Head of Decision Intelligence
Company Overview
Deepgram is the leading platform underpinning the emerging trillion-dollar Voice AI economy, providing real-time APIs for speech-to-text (STT), text-to-speech (TTS), and building production-grade voice agents at scale. More than 200,000 developers and 1,300+ organizations build voice offerings that are ‘Powered by Deepgram’, including Twilio, Cloudflare, Sierra, Decagon, Vapi, Daily, Cresta, Granola, and Jack in the Box. Deepgram’s voice-native foundation models are accessed through cloud APIs or as self-hosted and on-premises software, with unmatched accuracy, low latency, and cost efficiency. Backed by a recent Series C led by leading global investors and strategic partners, Deepgram has processed over 50,000 years of audio and transcribed more than 1 trillion words. There is no organization in the world that understands voice better than Deepgram.
Company Operating Rhythm
At Deepgram, we expect an AI-first mindset—AI use and comfort aren’t optional, they’re core to how we operate, innovate, and measure performance.
Every team member who works at Deepgram is expected to actively use and experiment with advanced AI tools, and even build your own into your everyday work. We measure how effectively AI is applied to deliver results, and consistent, creative use of the latest AI capabilities is key to success here. Candidates should be comfortable adopting new models and modes quickly, integrating AI into their workflows, and continuously pushing the boundaries of what these technologies can do.
Additionally, we move at the pace of AI. Change is rapid, and you can expect your day-to-day work to evolve just as quickly. This may not be the right role if you’re not excited to experiment, adapt, think on your feet, and learn constantly, or if you’re seeking something highly prescriptive with a traditional 9-to-5.
Opportunity:
Deepgram is the foundational AI company for voice, building the models that allow machines to hear, understand, and speak to humans with zero latency. As we scale, the complexity of our usage-based economy grows — and so does the opportunity to make every decision at Deepgram faster, sharper, and more informed.
We are not looking for a traditional "BI Leader." We are looking for a technical founder-type who treats data as a product and agents as the primary interface. Your mission: build the Intelligence Layer — a system of autonomous agents that monitor, reason, and act on our data to drive NRR and operational excellence.
This is a high-leverage, player-coach role. You'll spend your first months as a "Doer," directly building AI-augmented analytical workflows and critical models, while simultaneously hiring a small, elite team. You'll work at the intersection of Product, Sales, and Finance to ensure leadership has 20/20 vision into our NRR, unit economics, and growth loops.
What You'll Do
AI-Augmented Intelligence: In close partnership with functional leaders, architect and deploy agent-assisted intelligence systems that move beyond static dashboards. Build workflows that proactively reason across silos (e.g., correlating API latency with churn signals in Salesforce) to surface automated root-cause analysis and actionable recommendations.
Infrastructure Evolution: In close partnership with our Tech/Engineering team, co-evolve our data stack. Define the semantic layer and data contracts required to make our infrastructure agent-ready and highly reliable.
Unlock Audio Intelligence: Leverage Deepgram's own Voice AI models to ingest and structure thousands of hours of internal calls, turning unstructured audio into queryable insights for all functional teams.
Strategic Leadership: Act as the primary data partner to the CEO and Board. Define the "source of truth" for our complex, usage-based revenue models and provide the analytical backbone for long-term strategy — from pricing, packaging, and distribution to market entry and capital allocation.
Team Building: Recruit and lead a lean, elite team of AI-native engineers. Set a culture where manual, repetitive SQL tasks are viewed as automation bugs to be solved with code and agents.
You'll Love This Role If You
You want to build the "brain" of a unicorn-stage AI company from the ground up
You're energized by ambiguity and moving fast with imperfect infrastructure
You believe dashboards are a stepping stone — agents and automated reasoning are the destination
You want direct access to the Founder/CEO and Board, where your work shapes company strategy
You're excited by a problem nobody else in the world can offer: unlocking intelligence from proprietary Voice AI models
It's Important To Us That You Have
7+ years in data/analytics roles, with 2+ years leading teams at high-growth technology companies
Expert-level proficiency in SQL and Python — equally comfortable in a Hex notebook or dbt model as in a boardroom presentation
Experience building agentic systems that can navigate a data warehouse autonomously — not just using LLMs to write SQL, but understanding where human judgment still matters
A founder's mindset: comfortable with "work-in-progress" infrastructure, pragmatic enough to deliver high-value insights today while iteratively improving the foundation
Deep experience with usage-based SaaS metrics: consumption patterns, gross margin per million tokens/hours, and NRR
A track record of leading teams where data infrastructure was evolving alongside the business — and you still enjoy getting your hands dirty in code
It Would Be Great if You Had
Prior experience as a Data Engineer or Software Engineer
Contributions to open-source data or AI projects
Experience with real-time billing and consumption systems
Benefits & Perks*
Holistic health
Medical, dental, vision benefits
Annual wellness stipend
Mental health support
Life, STD, LTD Income Insurance Plans
Work/life blend
Unlimited PTO
Generous paid parental leave
Flexible schedule
12 Paid US company holidays
Quarterly personal productivity stipend
One-time stipend for home office upgrades
401(k) plan with company match
Tax Savings Programs
Continuous learning
Learning / Education stipend
Participation in talks and conferences
Employee Resource Groups
AI enablement workshops / sessions
*For candidates outside of the US, we use an Employer of Record model in many countries, which means benefits are administered locally and governed by country-specific regulations. Because of this, benefits will differ by region — in some cases international employees receive benefits US employees do not, and vice versa. As we scale, we will continue to evaluate where we can create more alignment, but a 1:1 global benefits structure is not always legally or operationally possible.
Backed by prominent investors including Y Combinator, Madrona, Tiger Global, Wing VC and NVIDIA, Deepgram has raised over $215M in total funding. If you're looking to work on cutting-edge technology and make a significant impact in the AI industry, we'd love to hear from you!
Deepgram is an equal opportunity employer. We want all voices and perspectives represented in our workforce. We are a curious bunch focused on collaboration and doing the right thing. We put our customers first, grow together and move quickly. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
We are happy to provide accommodations for applicants who need them.