# AI Ops Lead - Forward Deploy

- **Company:** Mercury
- **Location:** San Francisco, or Remote within Canada or United States
- **Posted:** 2026-08-26 00:00:00.000Z
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/mercury/jobs/6147716004
- **Page:** https://forwardeployedjobs.com/jobs/mercury/ai-ops-lead-forward-deploy

## Description

Mercury is building the financial stack for startups. We're working to make complex financial workflows feel simple, thoughtful, and perhaps even a little magical. You can see some of this in action in our demo dashboard. Most AI initiatives don't stall because the models aren't capable or the tools don't exist. They stall at the last mile: a promising solution gets built, but the way a team works never really changes. AI Operations exists to close that gap. We're looking for a forward-deployed lead who can embed deeply with teams across Mercury, understand how their work actually happens, and turn AI's potential into measurable improvements. You'll spend a few months at a time partnering closely with a particular function. You'll learn the team's work well enough to identify the true constraint—not simply the most tedious task. Then you'll build against it using the tools and infrastructure created by Mercury's AI Engineering team, iterating until the outcome moves and the new way of working sticks. Once it does, you'll make sure the team can carry it forward. You'll leave behind well-built tools, clear documentation, and confident owners before moving on to the next high-lev...