# Forward Deployed AI Operating Principal at Sumeru Equity Partners

- Company: Sumeru Equity Partners
- What the company does: Sumeru Equity Partners is a technology-focused growth equity firm that invests in growing enterprise technology companies.
- Company website: https://www.sumeruequity.com
- Type: VC firms (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: San Mateo, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $320K to $360K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-08
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://sumeru-equity-partners.breezy.hr/p/39f899cb7745-forward-deployed-ai-operating-principal
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/sumeru-equity-partners-forward-deployed-ai-operating-principal/

## About the role

You will operate as a hands-on solution architect and embedded execution leader across Sumeru’s B2B enterprise technology portfolio — part “forward deployed engineer”, part transformation principal. Your work product isn’t a slide deck; it’s running automation in production.

## What they're looking for

- Led 2–3+ end-to-end enterprise-scale transformations where you redesigned processes, technology, and org structure — not just tools implementations
- Can point to quantitative impact: reduction in volume/handle time/cycle time, gross margin or EBITDA improvement, or measurable customer satisfaction gains
- Demonstrated fast cycle time — you’re known for delivering working solutions in weeks, not quarters
- Deployed LLM-powered solutions in production: support bots, knowledge base search/summarization, implementation or sales copilots, document understanding (contracts, invoices, tickets)
- Working understanding of RAG architectures, prompt engineering, data/logging/telemetry requirements for AI systems, and the practical limits of current models