Vice President, Forward Deployed Engineering - AI
Core
Lead the creation of high-value agentic AI capabilities across the business and client ecosystem, moving from experimentation to scaled impact.
Role type
VP, Forward Deployed Engineering (AI)
Builds
Reusable AI capabilities, agentic AI solutions, and scalable platforms for internal operations and client delivery.
Domain
Enterprise AI, Agentic AI, Cloud Platforms, Enterprise Integration
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Senior leadership in AI engineering or technical product management, deep technical fluency in modern software architecture and cloud platforms, strong working knowledge of generative and agentic AI design (model selection, orchestration, guardrails), exceptional product judgment for viability and scalability, ability to make investment and prioritization decisions, experience recruiting and developing high-caliber technical talent.
Preferred skills
Experience scaling complex customer-facing enterprise capabilities, ability to lead through influence without direct authority, strong conviction and clear point of view, refusal to settle for mediocrity.
Technologies
Generative AI, Agentic AI, Cloud Platforms, APIs, Enterprise Data Systems, AI Frameworks, Vendor Solutions
Responsibilities
Identify and shape consequential AI opportunities with senior stakeholders, establish rigorous use-case assessment frameworks, lead end-to-end delivery of agentic AI solutions from discovery to production, personally engage in critical architecture decisions, create solutions combining models, agents, and workflow automation, set high bars for reliability and security, determine when to build reusable platform capabilities, build repeatable delivery patterns, influence AI platform and vendor strategy, attract and develop a community of high-caliber builders.
Seniority
Executive (VP), hands-on strategic leadership with technical depth
