Agent Strategy Manager

Decagon
Australia
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for B2B SaaS professionals who thrive in high-growth environments and manage large customer deployments, with a focus on collaboration and technical acumen in AI agent strategies.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in guiding enterprise AI agent deployments and shaping product strategy
    — “You will work cross functionally with Product and Engineering to surface customer needs”
  • Individuals adept at managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects in a fast-paced startup setting
    — “proven experience managing large customers and driving highly visible projects involving multiple stakeholders”
  • Professionals with a background in customer support systems and AI technology adoption
    — “Have working knowledge of Customer Support processes, systems, and best practices”

Things to consider

  • In-office work is required despite the high-growth and remote flexibility expectations
    — “We’re an in-office company, driven by a shared commitment to excellence and velocity”
  • This role demands long-term customer engagement and strategic advisory capabilities
    — “Build meaningful and long-lasting partnerships with our customers, and [REDACTED] your customers' strategic advisor”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in shaping product strategies through customer feedback and collaboration
    — “surface customer needs, solve challenges and help shape how our technology performs”
  • Demonstrate your ability to communicate complex AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders
    — “Expertly communicate with customer stakeholders, from individual contributors all the way to C-level executives”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • customer deployment guidance
  • customer adoption support
  • customer insight
  • product feature expertise
  • AI industry context
Typical background
4+ years of customer facing experience in a technical and customer facing role in B2B SaaS

Skills & requirements

Required

Customer Deployment GuidanceCustomer Adoption SupportCustomer InsightProduct Feature ExpertiseAI Industry ContextCustomer Relationship ManagementTechnical Improvement IdentificationProduct Roadmap Influence

Preferred

Conversational AIB2B Saas

Stack & domain

Customer Facing ExperienceTechnical Account ManagementLarge Customer ManagementHigh Visibility ProjectsMultiple Stakeholder ManagementCommunicationPresentationComplex Concept SimplificationInterpersonal SkillsPersuasionTeamworkBusiness UnderstandingGTM Sales TeamsProcessesProblem-solvingLeadershipAccountabilityAICustomer Experience

About the role

Original posting from Decagon via Ashby

About Decagon

Decagon is the leading conversational AI platform empowering every brand to deliver concierge customer experiences.

Our technology enables industry-defining enterprises like Avis Budget Group, Block’s Cash App and Square, Chime, Oura Health, and Hunter Douglas to deploy AI agents that power personalized, deeply satisfying interactions across voice, chat, email, SMS, and every other channel.

We’re building a future where customer experiences are being redefined from support tickets and hold music to faster resolutions, richer conversations, and deeper relationships. We’re proud to be backed by world-class investors who share that vision, including a16z, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, Coatue, and Index Ventures, along with many others.

We’re an in-office company, driven by a shared commitment to excellence and velocity. Our values — Just Get It Done, Invent What Customers Want, Winner’s Mindset, and The Polymath Principle — shape how we work and grow as a team.

About the Team

Decagon’s Agent Strategy team is a high impact group that shapes how customers use and gain value from our product. You will work alongside a sharp and collaborative team of ASMs who build best practices, guide customers through high value deployments and bring customer insight into product strategy. Together the team defines how we deliver value to enterprise customers and continues to evolve as the company scales.

About the Role

As a member of Decagon’s Agent Strategy team you will partner closely with customers to guide deployments, support adoption and ensure they have the tools and insight they need to achieve meaningful outcomes. You will work cross functionally with Product and Engineering to surface customer needs, solve challenges and help shape how our technology performs in real world environments. This role blends relationship management with hands on execution and is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast paced setting and wants to have a direct impact at a high growth company.

In this role, you will

  • Play a key role in shaping the Agent Strategy function and laying the groundwork for how it operates at Decagon
  • Build meaningful and long-lasting partnerships with our customers, and act as your customers' strategic advisor
  • Co-pilot with your customers throughout their deployment journey, from early stages of project scoping all the way to full adoption and value realization
  • Continuously learn and upskill your expertise in our product features and functionality, as well as wider AI industry context to become an expert in best practices
  • Expertly communicate with customer stakeholders, from individual contributors all the way to C-level executives
  • Identify and support new projects and initiatives to best support our team and customers
  • Collaborate with Agent Product & Engineering teams to identify technical improvement opportunities and influence the product roadmap based on customer needs

Your background looks something like this

  • 4+ years of customer facing experience in a technical and customer facing role in B2B SaaS (e.g. Technical Account Manager)
  • Proven experience managing large customers and driving highly visible projects involving multiple stakeholders
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts for non-technical audiences
  • Strong interpersonal, persuasion and teamwork skills
  • Business understanding of GTM sales teams and processes
  • Strong technical acumen and passion for the overall agent building process (ability to code not required or needed)

Even better if you have

  • Are familiar with Agentic AI tool deployments in large organizations
  • Have working knowledge of Customer Support processes, systems, and best practices
  • Have experience in a high-growth startup environment
  • Have a bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or similar fields

Compensation

$150K-$210K OTE + equity

Benefits

We proudly offer the following benefits for our full-time employees:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family
  • Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
  • Retirement Plan (e.g., 401K, pension)
  • Parental Leave
  • Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
  • Monthly stipend to support your wellness, lifestyle, and work-life balance
  • Daily lunches and snacks in the office to keep you at your best
  • Take what you need vacation policy (subject to local requirements; UK employees receive 25 days of statutory leave)

These benefits are described in more detail in Decagon’s policies, may vary by location, and can change at any time according to applicable compensation and benefits plans.

Source: Decagon careers (Ashby)

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