Director, Forward Deployed Engineering

Director of Forward Deployed Engineering

Midtown, NY

What we need:

• 6-15 years in forward deployment, deployment strategy or technical product management
• High-growth startup experience deploying complex software into enterprise customers
• 2+ years managing a technical, customer-facing team
• Strong enough executive presence to command a room of C-level customers without bringing someone else for credibility
• Commercial instincts - you’ll be expected to identify new use cases, expand accounts and drive revenue
• Technical fluency across AI agents, LLMs, APIs and data integrations

Our partner has raised ~$80M and builds enterprise AI agents for customer support, sales and operations.

You’ll report directly to the COO, lead a team of five FDEs and AI Product Specialists, and own 30+ concurrent enterprise deployments.

• Compensation: $285K-$335K base + 10% bonus + equity

Location: Midtown, New York City

Relocation: Available

Visa: OPT and H-1B transfers considered

If your experience is purely Big Tech, this is not the role.

If you’re a traditional people manager who no longer wants to be close to customers, delivery or revenue, this is also not the role.

If you can lead technical teams, win the confidence of executives and turn AI deployments into measurable commercial outcomes,