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Field Chief Data and AI Officer

ThoughtSpot

ThoughtSpot

Software Engineering, Data Science
Mountain View, CA, USA · Chicago, IL, USA
USD 250k-290k / year + Equity
Posted on Jan 28, 2026
Hybrid

The Role

The field Chief Data and AI Officer acts as an industry thought leader and trusted advisor and partner for ThoughtSpot customers. The analytics and AI center of excellence (AiCE) works collaboratively across marketing, sales, and product to drive brand awareness, share best practices in leveraging data and AI for business impact, and accelerate customer journeys. This team collaborates on podcasts, blogs, and events as part of thedatachief.com community of CDAOS, CAOS, and line of business analytics leaders.

Location(s): San Francisco or Chicago

What You’ll Do:

  • Create original presentations and keynotes for Beyond, Data Chief events, and flagship industry conferences such as MIT CDO Forum and Big Data.

  • Author blogs, articles, e-books, and support press interviews and guest on third party podcasts.

  • Inspire and build trusted relationships with CIOs, CDAOs, VPs of Business analytics for our top 20 customers

  • Develop relationships with strategic partners

  • Participate in executive briefing centers and quarterly business reviews with top customers.

  • Host and facilitate CxO round tables to strategize on challenges and best practices.

  • Participate on-site or virtually with key customers on Innovation, Analytics, and Agentic AI Days

  • Drive thought leadership and awareness on social media.

What You Bring:

  • Effective writing and speaking skills with a portfolio of thought leadership work

  • Excellent presentation skills

  • Customer obsession

  • Solid social media following

  • Excellent collaboration skills

  • Domain expertise in cloud data platforms, AI and analytics landscape and trends, culture change, data and AI fluency, generative AI.

  • 10 years experience in the data and analytics industry in a leadership position, having served as a data leader, consultant or industry analyst

In California, the estimated annual base salary range for this role is $250k– $290k per year.

In Illinois, the estimated annual base salary range for this role is $200k - $230k per year.

Actual compensation may vary and will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, qualifications, experience, and location of the selected candidate.

Additional benefits for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits.

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Hybrid Work at ThoughtSpot

This office-assigned role is available as a hybrid position.

Spotters assigned to an office are encouraged to experience the energy of their local office with an in-office requirement of at least three days per week. This approach balances the benefits of in-person collaboration and peer learning with the flexibility needed by individuals and teams.

What makes ThoughtSpot a great place to work?

ThoughtSpot is the experience layer of the modern data stack, leading the industry with our AI-powered analytics and natural language search. We hire people with unique identities, backgrounds, and perspectives—this balance-for-the-better philosophy is key to our success. When paired with our culture of Selfless Excellence and our drive for continuous improvement (2% done), ThoughtSpot cultivates a respectful culture that pushes norms to create world-class products. If you’re excited by the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the business and make your mark on a truly innovative company, we invite you to read more about our mission, and apply to the role that’s right for you.

ThoughtSpot for All

At ThoughtSpot, diverse teams build better products. Complex data problems need many perspectives, not just one. We welcome different backgrounds, identities, and experiences, and we work to create a place where everyone can be themselves and do their best work. If this role excites you and you believe you’re a strong match, we encourage you to apply.