Strategy & Operations Associate
hace 1 día
Madrid
Why Join Sherpa.ai is a European leader in privacy preserving AI, pioneering federated learning and advanced personalization technologies that enable organizations to unlock the value of data without compromising privacy. Our AI platforms are already deployed across sectors such as banking, healthcare, telecom, and mobility, helping enterprises build intelligent, compliant, and scalable AI solutions. Joining sherpa.ai means working at the intersection of strategy, AI innovation, and real-world impact, in a company that combines deep research excellence with strong commercial traction. You will play a key role in shaping how sherpa.ai scales its technology, products, and partnerships—helping define the strategic direction of a fast-growing AI company operating at the forefront of responsible innovation. What you’ll be doing Strategic & Transformation Initiatives • Drive and support high-impact strategic initiatives across the business, including:, • Evolution of sherpa.ai’s AI platforms and value proposition, • Go-to-market and pricing strategy refinement, • Scaling enterprise delivery and operational models, • Strategic partnerships and ecosystem development, • Build and analyze financial, business, and scenario models to assess new opportunities, including:, • New industry verticals and use cases, • Product and platform extensions, • Strategic partnerships or potential M&A opportunities, • Conduct market, competitor, and technology landscape analysis to inform executive decision-making, • Identify performance gaps and growth opportunities through data-driven analysis, translating insights into concrete recommendations, • Define KPIs and success metrics, track progress of strategic initiatives, and ensure follow-through from decision to execution Cross-functional Strategic Projects • Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Sales, Research, Finance, and Operations to:, • Gather inputs, • Test assumptions, • Support implementation of strategic initiatives, • Create structured executive-level materials (presentations, dashboards, written briefs) to clearly communicate insights, trade-offs, and recommendations, • Support alignment across teams by:, • Coordinating workstreams, • Managing timelines and dependencies, • Ensuring stakeholders remain aligned on shared objectives, • Act as a connective layer between strategy and execution, ensuring ideas translate into operational reality What you need to succeed • 1-3 years of experience in strategy, operations, corporate development, consulting, or strategic planning—ideally within a high-growth tech or deep-tech environment, • Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with hands-on experience building models in Excel or Google Sheets, • Proven ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-moving environments, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution, • Strong problem-solving skills, with experience:, • Identifying root causes, • Evaluating options, • Driving structured, practical solutions, • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to:, • Simplify complex topics (AI, data, strategy), • Build clear narratives, • Influence cross-functional and senior stakeholders, • High ownership mindset, curiosity, and willingness to go deep where needed, • Fluent English required; Spanish or other European languages are a plus, • Based in Madrid Why you’ll love working at sherpa.ai • Work at the forefront of privacy-preserving AI and federated learning, shaping real-world enterprise solutions, • Direct exposure to executive decision-making and company-wide strategy, • A highly collaborative, intellectually rigorous, and mission-driven culture, • Competitive compensation package aligned with experience and impact, • Flexible working model and strong focus on autonomy and trust, • Opportunity to grow with a company that combines deep research excellence with commercial scale About Sherpa.ai Sherpa.ai is the leading company in Artificial Intelligence applied to data privacy. It offers the most advanced federated learning platform on the market, enabling companies and institutions to collaborate without compromising data privacy or security. Its technology has been adopted across key sectors such as healthcare, finance, cybersecurity, and industry, where sherpa.ai helps improve decision-making and business outcomes without the need to share sensitive data. The sherpa.ai team includes professionals such as Tom Gruber, former CTO and co-founder of Siri; Thomas Kalil, former Director of Science and Technology at the White House; Doug Solomon, former Head of Strategy at Apple; and Joanna Hoffman, former Apple marketing executive. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Sherpa.ai is committed to building an inclusive environment where people from diverse backgrounds can thrive. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, nationality, or background.