market and what each individual brings to the table.

The posted base salary range represents what we expect to pay for this role in a given location. Final offers are shaped by factors like experience, skills, education, and geography. In addition to base pay, total compensation includes equity and a comprehensive benefits package for you and your family.

OTE Range: $170,000–$225,000 + Offers Equity

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