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# Executive Operations Associate, Office of the CEO at Distyl AI

- **Company:** Distyl AI
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/distyl/0451eb82-21cd-4d72-8e03-c148c53e745d

## Job description

## About Distyl AI

Distyl is an applied AI technology company partnering with the world’s most ambitious institutions to rearchitect critical operations for the frontier of AI. Our customers include the largest companies in telecom, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, consumer goods, and global social organizations.

We research and deploy technologies that power AI-native operations — both for our partners and for Distyl itself. Our work spans research into self-constructing systems, the development of the most reliable execution of AI systems, and products that transform mission-critical workflows. As a result, Distyl's technologies affect some of the world's largest operations — from hundreds of millions of consumer interactions to tens of millions of supply chain transactions and millions of patient journeys.

Distyl is backed by leading investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Coatue, DST Global, and the board-members of 20+ F500s.

## What We Are Looking For

Distyl’s CEO operates at a fast pace across Fortune 500 customers, investors, board members, candidates, partners, and the press, often across multiple cities in the same week. Keeping that work moving requires someone who can manage critical details while also solving unfamiliar problems with speed and judgment. This role is equal parts executive support and business problem-solving. You will coordinate complex logistics, manage priorities, build relationships, and take ambiguous requests from idea to completion. You will not simply manage activity around the CEO; you will help the entire operation run better. This is an opportunity for an ambitious professional to learn how a high-growth AI company is built from inside the Office of the CEO. You will receive significant exposure and you will earn increasing responsibility by executing exceptionally well, demonstrating sound judgment, and consistently taking work off the CEO’s plate.

## What You’ll Do

- Turn requests into outcomes. Take ownership of unfamiliar, multi-step needs—whether securing an urgent international visa, preparing for an important meeting, researching a business question, or coordinating a strategic project. Determine the path forward, involve the right people, and drive the work to completion
- Create leverage for the CEO. Manage scheduling, travel, meeting preparation, personal logistics, and follow-up with precision. Maintain a clear view of priorities and commitments so important details do not get dropped
- Deliver exceptional external experiences. Ensure that candidates, customers, investors, board members, and partners experience thoughtful communication and flawless coordination. When plans change, respond calmly and protect both the relationship and the CEO’s time
- Help develop important relationships. Research stakeholders, identify paths to valuable introductions, coordinate thoughtful outreach, and follow up persistently. Learn when to keep pursuing an objective, when to try a different approach, and when to recommend moving on.
- Strengthen the Office of the CEO. Create trackers, workflows, briefing materials, daily priority summaries, meeting-preparation standards, and follow-up systems. Identify recurring friction and build a better process
- Work across the company. Coordinate with founders’ associates, executives, employees, and external vendors. Communicate clearly, establish ownership, and keep projects moving even when no one reports directly to you

## What We’re Looking For

- A recent graduate or professional with approximately 0–3 years of experience
- A strong record of academic, professional, entrepreneurial, or extracurricular achievement
- High agency and resourcefulness, you try multiple paths to solve a problem rather than dropping the task when the first approach fails
- Exceptional organization, attention to detail, and follow-through
- Strong written and verbal communication
- The judgment to handle confidential information and interact professionally with senior executives
- Comfort moving between strategic projects and hands-on logistics without viewing either as beneath you
- Intellectual curiosity and the ability to learn unfamiliar subjects quickly
- A low-ego, service-oriented approach combined with ambition and a desire to grow
- Comfort operating in an environment where priorities move quickly and the playbook is still being written
- Fluency with AI tools and an instinct for using technology to improve your work
- Ability to work from our San Francisco office

What Success Looks Like

- The CEO spends more time on the company’s highest-value priorities.
- Important commitments and follow-ups are completed without reminders.
- Complex logistics run smoothly, even when plans change.
- Stakeholders experience Distyl as thoughtful, responsive, and exceptionally well organized.
- Ambiguous requests become completed outcomes.
- The systems supporting the Office of the CEO become increasingly proactive and scalable.
- As trust develops, you take ownership of progressively broader projects and responsibilities.

## Why This Opportunity Is Different

This is not a conventional Executive Assistant position, nor is it a purely strategic role. It is a hands-on opportunity for someone who wants direct exposure to the decisions, relationships, and operating challenges behind a rapidly growing AI company. The right person will be equally willing to solve an urgent travel problem, prepare the CEO for a consequential meeting, improve an internal system, or drive a cross-functional project. No task is too small when it creates leverage, and no problem is too ambiguous to begin solving.

## What We Offer

- The base salary range for this role is $100K-$140K, depending on experience, location, and level. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for meaningful equity, along with a comprehensive benefits package
- 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents
- Flexible time off
- Comprehensive wellness benefits, including physical fitness, mental well-being, and fertility and family-building benefits through Carrot
- Complimentary in-office lunches and snacks provided
- Access to state-of-the-art AI models, generous usage of modern AI tools, and real-world business problems
- Ownership of high-impact projects across top enterprises
- A mission-driven, fast-moving culture that values curiosity, pragmatism, and excellence

Distyl has offices in San Francisco and New York. This role follows a hybrid collaboration model with 3+ days per week (Tuesday–Thursday) in the San Francisco office.

