Sierra
Strategist, Agent Development - Public Sector
$200K–$290K
San Francisco, CA +2 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
New York, NY
Washington, D.C.
About the job
Leads public-sector AI agent development from initial scoping through launch and ongoing improvement, while advising government partners and shaping Sierra’s product and strategy.
What you'll do
- Own the agent development life cycle, translating mission goals, policies, and workflows into reliable production agents.
- Advise public-sector leaders and coordinate agency stakeholders to define priorities, resolve issues, and move deployments toward launch.
- Identify new use cases and influence product roadmaps and repeatable government solutions through customer work and prototyping.
What they ask for
- Track record of leading multiple complex, high-visibility initiatives and driving cross-functional teams to measurable outcomes.
- Comfort with technical concepts such as API documentation, data models, system architecture, and engineering and security tradeoffs.
- Commitment to public service and improving outcomes through public-sector work.
- Strong communication and analytical problem-solving skills, including navigating ambiguity.
Nice to have
- Production experience building or deploying AI/LLM agents, including agent tooling, evaluation frameworks, RAG, or prompt engineering.
- Experience with government or public-sector work, or a relevant technical degree, MBA, or comparable experience.
Pay
$200K – $290K USD base salary
Tools
API, RAG
AI focus
Develop and deploy customer-facing AI agents for government services, and expand use cases such as multilingual access, proactive outreach, and multi-step support journeys.
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