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C10 Labs · 2 months ago

AI Lead - Technical

New York City

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$180K/yr - $220K/yr

7+ years exp

C10 Labs is a venture studio fund headquartered in Kendall Square, Cambridge, expanding its presence to New York City. They are seeking an AI Lead - Technical to act as the founding AI scientist and technical leader, guiding ventures and working hands-on with AI and engineering teams to build scalable systems and mentor founders and engineers.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Financial ServicesVenture Capital

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Act as the founding AI scientist and technical leader for C10 Labs’ NYC hub, guiding both incubated ventures and operating portfolio companies

Work hands-on with AI and engineering teams to assess infrastructure, build models, optimize pipelines, and architect scalable systems

Partner with the 25+ ventures created in the studio on an annual basis, helping translate ideas into prototypes and production systems

Serve as the de facto “CTO” for the NYC studio, shaping internal AI direction, tooling, and partnerships

Lead AI diligence on new venture concepts, evaluating feasibility, data readiness, and risk

Mentor founders and engineers on model design, best practices, MLOps, and AI infrastructure

Represent C10 Labs externally as a thought leader in Applied AI, speaking and contributing to the community

Qualification

AI/ML experienceMLOps toolingCloud infrastructureLarge modelsDistributed trainingMentoring teamsProduct orientationCommunication

Required

7+ years in AI/ML, research, or engineering roles, ideally with experience as a founding AI scientist, lead engineer, or early-stage CTO

Proven track record building AI-first startups or scaling early ventures; you have shipped ML models in production under real-world constraints

Deep technical experience with large models, MLOps tooling, distributed training, inference optimization, and cloud infrastructure

Strong product orientation; able to move from research to impact, balancing long-term vision with short-term delivery

Comfortable building under ambiguity and managing across multiple ventures simultaneously

Experience mentoring teams, providing technical guidance, and driving standards for AI development

Excellent communication skills; able to translate technical tradeoffs and decisions to non-technical stakeholders

Benefits

Equity stake and total compensation aligned with high-impact, mission-driven roles.

Company

C10 Labs

C10 Labs is a venture studio fund that specializes in reshaping the landscape of AI-first startups.

Founded in 2023

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

11-50 employees

http://www.c10labs.com

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