AI Deployment Strategist
About the job
- Experience in software implementations, customer success, implementation consulting, or technical project management.
- Ability to own projects from start to finish and drive customer success.
- Ability to build trust with enterprise customers and coordinate effectively across technical and business teams.
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, timelines, and priorities in complex situations.
- Ability to understand customer challenges and translate them into scalable implementation approaches.
- Interest in AI and helping enterprises adopt a new generation of software.
- Own end-to-end enterprise implementations from kickoff to successful go-live.
- Translate customer requirements into scalable implementation plans and solution designs.
- Act as the primary project owner and trusted advisor for DAX and Fortune 500 customers.
- Coordinate Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to ensure seamless execution.
- Proactively manage timelines, risks, stakeholder communication, and escalations.
- Turn customer feedback into actionable product improvements.
- Build scalable implementation processes and playbooks that enable future growth.
- Help establish Lio's implementation function in the US and shape how it serves American enterprise customers as it scales.
About the company
Lio provides an enterprise procurement AI platform that runs a multi-agent virtual procurement workforce to manage purchase requests end-to-end. It researches vendors, negotiates terms, routes approvals, onboarding, and tracks delivery across ERP and P2P systems, inboxes, and the open web, with integrations to SAP, Coupa, Ariba, and Teams. Its architecture connects to buyers’ systems to automate end-to-end purchasing while maintaining GDPR compliance and European Azure hosting. Its goal is to speed up procurement, reduce manual work, and deliver savings for large buyers, with expansion in the US.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$30.1M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2023
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Lio claims 150+ enterprise customers and billions in managed spend by September 2026.
- One global manufacturer cut outsourced procurement 75% within six months, proving rapid ROI.
- North American expansion accelerates under Jared Petras, a former Walmart procurement digital leader.
What critics are saying
- SAP Ariba's 2026 Joule rollout and Coupa's agentic upgrades attack Lio's core workflow.
- Lio depends on trust for autonomous purchasing; one bad procurement error destroys enterprise adoption.
- A weak US expansion after Jared Petras's September 2026 hire stalls growth before Category leaders respond.
What makes Lio unique
- Lio's AI agents execute procurement end-to-end across ERPs, email, and web.
- Its March 2026 Series A from Andreessen Horowitz validates enterprise demand and category ambition.
- Munich Re, Brose, and Novozymes anchor Lio's credibility in complex global procurement.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Remote Work Options
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Flexible Work Hours
Hybrid Work Options
Wellness Program
Mental Health Support
Conference Attendance Budget
Professional Development Budget
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
18%1 year growth
8%2 year growth
9%Lio has raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from SV Angels, Harry Stebbings and Y Combinator. The company has now raised $33 million in total funding. Founded in 2023 by Vladimir Keil, Lukas Heinzman and Till Wagner, Lio deploys AI agents to automate enterprise procurement processes. The platform handles tasks including supplier evaluation, contract negotiation and transaction completion across enterprise systems, replacing manual workflows that previously required large internal teams or outsourcing. The startup is already managing billions in enterprise spending. One global manufacturer automated 75% of its previously outsourced procurement operations within six months. Lio competes with legacy procurement software vendors like SAP Ariba and Oracle, as well as business process outsourcing providers. The funding will expand Lio's US operations and enhance its AI agent capabilities.