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Forward Deployed Strategist

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1 month ago
Remote, United States +2 moreSenior

Responsibilities

  • Partner with executive sponsors to scope ambiguous business problems into concrete, time-boxed FDE projects with clear ROI.
  • Lead technical discovery and architecture reviews, identifying integration complexity and infrastructure constraints.
  • Own configuration-layer work such as workflows, settings, integrations, and platform tooling alongside Forward Deployed Engineers.
  • Drive technical enablement and adoption through hands-on training, playbooks, reference workflows, and customer coaching.
  • Monitor feasibility, adjust scope when constraints emerge, and identify expansion opportunities with the account team.
  • Escalate product gaps and recurring customer pain to Product and Engineering to inform roadmap decisions.
  • Build reusable playbooks for the broader Forward Deployed Engineer organization.
  • Own the executive relationship and serve as the primary customer contact from kickoff through handoff.
  • Translate between business outcomes and technical implementation for executive sponsors and build teams.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in Solutions Architecture, Deployment Strategy, technical consulting, or an Engagement Manager role owning technical scoping and delivery.
  • Strong understanding of agentic coding and LLM behavior in production environments, including failure modes and resilient workflows.
  • Hands-on comfort with Cursor workflows, integrations, and platform configuration.
  • Ability to read enough Python and JavaScript/TypeScript to partner effectively with Forward Deployed Engineers.
  • Experience shipping AI-native workflows beyond the prototype stage and distinguishing production constraints from nice-to-haves.
  • Ability to work within unfamiliar enterprise engineering organizations and scope high-leverage projects that deliver value in weeks.
  • Executive presence and technical credibility with C-suite stakeholders and engineering leaders.
  • Domain depth in financial services, insurance, telecommunications, high tech, healthcare/life sciences, or semiconductors is preferred.

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