--- title: 'Enterprise AI adoption lead (Central) at WRITER' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/enterprise-ai-adoption-lead-central-writer-chicago-7tdf35mqs9sb' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # Enterprise AI adoption lead (Central) at WRITER - **Company:** WRITER - **Location:** Chicago, IL - **Compensation:** $142k–$179k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-07-30 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/writer/844e0202-65d7-4bbc-b567-3ef20aa25441 ## Job description πŸš€ About WRITER WRITER is where the world's leading enterprises orchestrate AI-powered work. Our vision is to expand human capacity through superintelligence. And we're proving it's possible – through powerful, trustworthy AI that unites IT and business teams together to unlock enterprise-wide transformation. With WRITER's end-to-end platform, hundreds of companies like Mars, Marriott, Uber, and Vanguard are building and deploying AI agents that are grounded in their company's data and fueled by WRITER's enterprise-grade LLMs. Valued at $1.9B and backed by industry-leading investors including Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, and ICONIQ Growth, WRITER is rapidly cementing its position as the leader in enterprise generative AI. Founded in 2020 with office hubs in San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Austin, Chicago, and London, our team thinks big and moves fast, and we're looking for smart, hardworking builders and scalers to join us on our journey to create a better future of work with AI. πŸ“ About the role WRITER is looking for a customer success professional who will own deployment and activation success across a customer portfolio. You'll embed deeply into your customers' organizations, understand their business objectives, and build the programs, communities, and frameworks that turn AI investment into measurable outcomes. You'll partner closely with a Transformation lead to identify the right WRITER capabilities for each use case, then design and execute the strategies that drive meaningful adoption: building champion networks, running customized workshops, and advising customers on how to scale their AI programs over time. The ideal candidate brings a builder's mindset to customer success: you're not waiting for customers to engage, you're creating the conditions for it. This is a hybrid role based in our Chicago and Austin hubs. πŸ¦ΈπŸ»β€β™€οΈ What you'll do Own activation and platform success - Deeply understand each customer's specific use cases, business objectives, and success metrics - Build and co-develop custom AI solutions with customers, translating their specific use cases into workflows that drive measurable business impact - Design and execute activation strategies that drive measurable platform adoption and business outcomes - Implement champion programs, office hours, usage dashboards, customized trainings, and workshops Build champion communities - Create advocate networks and champion communities within customer organizations - Establish power user communities that drive peer-to-peer learning - Train internal customer trainers to scale enablement - Design innovative customer experiences that deepen engagement Lead educational workshops & live events - Facilitate dynamic live and virtual training sessions tailored to diverse audiences - Partner with curriculum team while owning customization and delivery for your customers - Create memorable learning experiences that inspire action and drive adoption Continuously improve & collaborate - Refine materials based on customer feedback and adoption data - Work cross-functionally to understand evolving customer needs - Identify gaps and champion new training opportunities - Build deep relationships with customer stakeholders and executive sponsors ⭐️ What you need Customer success & activation expertise - At least 5 years of proven track record owning activation success and driving measurable adoption outcomes - Deep experience understanding customer use cases: you discover, map, and leverage specific workflows and business objectives - Experience implementing activation strategies: champion programs, office hours, dashboards, and workshops - Success building advocate networks and power user communities - Ability to connect platform usage to business outcomes and articulate ROI AI & technical proficiency - Ability to scope, design, and deliver custom solutions and demos tailored to customer use cases, working hands-on alongside business stakeholders - Comfortable understanding technical concepts and communicating them effectively to varied audiences - Ability to demonstrate use cases and articulate business value Facilitation & education skills - Expertise delivering virtual and live instructor-led workshops - Skilled at tailoring content and delivery to diverse audiences based on their use cases - Ability to partner effectively with curriculum teams while owning customization and delivery Collaboration & growth - Excellence building relationships with stakeholders at all levels - Strong program management skills and natural advisor mindset - Thrive in fast-paced environments; comfortable with experimentation - Self-aware, feedback-driven, and committed to continuous growth ## NOTE Travel Requirements: 25% domestic and international travel may be required. 