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# GTM and Business Operations Lead (Miami candidates only) at Safari AI

- **Company:** Safari AI
- **Location:** Miami, FL
- **Posted:** 2026-01-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/safariai/jobs/5019966007

## Job description

## About Safari AI

Safari AI's vision is to Automate Action of the leading companies in the physical economy, from Entertainment, Live Venues, QSR's, Retail and beyond. The company uses computer vision AI to Measure, Alert and provide AI-generated Recommendations at the operations of leading enterprises such as Merlin/Legoland, 7-11, Tanger Outlets, Charlotte Hornets, Tennessee Titans, and more.

Leadership & Culture

Safari AI is founded by Ali Vahabzadeh, who has a meaningful exit under his belt and has managed large, high-performing Go To Market and Engineering teams. The company is headquartered in Miami with the Engineering team co-located in Vancouver.

About You And How You Succeed At Safari AI

You're excited to build a product and invent a market that hasn't existed before. You read documentation first and are not afraid to ask for help when uncertain. You're looking to take ownership/run a singular project and take advantage of the freedom and culture an early stage startup can provide. You are looking to see through the fluff of the modern AI landscape and explore new ways of achieving measurable ROI. Enjoy a small team size ~10, project team of 1-3.

## About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a hands-on, client-facing GTM and operations professional to report directly to Safari AI's Head of GTM Strategy and manage a meaningful part of the Go To Market sales motion and business operations. You’ll also have the opportunity to iterate on existing and create new AI agents to automate the execution of mission-critical day-to-day work, setting the company up for scale and support the company’s most pressing strategic initiatives to help grow the business.

This role is likely a 12-month remit, whereby a successful hire will be asked to 'choose their own adventure' in a new, full-time role in a GTM group such as Sales, Growth Marketing, Partnerships/Biz Dev, Product or Client Success.

The CEO and growing Go-To-Market team are based in Miami and this role would be expected to work from the Safari AI's Coconut Grove office.

## What you will be Leading

- Pair up with the Head of GTM Strategy to enable and scale up sales and partnerships (to be clear: this is not a sales position)
- Upgrading, iteration and creation of existing and new AI agents - in partnership with our Eng. team - to automate and improve the quality of our Marketing, Sales, and Client Success engagement
- Manage our CRM, revenue reporting and other sales KPI's
- Lead essential business operations functions, including but not limited to Finance, Vendor Management, Investor Relations, Auditing, and other everyday functions
- Manage the company model and budget

## Requirements for the Role

- Strong professional track record demonstrating business impact and adaptability
- 2+ years of experience in Finance, Management Consulting, or similar Operations / Finance / Strategy leadership position at a early- or mid-stage startup
- Desire to learn how to be an AI agent savant
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Bias for action with natural ability to multitask
- Eager to "eat responsibility" and not wait to be told what to do
- Desire to work shoulder-to-shoulder with teammates in the office

Why bet on Computer Vision and Safari AI?

- Huge opportunity hiding in plain sight: leveraging already-installed cameras to automate and real-time action on operational data
- Already the market leader in enterprise CV by working with industry leaders with billions in revenue
- Large chasm between customer knowledge and market availability, i.e. customers don't know what is available in the market...yet.
- Early leader in computer vision; everyone is small and unbranded (i.e. no Amazon or Google in the room to compete with)
- Very modular, allowing Safari AI and its customers to invent whole new use cases on a regular basis
- Developed the tech and data pipelines over three years and invested several million dollars and is now ready to scale

## About Safari AI

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Safari AI converts existing camera feeds into real-time operational metrics, alerts, and automated actions for physical operations in industries like theme parks, live venues, quick-service restaurants, and logistics.
- **Entity Type**: Private (VC-funded; $14M total capital; profitable as of Q4 2025)
- **Headquarters**: Miami, Florida, United States
- **Founded**: 2022 (original entity named curbFlow; rebranded to Safari AI)
- **Founders**: Ali Vahabzadeh (Co-Founder & CEO), Kaiwen Yuan (Co-Founder & Head of Engineering)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Vision AI for Physical Operations / Computer Vision SaaS
- **Target customers**: B2B Enterprise — theme parks & attractions, live venues (stadiums/arenas), QSR, retail, commercial real estate, logistics, manufacturing
- **Mission**: Drive Speed of Service for clients using "Safari Scores" as the benchmark for operational excellence, enabling operators to understand performance in real-time and automate action.

