Engagement Manager at Shakudo

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, AI, DataIndustries

Requirements

  • 5+ years in management consulting, customer engagement, or similar roles
  • 2+ years of direct technical experience or close collaboration with engineering teams on technical projects
  • Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders at all levels
  • Deep understanding of data and AI technologies and their applications in enterprise contexts
  • Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous, and unstructured environments
  • Adaptive, curious, and collaborative, willing to learn, lead, guide, and follow as needed
  • (A plus) Experience with programming, scripting or statistical packages (e.g. Python, R, Matlab, SQL)

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with customer executives and technical teams to identify critical pain points and areas where Shakudo can provide the greatest impact
  • Define and develop high-value use cases through deep customer engagement
  • Partner with top-tier machine learning, product, engineering, and business teams across industries to design and refine AI and data applications that drive measurable business value
  • Oversee project delivery: manage timelines, coordinate internal resources, and ensure high-quality deliverables
  • Present results and lead strategic sessions for future opportunities, engaging audiences from engineers to C-suite executives
  • Safeguard long-term customer relationships by proactively identifying and addressing risks or concerns
  • Establish effective feedback loops between customers and Shakudo’s product, engineering, and go-to-market teams
  • Develop strategies to standardize engagement processes and scale learnings to benefit future customers

Skills

Project Management
Customer Success
Stakeholder Management
Machine Learning
AI Applications
Data Platforms
Enterprise Software
Technical Consulting
Use Case Development
Executive Presentations

Shakudo

End-to-end platform for AI projects

About Shakudo

Shakudo offers a platform designed to support organizations in developing and managing AI and data-intensive products. Their main product, the Hyperplane platform, facilitates the entire workflow of AI projects, from initial ideas to deployment. It automates the optimization of resources, helping teams select the best configurations without the need for complex setups. This makes it easier for data scientists and AI teams to focus on building and maintaining their models efficiently. Shakudo differentiates itself from competitors by providing a subscription-based service with tiered pricing, allowing organizations to choose the level of access that suits their needs. The goal of Shakudo is to simplify the AI development process, enabling organizations to implement their AI projects more quickly and reliably.

Toronto, CanadaHeadquarters
2021Year Founded
$9.8MTotal Funding
SERIES_ACompany Stage
Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
11-50Employees

Risks

Increased competition from established AI platform providers like DataRobot.
Potential customer resistance due to learning curve and integration challenges.
Rapid AI advancements may outpace Shakudo's platform updates, risking obsolescence.

Differentiation

Shakudo offers a unique compatibility across best-of-breed data tools.
Their Hyperplane platform automates resource optimization for AI projects.
Shakudo provides DevOps-friendly GraphQL APIs for seamless AI solution interaction.

Upsides

Increased demand for AI model interpretability tools enhances Shakudo's platform.
Rise of AI model marketplaces boosts Hyperplane's user engagement and revenue.
Growing trend of federated learning aligns with Shakudo's data stack compatibility.

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