Full-Time

Vice President of Engagement

Air

Air

201-500 employees

Subscription-based digital asset management for marketers

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

Arlington, VA, USA

In Person

On-site in Arlington, VA; up to 50% travel.

US Citizenship Required

Category
Business & Strategy (1)
Required Skills
Data Analysis

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Requirements
  • U.S. Citizenship is required
  • MBA or advanced degree from a top-tier institution
  • 7+ years of experience in client engagement
  • 7+ years of subject matter expertise with at least one of the following: National security strategy and policy; supply chain risk management, industrial base, and market assessments; technology scouting and innovation markets; federal budgeting and procurement processes, government contracting landscape; AND/OR experience in management consulting, advisory services, software-as-a-service (SaaS), information services, analytical tools, or data analytics industries
  • Strong business acumen, excellent professional demeanor with a willingness to work outside of your comfort zone without hesitation
  • Experience managing and being responsible for assessing, training and providing career development of a team
  • Exceptional ability to visualize and present complex information and concepts with experience in how national security clients prefer to receive information
  • Referenceable history of exceptional performance
  • Detail-oriented with outstanding verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to command executive briefings and own executive relationships
  • Ability to manage multiple work-streams and projects from start to finish, to learn quickly, and to work independently
Responsibilities
  • Own the delivery strategy and execution of all software deployments within the account.
  • Lead renewal and expansion within existing accounts, in partnership with Engagement and Sales, with direct accountability for retention and growth revenue from identifying and shaping opportunities through closing renewals and expansions.
  • Champion customer adoption and measurable impact of the product.
  • Lead and develop teams responsible for deployment management, implementation, support, and product adoption.
  • Align teams to deliver against both client outcomes and internal business goals.
  • Establish and track KPIs for delivery quality, customer health, product adoption, and operational efficiency.
  • Partner with Sales, Product, and Engineering to ensure smooth handoffs and alignment on customer requirements and product capabilities.
  • Drive continuous improvement across delivery processes, documentation, and delivery artifacts.
  • Determine and adapt staffing models based on account needs, growth potential, and team performance, ensuring alignment with broader company resourcing plans and capacity constraints.
  • Lead the development of deployment work plans and align internal teams to execute an efficient resource plan.
  • Develop a deep understanding of client workflows and decision needs to inform the configuration of our data and technology.
  • Set the standard for and manage high-quality, high-impact deployment execution to ensure delivery exceeds client expectations while smartly employing team resources.
  • Perform quality assurance of all deliverables across the account.
  • Serve as the escalation point for critical delivery or support issues.
  • Discover valuable insights for our client’s business, translate them into strategic recommendations, and present them in a concise and compelling manner to executives.
  • Lead, mentor, train, and provide quality assurance for Implementation Managers and Engagement Managers and Directors.
  • Regularly assess individual and team performance and refine products and internal processes

Air Inc. provides digital asset management software that helps marketers and creatives organize, find, approve, and share digital content. Its core product automates asset organization, search, approval workflows, and sharing within a subscription-based platform, enabling teams to collaborate more efficiently. The company differentiates itself through workflow automation and a community-driven approach, offering a Beta and Research program where users test features and influence development, and by supporting social initiatives (donating 100% of merchandise profits to the Red Hook Initiative). Air Inc.'s goal is to boost productivity for marketing and creative teams while building a collaborative user community and supporting social causes.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$70.5M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2017

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • $70M total funding enables AI-centric workflow automation for global creative teams.
  • Air Canvas transforms one design into hundreds of on-brand deliverables using brand context.
  • Preserving human judgment in zero-to-one creative moments while automating routine logistics.

What critics are saying

  • Name collision with Air Company and US Army partner Air blocks enterprise sales and confuses investors.
  • Competing against Canva, Miro, and Adobe Express in saturated creative operations market limits traction.
  • CEO claiming AI won't replace creatives contradicts declining freelance rates from automation, hurting credibility.

What makes Air unique

  • Air combines DAM, collaboration, and AI Canvas in one visual workspace for creative teams.
  • AI auto-tagging scans pixels and faces for natural language search without file names.
  • Air replaces bolted tools with centralized storage, proofing, and brand consistency across channels.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Home Office Stipend

Professional Development Budget

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

4%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

7%
Defence Industries
Jun 30th, 2026
U.S. Army extends its partnership with Air on NGC2 initiative.

