Head of Forward Deployed Engineering (AI)
Core
Leads a team of Forward Deployed Engineers to design, build, and deliver AI-powered solutions directly within business units, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and governance.
Role type
Senior leadership IC / Engineering Manager (AI Solutions)
Builds
Production AI applications, LLM-based solutions, RAG systems, and AI agents for diverse business functions
Domain
Financial services / Enterprise AI / Generative AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | client delivery
Required skills
Strategic team leadership, solution architecture, AI/ML model deployment, stakeholder management, budget management, risk and regulatory compliance, engineering standards enforcement, resource allocation
Preferred skills
Forward Deployed Engineering organization scaling, regulated industry experience, enterprise AI governance, organizational change management
Technologies
Large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI agents, model APIs, cloud-native architectures
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a team of 10-20 engineers across multiple concurrent engagements; define engagement models and delivery standards; ensure AI solutions align with enterprise governance and architecture; manage departmental budgets and staffing strategies; identify platform gaps and drive adoption of centralized AI services; oversee risk controls and regulatory compliance for AI initiatives
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with significant people management responsibilities
