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Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Technical Program Manager (TPM)

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1 month ago
Tokyo, JapanStaff+
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Responsibilities

  • Shape customer opportunities and translate business needs into actionable technical approaches.
  • Build and deliver production-grade solutions in customer environments with end-to-end ownership.
  • Deliver iterative, high-impact solutions in ambiguous and complex environments.
  • Engage senior stakeholders to build trust, align priorities, and guide technical and business decisions.
  • Tailor solutions using industry and customer context.
  • Prepare and transition work to FDE crews with clear scope and strong technical direction.
  • Navigate complex account dynamics while driving urgency, accountability, and continuity across engagements.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of experience in engineering, product or technical program management, data analysis, or product development, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 3 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
  • Experience partnering directly with customers or internal stakeholders to deliver solutions end-to-end.
  • Fluency in Japanese and English.
  • Preferred: bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
  • Preferred: 8+ years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
  • Preferred: 2+ years of experience in customer-facing technical roles such as consulting, solutions engineering, or field engineering.
  • Preferred: experience with AI/ML technologies, cloud architecture, data engineering, and AI tools and workflows for software engineering artifacts.
  • Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment with the ability to work in the way that best enables job performance.
  • Health, wellness, and financial-future benefits package.
  • Equal opportunity employer with accommodations available during the application process.

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Forward Deployed
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