Forward Deployed Engineering Manager

What you'll do

• Identify process friction and system interdependencies in client operating models to build targeted AI solutions.
• Lead cross-domain AI deployments across procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and engineering functions.
• Develop agentic AI solutions including RAG and multi-system workflow integrations across the enterprise stack.
• Translate complex operational requirements into fundable value architectures, ROI backlogs, and multi-year adoption roadmaps for executives.
• Execute rapid experimentation to move from ambiguous business problems to production systems in days or weeks.
• Create reusable reinvention blueprints and patterns based on deployment learnings to scale across the practice.

What we're looking for

• Minimum 5 years of engineering experience with deep hands-on knowledge of enterprise SCM or ERP platform transformations.
• Minimum 1 year designing and deploying agentic AI solutions in production environments including agents, orchestration, and RAG.
• Minimum 2 years working with AI platforms such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Vertex AI, or open source.
• Deep design experience across cross-domain processes like Source-to-Pay, Plan-to-Produce, and Order-to-Cash.
• Bachelor's degree required, or an associate degree with at least 6 years of work experience, or a minimum of 12 years of work experience.
• Ability to lead engineering teams through delivery in client-embedded environments with accountability for commercial outcomes (preferred).
• Credibility communicating deployment risk and ROI to C-suite executives such as CTO, CFO, and CSCO (preferred).
• Willingness to travel up to 75% of the time.