We believe diverse perspectives make our work stronger and more impactful. We are an equal opportunity employer and evaluate all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

## About Distyl AI

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Distyl AI partners with world-class institutions to rearchitect their operational systems for abundant intelligence, deploying AI-native workflows at production scale.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Founders**: Arjun Prakash (Co-Founder, CEO) and Derek Ho (Co-Founder, COO)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: AI-Native Operations / Enterprise AI
- **Target Customers**: Large enterprises and institutions in regulated industries (Fortune 500 companies), specifically financial services, healthcare, telecom, insurance, manufacturing, and retail.
- **Mission/Purpose**: To help world institutions rearchitect their systems for abundant intelligence without sacrificing human agency and control.

## Products & Services
- **Distillery (Proprietary Platform)**: An agentic infrastructure platform that curates context from across the enterprise, enabling composable routines, policy-aware execution, and built-in auditability. It integrates with existing enterprise systems to allow for autonomous workflows.
- **Distyl Scans**: A service offering that provides enterprises with an “AI Readiness” score and a roadmap for adopting AI-driven technologies by surveying KPIs, business processes, data landscape, and tech stack.
- **AI-Native Workflows**: Custom, full-stack solutions deployed for specific industries, including intelligent underwriting, claims processing, prior authorization automation, and contact center intelligence.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metrics**:
    - **Total Funding**: $202 million (across 3 rounds: Seed, Series A, Series B).
    - **Annual Revenue**: $1.0 million (per LinkedIn).
    - **Decisions Processed**: Over 1 billion decisions processed annually at production scale.
    - **Deployments**: 50+ enterprise deployments across Fortune 500 companies.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Lightspeed Venture Partners (led Series A & B), Khosla Ventures, DST Global, Coatue, Dell Technologies Capital, OpenAI, Microsoft.
- **Growth Signals**:
    - **Massive Headcount Growth**: 117 employees (+101.3% YoY, +77 people) as of recent data.
    - **Latest Funding**: Raised a $175 million Series B in October 2025.
    - **Industry Reach**: Active production deployments across 12 industries.
    - **Talent Pipeline**: Strong hiring from top-tier companies like Palantir, McKinsey, Amazon, and Microsoft.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Outcome Ownership**: Unlike a pure software vendor or consultancy, Distyl takes "Relentless Outcome Ownership," deploying solutions and managing them in production to ensure EBITDA impact within 6 months.
- **Full-Stack AI**: They combine strategy, research, and engineering to build and deploy production-grade systems, not just demos or proofs-of-concept.
- **Built for Regulated Industries**: Their platform is designed with dynamic guardrails and auditability, making them a trusted partner for sectors like healthcare and finance where compliance is non-negotiable.
- **Strong Backing**: Backed by a consortium of top-tier venture capital firms and strategic investors like OpenAI and Microsoft, providing deep resources and credibility.

## Strategic Focus
- **Defining the AI-Native Enterprise**: Distyl is focused on building the systems, workflows, and operational models that will define how large enterprises operate in the age of AI.
- **Agentic Systems at Scale**: Their current priority is deploying agentic systems that are practical, auditable, and safe, moving beyond simple automation to complex decision-making.
- **Industry Expansion**: With deployments in 12 industries, they are aggressively expanding their footprint in financial services, healthcare, and telecom, while also targeting supply chain and insurance.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Work Style**: Described as fast-paced and outcome-oriented. The company values "relentless curiosity," direct feedback ("no ego-stroking"), and a bias for shipping real solutions. The work is described as defining the future of enterprise AI.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: For all engineering roles and most other roles, the company requires in-office collaboration **3 days a week** in either San Francisco or New York City. They also have a London office.
- **Benefits & Perks**:
    - **Health & Wellness**: 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents. 8 weeks of parental leave. Flexible PTO.
    - **Compensation**: Competitive salary and meaningful equity. Retirement plans. Life and disability insurance.
    - **Additional**: Relocation support for moves over 100 miles. Daily meals and snacks in-office. Commuter benefits.
- **Engineering & Research Focus**: The interview process is practical, featuring collaborative live coding and system design discussions, and the use of AI is encouraged during interviews. They hire people who "make AI work better than anyone else."

## Sources
1. [distyl.ai](https://www.distyl.ai/)
2. [distyl.ai - About](https://www.distyl.ai/about)
3. [distyl.ai - Careers](https://www.distyl.ai/careers)
4. [LinkedIn - Distyl AI](https://www.linkedin.com/company/distylai)
5. [CB Insights - Distyl](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/distyl-ai)

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