🍩 Benefits & perks (US Full-time employees) - Generous PTO, plus company holidays - Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family - Paid parental leave for all parents (16 weeks) - Fertility and family planning support - Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri https://www.galleri.com/partner/writer - Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options - Health savings account for eligible plans with company contribution - Annual work-life stipends for: - Wellness stipend for gym, massage/chiropractor, personal training, etc. - Learning and development stipend - Company-wide off-sites and team off-sites - Competitive compensation, company stock options and 401k WRITER is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to diversity. We don't make hiring or employment decisions based on race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal law. Under the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. By submitting your application on the application page, you acknowledge and agree to WRITER's Global Candidate Privacy Notice https://writer.com/legal/candidate-privacy-notice/. ## About WRITER ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: WRITER provides an enterprise AI platform that enables organizations to build, activate, and supervise AI agents grounded in company data and powered by its own family of large language models (LLMs). - **Entity Type**: Private (Series C; $326M total funding) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States - **Founded**: 2020 - **Founders**: May Habib (CEO) & Waseem AlShikh (CTO) ## Core Business - **Primary Industry**: Enterprise AI / Generative AI Software Development - **Target Customers**: B2B; Large enterprises in regulated industries (e.g., financial services, healthcare, professional services). Named customers include Accenture, Mars, Marriott, Uber, and Vanguard. - **Mission Statement**: To expand human capacity through superintelligence by building trustworthy AI that unites IT and business teams for enterprise-wide transformation. ## Products & Services - **WRITER Platform**: An end-to-end platform for building, deploying, and monitoring AI agents that are grounded in enterprise data and governed by IT controls. Includes an "AI Studio" for custom agent creation. - **WRITER Agent**: A delegation-based agent that executes complex, multi-step workflows from natural language instructions (e.g., drafting reports, conducting research, generating compliant content). - **Palmyra Family of LLMs**: WRITER’s own suite of purpose-built LLMs, designed for transparency, reliability, and control in regulated environments. - **Security & Compliance Integrations**: Pre-built integrations with enterprise security, identity, and observability stacks (e.g., SSO, audit logs, role-based access controls) to meet compliance standards. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (total funding of $326M). - **Key Metric**: Annual recurring revenue (ARR) estimated at $26M (source: LinkedIn company profile). - **Notable Investors**: Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, ICONIQ Growth, Insight Partners, Balderton Capital, B Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Adobe Ventures, Citi Ventures, IBM Ventures. - **Growth Signals**: Headcount of ~727 employees (+33.1% YoY); operates in 42 countries; LinkedIn followers grew +35.7% YoY to ~88k; expanding office footprint with hubs in San Francisco, New York, London, Chicago, and Austin. ## Competitive Advantages - **Five-year track record of in-house LLM R&D**: Co-founders have been building AI for enterprise since 2013 (first company focused on machine translation). WRITER controls its own model stack, not just a wrapper on third-party APIs. - **Enterprise-first DNA**: Platform is built from the ground up for governance, compliance, and IT integration β€” a key differentiator in regulated industries. - **Purpose-built for agentic workflows**: Unlike generic chatbot platforms, WRITER focuses on autonomous, multi-step task execution with deep domain context. - **Strong partner ecosystem**: Backed by a consortium of strategic investors including Salesforce, Adobe, Citi, and IBM, signaling deep enterprise channel potential. ## Strategic Focus - **Agentic AI for the enterprise**: Moving beyond simple prompting to autonomous agents that can be delegated complex tasks. - **Deepening IT and security integrations**: Making it easy for security and compliance teams to approve and deploy AI at scale. - **Expanding AI research**: Continuing to invest in the Palmyra family of LLMs to maintain frontier capabilities. - **Global expansion**: Growing presence across North America and Europe (offices in SF, NY, London, Chicago, Austin). ## Why Work Here - **Hybrid culture**: The company is built around a mix of in-office collaboration and remote work. Offices are in San Francisco, New York, and London (plus Chicago and Austin). - **Ownership mindset**: All employees receive company stock options, plus a 401k plan with employer contributions. - **Growth opportunities**: "Expect to quickly improve your skills and expand your responsibilities" β€” learning and development stipend and generous PTO are provided. - **Cutting-edge technical challenges**: Teams build advanced AI technology from scratch, solving problems few other companies tackle. - **Comprehensive benefits**: Employer-covered medical, dental, and vision plans; life insurance; FSA; competitive parental leave; family-friendly policies. - **Strong values-driven culture**: Emphasizes active listening, high standards, long-term thinking, and diverse perspectives. - **Active hiring**: Multiple open roles across engineering, product, sales, and customer success (see careers page). ## Sources 1. [writer.com/about](https://writer.com/company/about/) 2. [writer.com](https://writer.com/) 3. [writer.com/careers](https://writer.com/company/careers/) 4. [LinkedIn Company Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/getwriter) 5. 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