## Products & Services
- **Safari AI Platform (Vision AI for Physical Operations)**: A proprietary AI engine that ingests clients’ existing video feeds, recognizes objects (people, vehicles) and their behavior in time and space — all in real-time. It converts video into business metrics, insights, alerts, and recommendations.
- **Speed of Service Solution**: Measures throughput, wait times, and guest flow to optimize service speed in venues like theme parks, stadiums, and QSRs.
- **Staff Optimization Solution**: Tracks staff engagement, zone occupancy, and operational KPIs on factory floors, loading zones, and retail environments — dispatching recommended actions to named owners.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $14M; company is profitable as of Q4 2025; annual revenue estimated at $1.0M–$5.0M (LinkedIn estimate)
- **Notable Investors**: General Catalyst, Initialized Capital, and other esteemed partners (raised $13M in a prior round)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Profitable as of Q4 2025.
  - 19 employees (+8% YoY headcount growth).
  - Expanding from core theme park and live venue industries into shopping centers, QSR (Taco Bell), logistics, and commercial real estate (JBG Smith).
  - Named enterprise clients include Taco Bell, 7-Eleven, Brightline, Charlotte Hornets, Calgary Flames, Anakeesta, Herschend Family Entertainment, Summit One Vanderbilt, Reconext, Legoland/Merlin Entertainments, Goodwill, Manhattan Mini Storage.
  - SOC 2 Type II certified.
- **Notable Partners/Clients**: Taco Bell, 7-Eleven, Brightline, Charlotte Hornets, Calgary Flames, Ariel Anakeesta, Herschend Family Entertainment, Summit One Vanderbilt, Reconext, Merlin Entertainments, JBG Smith, Goodwill, Manhattan Mini Storage.

## Competitive Advantages
- **No custom hardware** — runs on clients’ existing IP camera networks, enabling rapid deployment within days.
- **SOP-grounded recommendations** (not generic alerts) that are tied directly to a client's Standard Operating Procedures.
- **Closed-loop automation in under 60 seconds** — from frame capture to dispatched action with named owner and dollar outcome attribution.
- **Proprietary AI engine** built by founding team with deep expertise (Kaiwen Yuan was founding member of Serve Robotics, led perception/prediction/ML).
- **Focus on measurable outcomes** (throughput uplift, recovered staff hours, revenue impact) rather than vanity metrics.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expand beyond core verticals** (theme parks/live venues) into QSR, retail, commercial real estate, logistics, and manufacturing.
- **Deepen the "Action Loop"** — moving from measurement/alerting to automated dispatching and outcome attribution, all within 60 seconds.
- **Continue building the "Safari Score"** as the industry benchmark for operational excellence in physical operations.
- **Scale enterprise sales** across global brands in multiple verticals.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Fast-moving, mission-driven startup environment focused on solving a tangible problem — automating manual operational tasks. The leadership emphasizes "Automate Action" as the core vision.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Hybrid/in-office presence. Physical offices in Miami (HQ), Arlington (VA), New York (NY), and Vancouver (BC). Some roles are listed as "Remote" (e.g., GTM Engineering Intern, MBA Intern, certain client success roles). Miami-based roles expect on-site presence.
- **Notable Perks & Engineering Culture**: 
  - Founders with strong technical pedigrees (ex-Uber/Serve Robotics founding engineer; ex-Ford/Chariot founder).
  - Profitable startup with strong product-market fit — stability for a growth-stage company.
  - Exposure to cutting-edge computer vision AI deployed at massive scale (theme parks, stadiums, QSR chains).
  - SOC 2 Type II certified — strong emphasis on security and enterprise readiness.
  - Open roles include: Engineering, Go-To-Market, Sales, Client Success, Partnerships, and an "Opportunity Hire for ex-founder/founding engineer" (suggesting openness to hiring entrepreneurial talent).
  - Headcount is small (19 people) — high ownership and impact per individual.

## Sources
1. [getsafari.ai](https://www.getsafari.ai/)
2. [Safari AI About Page](https://www.getsafari.ai/about)
3. [LinkedIn Company Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/safariai)
4. [Built In Company Profile](https://builtin.com/company/safari-ai)
5. [Greenhouse Careers Page](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/safariai)

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