Vice President - Artificial Intelligence

Vice President - Artificial Intelligence

We are looking for a visionary Vice President of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help us define, build, and drive Coastal’s AI strategy and roadmap across the organization. This is a build-from-the-ground-up leadership role with the opportunity to shape Coastal’s AI strategy, services, market positioning, delivery approach, and internal adoption.

As a key leader who will build and grow a team over time, you will focus on advancing Coastal as a premier consultancy for enterprise AI solutions. You will act as the face of our AI practice, drive market awareness through thought leadership, develop services in partnership with our marketing team, collaborate with our go-to-market (GTM) teams, take a leading role in advising clients, ensure solutions are delivered successfully, and collaborate with our IT team to optimize the AI tools internally as well

Role Responsibilities

* Define Overall AI Strategy: Take ownership of a "blank white board" to architect, launch, and execute Coastal's comprehensive AI consulting strategy, practice structure, and AI services portfolio, including identifying new offerings, retiring outdated capabilities, prioritizing investments, and ensuring alignment with market demand and partner roadmaps. * Market Leadership: Drive Coastal's strategic positioning and technical excellence as a leading consultancy for Anthropic, OpenAI, and Salesforce AI solutions, working closely with marketing, sales and delivery. * Thought Leadership & GTM Support: Serve as Coastal’s primary internal and external subject matter expert on AI; partner closely with marketing and GTM teams to develop collateral, publish insights, and build brand authority. * Client-Facing Pitching & Advisory: Act as a strategic executive in client-facing environments, pitching AI services to prospective clients and advising enterprise leaders on AI roadmaps. * **Establish Implementation Best Pra...