> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2580283-ai-support-lead](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2580283-ai-support-lead). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AI Support Lead - **Company:** Harvey, Inc. - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $155,400.0 - $233,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Business Intelligence Development Studio, Chatbots, Virtual Agents, Zendesk - **Published:** August 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=25f61258411b77d5 ## About the Role * Proven track record owning a conversational AI/chatbot program end to end - vendor relationship, roadmap, conversation design and escalation logic, and accountability for the business outcomes. Not scoped or piloted - owned and shipped. * Fluent in the metrics that prove a program is working: containment rate, deflection rate, resolution quality, CSAT on AI-assisted interactions, human escalation rate - and comfortable building and defending reporting on them * Real people management experience - hiring, developing, and holding people accountable to clear goals, since this person will grow the team once initial success is achieved * Strong cross-functional operator: can partner with Support Operations and Engineering so tooling integrates cleanly, and can act as the internal AI expert helping other CX leads move their own metrics * Comfortable owning a vendor relationship directly - not just using a platform, but managing it ## Description * The Help Center chatbot and internal email-ticket AI agent are live, owned, and improving against clear metrics * Other CX leads are getting measurably more out of AI in their own workflows because of this person's involvement * The vendor relationship is managed proactively - pilots are structured, evaluated, and iterated on with real performance data * This program is represented credibly to cross-functional leadership in MBR/QBR-style settings * A team is being built underneath this person as the program's success justifies it Tooling context: Conversational AI/chatbot platforms (e.g. Sierra, Decagon, Forethought - strong plus if direct experience), Zendesk or similar support platform, reporting/BI tooling ## Related Videos - [Integrate your Cognitive Assistant with 3rd-party DBs and software](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/249-integrate-your-cognitive-assistant-with-3rd-party-dbs-and-software) - [Guiding Agentic AI with Vue](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2033-guiding-agentic-ai-with-vue) - [Chatbots are going to destroy infrastructures and your cloud bills](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1130-chatbots-are-going-to-destroy-infrastructures-and-your-cloud-bills) - [The AI Agent Path to Prod: Building for Reliability](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1523-the-ai-agent-path-to-prod-building-for-reliability) - [Leading efficiency, empathy, and the human experience with AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1699-leading-efficiency-empathy-and-the-human-experience-with-ai) - [Testing AI Agents: Automated Evaluation for Chatbots & RAG Systems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100300-testing-ai-agents-automated-evaluation-for-chatbots-rag-systems) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [What is Agentic Programming and Why Should Developers Care?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/625-what-is-agentic-programming-and-why-should-developers-care) - [Trustworthy AI Starts at Deployment: 5 Checks Before You Ship](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/753-trustworthy-ai-starts-at-deployment-5-checks-before-you-ship) - [Your AI coding tool is getting used. But is it doing anything useful?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/758-your-ai-coding-tool-is-getting-used-but-is-it-doing-anything-useful) - [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai)