Strategy Director, AI

At Celigo, we believe integration should empower — not exhaust — innovation. As a modern Integration and Automation Platform (iPaaS), we’re on a mission to simplify how companies integrate, automate, and optimize processes. Powered by game-changing technology like runtime AI and prebuilt, mission-critical integrations, Celigo is redefining how businesses connect their world.

Celigo is at the forefront of the agentic automation transformation. We are hiring a Strategy Director, AI to drive this Go-to-Market shift. Reporting to the Chief Strategy Officer, you will serve as the primary subject matter expert for our AI capabilities, working directly with the C-suite of our customers to identify and deploy high-value use cases. You will bridge the gap between technical innovation and sales execution, ensuring our customers understand and adopt our AI vision and help craft Celigo’s AI strategy

• Drive AI GTM Strategy: Partner with the CSO to define and execute the GTM motion for Celigo’s AI portfolio, specifically focusing on the shift to Agentic workflows.
• Customer Advisory & Sales Support: Act as a subject matter expert in sales cycles. Engage with customer CIOs and CDOs to diagnose business challenges and prescribe AI-driven automation solutions.
• Evangelism & Thought Leadership: Represent Celigo at industry conferences and events. Deliver keynotes and produce white papers that validate Celigo’s position in the AI ecosystem.
• Use Case Definition: Translate abstract AI trends (LLMs, RAG, Agents) into concrete business use cases for customers. Help them visualize the ROI of moving from static integrations to autonomous agents.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead cross-functional initiatives across Sales, Product, and Marketing to align internal teams on specific AI business outcomes.
• Demo Development: Conceptualize and work with Celigo’s technical team to build demos to illustrate complex AI use cases during customer meetings.

Skills & Abilities

• Deep understanding of the current AI landscape, including LLMs, Agentic workflows, and automation trends. You understand the architecture, not just the buzzwords.
• Proven ability to command a room of executives. You have a track record of public speaking, presenting to C-level stakeholders, and evangelizing complex technology.
• Ability to operate at a high strategic level with the CSO while diving into deal-level tactics with the sales team.

Education & Experience

• At least 5 years of post-MBA experience in management consulting (digital transformation practice) or corporate strategy within the technology sector.
• Demonstrated experience scoping and driving digital transformation projects that delivered measurable business outcomes.
• Strong architectural understanding of enterprise tech stacks (ERP, CRM, Data). Coding is not required, but the ability to craft AI-driven demos is highly preferred.
• Experience navigating partnerships with major AI vendors (OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS, Microsoft, etc.).

Celigo reasonably expects to pay a base salary between $200,000 and $220,000 per year for this position. Actual starting base pay will be determined by skills, experience, geographic location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law. Total compensation may also include variable incentives, benefits, or other perks as outlined in any formal employment offer made.

Celigo is proud to be

• A 2025 Gartner Customers’ Choice for iPaaS. The only vendor to receive this award.
• Celigo is a Visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for iPaaS for the second consecutive year
• Celigo is ranked #1 iPaaS on G2 for multiple quarters and named a Leader in both B2B/EDI and API Management.
• Celigo is a leading intelligent automation platform that puts the power of automation in the hands of every team, unifying workflows from the predictable to the fully agentic in a single platform.

Here you'll experience

• Remote-first culture, built on trust, collaboration, and transparency
• A high-growth, inclusive work environment where innovation thrives and ideas are implemented
• Lightspeed learning opportunities to keep you at the leading edge of your field
• Exceptional coworkers who challenge and inspire you daily
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including:
  • Three weeks of vacation (starting year one)
  • Wellness days and holidays to recharge
  • Parental leave and a generous benefits package
  • Monthly tech stipend
  • Recognition and career development opportunities

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

As a company, one of the values we hold most dear is fostering a safe, collaborative environment to bring out the best in us, so we created our Taking a Stand Initiative. Our TAS initiative is a volunteer committee open to all Celigans, with representation from underrepresented voices within our company. We believe, unequivocally, that everyone deserves to be in a place where they feel welcome as they are. Learn more about Taking a Stand.

Celigo is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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