About DiligenceSquared DiligenceSquared is the AI-native consulting firm. We deliver investment-grade market research and commercial due diligence, powered by AI agents and led by experienced consultants. Our founding team brings deep experience from Blackstone and BCG, and we’re backed by Y Combinator and Relentless. Our clients include 5 of the 10 largest private equity firms in the world and represent more than $3T in combined AUM. The Role We're looking for a sharp, client-facing Business Lead to own the delivery of commercial due diligence for leading private equity funds. You'll be the human-in-the-loop at the heart of our AI-powered research process: translating client needs into precise guidelines for our AI agents, overseeing the quality of their outputs, and ensuring every engagement is delivered with white-glove service. This is a highly visible, client-facing role. You'll work directly with partners and deal teams at top-tier PE funds, have real ownership over your work, and help shape how we build and scale the product – without the layers of process that come with larger organizations. What You'll Do • Own project delivery across multiple simultaneous CDD engagements, from kickoff through final report • Manage client relationships day-to-day • Coordinate expert sourcing across expert networks • Work closely with our AI systems to oversee interviews, analysis and synthesis to ensure coverage against client briefs • Partner with our engineering team to translate client and operational insights into product improvements • Build and refine internal processes and templates that improve delivery quality and speed • Collaborate with the founding team on product feedback What We're Looking For • 3–6 years of experience at an MBB firm, in private equity, or in investment banking • Experience with commercial due diligence — you understand the methodology, the client expectations, and what separates a good CDD from a great one • Track record of managing complex, deadline-driven workstreams with multiple stakeholders • Exceptional written and verbal communication • High attention to detail — you catch errors others miss and hold your work to an exceptionally high bar • High ownership mentality: you spot problems early and solve them independently • Genuine curiosity about AI and its implications for knowledge work — you should be excited about working at the cutting edge of how AI is transforming research and analysis • Start-up mentality — you're energized by ownership, speed, and variety; equally comfortable shaping strategy and handling the unglamorous work that comes with building something from the ground up • Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building structure where there isn't any Why DiligenceSquared • Early-stage equity at a YC-backed company with strong investor conviction and active deal flow • Work at the cutting edge of applied AI — you'll use and shape tools that don't exist anywhere else in the industry • Work directly with the founding team — high ownership and real impact from day one • Intellectually demanding work: complex industries, sophisticated clients, high stakes • A front-row seat to how AI is transforming the multi-billion dollar commercial due diligence market • Competitive compensation and a collaborative, no-bureaucracy culture