AI Analyst

About Profound

Profound is an NYC-based AI startup helping brands measure and improve their visibility in AI platforms such as ChatGPT. We partner with some of the biggest brands and marketing agencies, including companies like MongoDB, Indeed, Mercury, DocuSign, Zapier, Ramp, Rho, Golin, Workable, Mejuri, Eight Sleep, G2, US Bank, Chime, and Clay.

We recently raised a $20 million Series A led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from NVIDIA, Khosla Ventures, Saga Ventures, South Park Commons, and SV Angel, as well as angel investors including Guillermo Rauch (Vercel) and Andrew Karam (Applovin).

Learn more at tryprofound.com.

Profound is on a mission to help companies understand and control their AI presence. As AI becomes a core business driver, we enable companies to track, influence, and optimize how they appear and perform across AI-powered tools and search platforms.

What You’ll Do

As an AI Analyst, you’ll work closely with AI Strategists, Engagement Managers, Research, and Data Scientists to uncover insights, conduct research, and craft compelling narratives that help clients navigate the fast-changing AI landscape. This is a growth-track role for someone with strong analytical instincts and technical fluency who’s excited to become a trusted voice on how AI systems shape digital presence.

• Conduct deep-dive analyses into how clients’ brands and content surface in AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews)

• Build out structured research, presentations, and reports that translate platform data into clear client-facing insights

• Monitor developments across AI platforms, synthesizing updates into internal briefings and client impact summaries

• Support the development of strategic recommendations by gathering evidence, benchmarking competitors, and modeling potential solutions

• Collaborate with strategists and researchers to surface user feedback and identify patterns in platform behavior

• Grow to deepen and eventually own relationships with clients with increasing responsibility for advising stakeholders on their AI visibility and strategy

Who You Are

• Curious and analytical, with a bias toward action and an ability to make sense of ambiguity

• Technical fluency in AI tools, large language models, or AEO/SEO/search systems (LLM web search experience specifically a huge plus)

• Confident using data to tell stories—comfortable in spreadsheets, slide decks, and research memos

• Able to work in fast-moving environments with evolving client needs and rapidly changing tools

• Eager to learn and grow into a strategic role by working closely with senior leaders and clients

• Ideal backgrounds might include:

  • 1-2 years at a top consulting firm (e.g., MBB), especially with tech or product exposure

  • 1-2 years in growth marketing, analytics, consulting, or research roles

  • Product analysts or PMs with strong analytical chops and client instincts

  • Recent grads with standout academic and extracurricular records in CS, research, product, or consulting

This is an on-site role in our Union Square office—designed for builders who thrive on speed, iteration, and impact.