Director Forward Deployed AI Engineering EMEA
Core
Lead a team of Forward Deployed AI Engineers to embed with strategic clients in Financial Services, Energy, and Healthcare to ship production AI systems solving real business problems.
Role type
Director, Forward Deployed AI Engineering (Player-coach)
Builds
Production-grade AI systems (agentic systems, multi-agent orchestration, advanced RAG) for enterprise clients
Domain
Applied AI / Enterprise Software (Financial Services, Energy, Healthcare)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Technical leadership, team building, architecture design, Python development, enterprise client management, vertical domain fluency, executive presence, ambiguity navigation
Preferred skills
Former technical founder/CTO, MCP server development, partner ecosystem experience (Anthropic/AWS), thought leadership, Palantir/DeepMind experience
Technologies
Python, agentic systems, multi-agent orchestration, RAG, MCP servers
Responsibilities
Lead, hire, and develop high-performing engineering teams; Own technical and operational bar for AI engineering engagements; Build playbooks for scalable customer engagements; Manage hands-on technical delivery in enterprise; Develop vertical fluency across domains; Partner with Sales to shape pipeline; Work alongside Anthropic field teams; Provide technical mentorship and drive knowledge sharing
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC with leadership