AI Operator - Research Programs

Distyl AI Job Opportunity

Distyl is an applied AI technology company partnering with the world's most ambitious institutions to rearchitect critical operations for the frontier of AI. Our customers include the largest companies in telecom, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, consumer goods, and global social organizations. We research and deploy technologies that power AI-native operations — both for our partners and for Distyl itself. Our work spans research into self-constructing systems, the development of the most reliable execution of AI systems, and products that transform mission-critical workflows.

As a result, Distyl's technologies affect some of the world's largest operations — from hundreds of millions of consumer interactions to tens of millions of supply chain transactions and millions of patient journeys. Distyl is backed by leading investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Coatue, DST Global, and the board-members of 20+ F500s. The results reflect this approach: a 100% production deployment success rate for our customers and one of the few enterprise AI companies to run a profitable business.

Distyl deploys production AI into some of the most complex operating environments in the world — and does it in weeks. That requires people who move without getting stuck, own outcomes without being asked, and treat ambiguity as a problem to solve, not a reason to slow down.

At Distyl, AI Operators are chaos wranglers — the force multipliers embedded wherever the work is hardest. This role sits inside Distyl's core business functions: revenue operations, platform delivery, and research programs. You own the operating rhythm, enforce accountability, and close the gap between ambition and execution.

The AI Operator thrives here. They are deeply engaged — in the meeting, in the data, in the problem — never hovering above it. They hold themselves and their teams accountable without needing a title to do it.

You'll partner with research and engineering leadership to ensure programs ship with velocity and accountability. This is the operational force behind research execution — ensuring goals are clear, progress is visible, and deadlines carry weight. You will track OKRs, remove blockers, and drive the operating rhythm across some of the most technically ambitious work at the company.

If you hold yourself and others to an uncompromising standard, thrive in intensity, and are energized by complexity rather than daunted by it — this role was built for you.

• Enforce Operational Rigor:
  Ensure goals are clear and commitments are kept. A program doesn't ship until success is defined, ownership is clear, and risk is understood
• Drive Stakeholder Alignment:
  Navigate executive, technical, and business stakeholders with confidence. Provide clear, honest reporting on program status and surface risks before they become problems
• Operate at Maximum Velocity:
  Keep programs moving in fast-changing environments. Adapt quickly when priorities shift without losing momentum or dropping balls
• Operate as an AI-Native:
  You don't just champion AI — you use it. You stay on top of the latest models and tools, reinvent your own workflows continuously, and push your teams to do the same
• Write the Playbook:
  Author best practices for running high-performance programs tyl AI Operators should be the envy of the industry

• A Chaos Wrangler:
  You bring order to ambiguity without slowing things down. You identify what's unclear, make it clear, and keep the program moving.
• A Background That Proves It:
  There is no single path to this role. The strongest candidates have come from places where the job was to own hard outcomes under pressure — Founders, Chiefs of Staff, COOs, Delivery Managers, and operators from high-intensity environments. What matters is the pattern: you have shipped, wrangled, and delivered at scale
• Accountable:
  You hold yourself and your teams to a high bar. Missed deadlines have explanations and plans — not excuses.
• A Strong Communicator Across All Levels:
  You switch seamlessly between technical deep-dives with engineers and high-level strategic…