U.S. Army extends its partnership with Air on NGC2 initiative. 30 June 2026 Air, the leader in Enterprise Readiness, today announced that the U.S. Army has extended its partnership with the company to continue supporting the service's Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) initiative with Air Enterprise Readiness, the AI-native system that closes the gap between what the frontline needs and what the national security enterprise can deliver. As part of this ongoing partnership, Air will directly participate in upcoming field exercises during the Army's Project Convergence Capstone 6 (PCC6) experiment at Fort Irwin, California this summer. Air has been a partner with Anduril on the NGC2 team since its inception. "This award underscores the Army's continued confidence in Air Enterprise Readiness, our AI-native platform, and its unique ability to accelerate warfighter readiness," said Tara Murphy Dougherty, CEO of Air. "By modernizing sustainment for NGC2, Air is collapsing the distance between the factory and the fight, ensuring needed supplies and materiel reach warfighters at the edge ahead of need." Air transforms battlefield activity into continuous demand signals and leverages its agentic AI architecture to provide predictive insight into inventory, combat power, and combat strength. This shift from reactive to predictive logistics directly addresses the Army's most persistent sustainment challenges and provides the information needed to enhance readiness and lethality. In the latest iteration of its support to NGC2, Air was on the ground in Colorado at the Ivy Mass exercise in May 2026, where the Enterprise Readiness platform has been deployed with the 4th Infantry Division (4ID) - the Army's designated prototyping division for modern command and control - to operationalize predictive logistics as part of the Army's NGC2 initiative. By replacing manual spreadsheets and whiteboards with the Enterprise Readiness platform, 4ID is moving from reactive planning to real-time execution. The platform predicts fuel and ammunition demand, automates resupplies, and tracks combat readiness. It also manages critical frontline data in real time, from personnel and equipment replacements to casualty reports and medical evacuations. Ultimately, Air's predictive modeling shrinks complex division planning cycles from days to minutes. This summer, Air will participate in PCC6, a concept-driven experiment utilizing live, virtual, and constructive environments to test future concepts, capabilities, and formations for the Army, Joint Force, and Multinational allies and partners. PCC6 brings together a diverse range of warfighting systems and personnel to enhance lethality, agility, and survivability through the integration of emerging technologies. Successful technology demonstrations at PCC6 will help inform and drive formal Programs of Record for follow-on fielding across the force. As the Department of War (DoW) embarks on a sweeping modernization initiative, Air's AI-native platform is proving to be the essential connective tissue between the industrial base and operational deployments, accelerating the delivery of new systems to the warfighter while improving sustainment and maintenance to enhance frontline readiness and lethality.

Complete AI Training
Apr 10th, 2026
Air CEO raises $70M betting AI won't replace creative professionals

Air CEO Shane Hegde published a handwritten letter in the New York Times arguing AI will never replace creative professionals, listing his personal mobile number for anyone who disagreed. This comes as his company has raised $70 million to build AI tools for creative teams. Hegde's central thesis: machines find patterns and recommend common answers, but lack the creative inefficiency and risk-taking that produces great work. He positions Air as automating logistics like file management and approvals whilst preserving human judgment in creative decisions. Founded in 2017, Air targets companies scaling creative output. Nearly all product resources have shifted toward AI-centric features. Hegde maintains humans will remain essential for the "zero-to-one moment" in creative work, though he acknowledges creative professionals face declining freelance rates as routine tasks become automated.

Ad Age
Mar 26th, 2026
Air debuts AI tools with handwritten ad saying they'll never replace creatives.

Air debuts AI tools with handwritten ad saying they'll never replace creatives. Last Updated March 26, 2026 10:00 AM EDT Air, the creative operations platform, is introducing new AI tools for creatives with a handwritten New York Times ad featuring a somewhat counterintuitive message: a mini-manifesto emphasizing AI's limitations.

It's Nice That
Apr 30th, 2025
Which creative archetype are you?

From these patterns, Yungbld has partnered with Air to help you understand your working style - so you can adapt, improve, and complement it, without reinventing yourself.

FinSMEs
Jan 9th, 2025
Air Secures $35M in Series B Funding

Air, a NYC-based creative operations platform, raised $35 million in Series B funding led by Avenir Growth, with participation from XFund, Good Friends, and others. The funds will be used to enhance workflow automation for creative teams globally. This round brings Air's total funding to over $70 million, with previous investments from firms like Tiger Global and Slack Ventures.