Director of Deployment
Core
Lead the Solutions team to deploy autonomous AI control and optimization systems into heavy industrial plants (cement, steel, glass), accelerating time-to-value and ensuring reliable operations.
Role type
Senior leadership IC / Team Lead for Deployment
Builds
Autonomous AI systems for industrial plant optimization
Domain
Deep tech / Industrial decarbonization / Manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Deployment leadership, team building, product feedback loop, customer trust building, post-sales management, physical operations deployment, strategic planning, performance management, travel readiness
Preferred skills
Managed managers, forward-deployed model experience, B2B post-sales setup, software in physical operations, decarbonization passion
Technologies
Autonomous AI, optimization systems
Responsibilities
Lead and grow the Solutions team of engineers and leads, manage deployment lifecycle from contract to evaluation, escalate and resolve complex customer issues, define product improvements based on field feedback, establish post-sales support and expansion models, travel to customer plants for coaching and relationship building
Seniority
Director, hands-on leadership
