Andrew Quillen

Most advice about breaking into AI comes from people who have never been responsible for hiring the people they are advising. They can tell you how to prepare for an interview. They have considerably less to say about what happens on the other side of the table. I have been on that side of the table. I was an Interviewer and Hiring Manager at OpenAI during the early GPT-2 and GPT-3 era, and later served as Head of AI Product Experience and a Hiring Manager at Spotify. I have also advised Coinbase on AI strategy and, through my consulting firm AndMaverick, worked with organizations including Blackstone, Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase, and the governments of Australia and New Zealand. That experience gives me a perspective on AI careers that extends well beyond recruiting. I understand how AI teams are built, what companies actually need from the people they hire, and how expectations change as you move from individual contributor to senior leadership. I work with people at different stages of their careers, from ambitious candidates trying to enter the industry to experienced professionals pursuing senior AI roles. Some need to understand why they are not getting interviews. Others are already interviewing at exceptional companies and want to know what separates a good candidate from someone a hiring manager is prepared to fight for. And some are making much larger decisions about where their careers should go next. I am interested in those conversations. I enjoy getting into the details, challenging assumptions when they deserve to be challenged, and helping people see opportunities they may have overlooked. I have coached more than 100 professionals, including people who have gone on to opportunities at some of the most competitive companies in AI. I take that work seriously, and I bring the same judgment and attention to an individual coaching conversation that I bring to advising an organization. I do not manufacture urgency, chase prospective clients, or turn a single conversation into an unnecessary engagement. You are paying for my perspective, and I intend to make that worth your time. And if I think you do not need me, I will tell you that too. www.andmaverick.com