Sr. Director, Forward Deployed Engineering

📋 Description

• Lead US East enterprise customer engagements as senior technical and delivery executive.
• Partner with Sales, Product, and Engineering to support acquisition, expansion, and success.
• Build and manage forward-deployed teams of applied scientists and full-stack engineers.
• Oversee end-to-end deployments with focus on reliability and measurable business impact.
• Guide production-grade, agentic AI applications for Fortune 500 enterprises.
• Establish an evals-first approach to deployments ensuring safety and performance.

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years in software engineering, applied ML, or AI systems with leadership experience.
• Experience leading customer-facing technical teams for large enterprises.
• Executive presence with Fortune 500 stakeholders; adept at high-stakes technical discussions.
• Strong foundation in applied ML or full-stack/distributed systems engineering.
• Ability to translate ambiguous needs into concrete technical solutions and plans.
• Experience partnering with sales and product teams in pre-sales, expansion, and delivery.

🎁 Benefits

• Competitive compensation with base, equity, and benefits; salary range disclosed in posting.
• Health, dental, vision coverage; retirement benefits and learning stipend.
• Equity-based compensation; eligibility for additional benefits like commuter stipend.