AI Operations · As a Service

The Head of AI you can't hire. As a service.

The job posts are everywhere — "Head of AI," "GTM Engineer." The hires aren't. The person who builds systems instead of staffing them is the hardest seat in tech to fill: a €150K+ salary and a months-long search, if you land them at all. We're that seat, as a service — running our own systems before we ever touch yours.

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The Hire You Can't Make

You don't need another headcount.
You need a machine.

Rebel Online is an AI operations company — we build AI systems into your company instead of staffing them. Hiring a Head of AI means finding one person who can architect the systems, write the automations, and know your GTM motion — then six months to ramp, if you land them at all. We're already ramped. You could wire it yourself; the real question is whether it ships this quarter, or waits behind everything else in the backlog.

What We Build

Four layers. One operating system.

Show us the work someone on your team redoes every week. We replace it with a system that does it while they sleep.

BUILD 01
Internal Tools & Dashboards

One screen for the numbers you rebuild by hand

Live dashboards and internal tools that pull from every source and update themselves. Role-specific, real-time, always on — so nobody exports a CSV at 6pm to answer a basic question.

Claude Code · Your Data Warehouse · Live
BUILD 02
Operating Pipelines

The manual work between your tools, automated

Enrichment, outbound, attribution, reporting, data hygiene. The plumbing that runs your revenue motion — built end to end so leads flow, data stays clean, and reports write themselves.

Clay · Apollo · Make.com · HubSpot
BUILD 03
AI Agents & Automations

Systems that read, decide, and act

Agents that draft, qualify, route, summarise, and trigger work across your stack — on schedule or on event. The repetitive judgement calls, handled, with a human in the loop where it matters.

Claude API · Make.com · Your Stack
BUILD 04
AI Search Visibility

Be the answer when buyers ask the AI

Your buyers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI before they ask you. We structure your content so those tools cite your company — not your competitor — when the question is yours to win.

AEO · Structured Content · Get Cited
Two Ways In

Ship one system.
Or build the whole layer.

Have one workflow to fix? Start with a build. Want someone to own the whole AI roadmap? Embed us. Most start with a build and grow into the embed.

OFFER 01

Done-for-you builds

Point at a workflow. We ship it running. You get a system in production, not a slide deck or a prototype.

  • Scoped to one workflow or tool
  • Built on your stack, handed over running
  • Documented so your team can extend it
Live in 2–6 weeks · Fixed scope, fixed price
OFFER 02

Fractional Head of AI

We embed like the Head of AI you'd hire — own the roadmap, build the operating layer, train your team — then leave a documented machine that runs without us. The req, filled on a retainer.

  • Own the AI roadmap and operating layer
  • Build, ship, and train in parallel
  • First system shipped in weeks, not a quarter
Embedded · Monthly retainer
How It Works

We don't sell tools.
We build systems.

Every build follows the same architecture. Your work goes in, a running system comes out.

01

Connect

We plug into your stack — CRM, warehouse, internal tools, Slack, Sheets, whatever you run on.

02

Automate

We build the pipeline. Claude does the thinking, Make.com orchestrates, your tools do the work.

03

Deliver

The system ships to production and runs on schedule or on trigger. No manual steps, no babysitting.

04

Compound

It learns your patterns and we extend it. Every month it does more of the work your team used to.

Proof

Built for us first.
Now we build for clients.

The fastest way to know we can build your systems: our own operation runs on systems we built ourselves. Reporting from 2 hours to 15 seconds, ~7× the content, zero added headcount — while generating €20M+ in client revenue at 7.11× ROAS. That's not the result we're selling you. It's proof we can build.

Built and run by operators, not a ticket queue. Led by Manuel Mendes — Rebel, est. 2018. You work directly with the people who ship.

Reporting
2hrs → 15sec
Built In-House
Content output
~7×
Same Team
Run on our systems
€20M+
7.11× ROAS
Added headcount
0
Systems, Not Hires
Who This Is For

If scaling means building systems,
not hiring.

Founders scaling lean

You want output, not org charts. Build the systems that let a small team operate like a big one.

Ops & RevOps leaders

Buried in manual work — enrichment, reporting, routing, reconciliation. We automate the grind so your team operates.

Trying to hire a GTM Engineer or Head of AI

The role is near-impossible to fill and slow to ramp. Get the capability now, as a service, with systems already proven.

Incubators & portfolios

Build tooling once, deploy it across every company. One operating layer, replicated — instead of each team reinventing it.

Scaling an eCommerce brand?

If you're a DTC brand growing with a lean team, the other door is for you: we run your paid media and build the AI layer that makes your marketing team 10×.

See eCommerce Growth →
FAQ

Questions we get asked.

What do you actually build?
Four things: internal tools and live dashboards, operating pipelines (enrichment, outbound, attribution, reporting, data hygiene), AI agents and automations, and AI search visibility (AEO). We point at the manual, repeatable work in your company and replace it with systems that run themselves.
Done-for-you build, or fractional Head of AI — which do I need?
If you have a specific workflow to fix, start with a done-for-you build — live in 2–6 weeks. If you want someone to own the whole AI roadmap, build the operating layer, and level up your team, that's the fractional Head of AI engagement. Most clients start with a build and grow into the embed.
How fast can you ship?
Most done-for-you builds go live in 2–6 weeks, depending on complexity. We connect to your stack, automate the workflow, and hand it over running.
What does it cost?
Builds are fixed-scope and quoted per project; the fractional Head of AI is a monthly retainer. You get the exact numbers on the discovery call — fixed scope, fixed price, no surprises after you sign.
Do you work inside our existing stack?
Yes. We build with Claude Code, Claude API, Make.com, Clay, Apollo, and HubSpot, and we plug into whatever you already run — CRM, data warehouse, internal tools. We don't make you rip and replace.
How do you handle our data and security?
We build inside your stack and your permissions, and your data stays in your systems — we don't move it where it doesn't belong. We scope access to what a build actually needs and document everything we touch.
Do you have client case studies?
Yes. Rebel has delivered for clients since 2018, including a documented 15-month engagement at 7.11× ROAS. On the AI side, the strongest proof is what we've built for ourselves: our own operation runs entirely on these systems.
Will the systems keep running after you leave?
That's the point. A fractional engagement ends with a documented operating layer and a team that can run and extend it. We leave a machine, not a dependency.
Do we need technical people on our side?
No. We build and document everything. Your team gets a system that runs — and the training to extend it if you want to.
Where are you based?
Lisbon, Portugal. We work with founders and operators globally as a remote-first team.

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