Forward-Deployed AI Strategy Lead

vibehackers; Canada; Remote; CAD 228,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Caylent seeks a Forward Deployed AI Lead to own AI engagements from discovery to handoff, advising on operating models and adoption roadmaps anchored to Anthropic’s Claude platform. You will lead executive workshops, manage client relationships, and shape AI strategy with FDE partners for measurable business outcomes.

The role requires deep technical leadership, strong communication with CTOs and engineers, and a track record of delivering professional services engagements in AI strategy and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development or technical architecture experience across varied stacks.
• 3+ years in engineering leadership, technical consulting, or solutions architecture.
• Hands-on familiarity with Claude Code or equivalent AI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

• Own AI engagements end-to-end as the strategic lead with an FDE partner.
• Run structured discovery with stakeholders to assess AI readiness and goals.
• Design AI operating models for adoption, governance, and scaling.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder engagement

Workshop facilitation

Client relationship management

AI strategy

Prompt engineering

Tools

Claude Code

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Job description

Caylent seeks a Forward Deployed AI Lead to own AI engagements from discovery to handoff, advising on operating models and adoption roadmaps anchored to Anthropic’s Claude platform. You will lead executive workshops, manage client relationships, and shape AI strategy with FDE partners for measurable business outcomes.

The role requires deep technical leadership, strong communication with CTOs and engineers, and a track record of delivering professional services engagements in AI strategy and