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Director - Forward Deployed Engineering

Yochana
Santa Clara, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/23/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/21/2026

Role: Director - Forward Deployed Engineering

Location: Santa Clara, CA/ Hybrid

Full-Time


Role Summary

Lead the global FDE organization responsible for client-embedded AI transformation execution. Manage technical and business FDE pods across geographies and ensure scalable, high-quality delivery.

This is NOT a delivery manager role. This is an elite AI deployment leadership role.


Responsibilities

  • Run global FDE staffing and rotations
  • Manage utilization and deployment quality
  • Lead embedded client transformation engagements
  • Govern technical delivery standards
  • Coordinate FDE staffing with Geo Leads
  • Build scalable deployment playbooks
  • Coach FDE engineers and pod leads
  • Establish enterprise-grade AI deployment governance

Required Experience

  • 12–16 years in AI/cloud engineering leadership
  • Experience running customer-facing engineering teams
  • Strong AI platform delivery background
  • Enterprise architecture and transformation experience
  • Ability to manage technical and business consulting pods
  • Need Master's Degree or PhD

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