Program Lead, Agent Ecosystem
(Freelance / Part-time / Secondment)
Commitment: 1–2 days per week
Duration: 6–12 months
Focus: Strategy, partnerships, and external leadership
*Applying for the Role*
Please apply for this role via email to careers@machalliance.org with your cover letter and CV.
Questions regarding the role can also be sent to this address.
Role Overview
We’re seeking a senior leader to shape the Agent Ecosystem initiative at agentecosystem.org. This role focuses on developing a clear strategic roadmap and supporting early execution - working closely with Alliance leadership and delivery teams to ensure clear direction, alignment, and momentum.
What You’ll Do
Strategy & Roadmap
- Define and evolve the Agent Ecosystem roadmap in alignment with Alliance priorities
- Clarify the role of agents, partners, and enterprises within the ecosystem
- Translate agentic concepts into a coherent, phased program
Partnerships & Collaboration Model
- Define who the Alliance partners with across platforms, infrastructure providers, integrators, and enterprises
- Establish how partnerships work: engagement models, expectations, and collaboration patterns
- Identify strategic partners and priority collaboration opportunities that advance the Agent Ecosystem
External Leadership
- Act as a senior external-facing representative for the Agent Ecosystem
- Support partner discussions, ecosystem briefings, and early proof points
- Help position the initiative as a credible, practical reference for enterprise agentic adoption
Alignment & Enablement
- Establish appropriate goals, metrics and interim milestones for the initiative
- Ensure the right structures, resourcing, and ownership are in place to support the roadmap
- Work with Alliance leadership to identify capability gaps, dependencies, and sequencing
- Help align certification, delivery, and communications efforts to ecosystem priorities
What Success Looks Like
- A clear Agent Ecosystem roadmap is defined and in motion, providing shared direction for members, partners, and enterprises.
- Early partner-led, multi-vendor agent collaborations are visible through demos, pilots, and initial deployments.
- Executive and partner engagement with the Agent Ecosystem shows steady, sustained momentum.
What We’re Looking For
- An understanding of the current MACH ecosystem and how it is evolving
- Strong understanding of agentic AI, multi-agent systems, or agent orchestration and active interpretation of current developments
- Experience shaping partnership strategies, alliances, or ecosystem models
- Strategic thinker comfortable operating in ambiguous, emerging domains
- Confident external communicator with senior stakeholders
- Effective working independently in a part-time, freelance role