Director of Forward Deployed Engineering

TechYard; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 180.000 - 250.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

TechYard seeks a Director of Forward Deployed Engineering to own delivery, lead the team, and manage partnerships with Palantir and Databricks. You will drive end-to-end client engagements from scoping to production and shape the commercial outcomes of the FDE practice.

You will operate with senior engineers and executives in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment, based in Zurich or willing to relocate, with German language skills considered a plus.

Qualifikationen

• Senior engineering leadership experience in a client-facing or professional-services environment.
• Hands-on credibility with Palantir Foundry/AIP and Databricks.
• Ability to operate with engineers and executives in ambiguous, high-stakes settings.
• Based in or willing to relocate to Zurich; German language skills a plus.

Aufgaben

• Delivery — End-to-end success of client engagements, from scoping to production
• Team — Building, leading, and growing a team of forward deployed engineers
• Partnerships — Palantir and Databricks as our two core technology relationships
• Commercial outcomes — Margin, utilization, and growth of the FDE practice

Kenntnisse

Senior engineering leadership

Palantir Foundry/AIP

Databricks

Client-facing collaboration

Jobbeschreibung

Director of Forward Deployed Engineering (Business Driver)

The Role

Lead our Forward Deployed Engineering practice — the team that embeds directly with clients to solve their toughest data and AI problems, built on our strategic partnerships with Palantir and Databricks. You'll own delivery, own the team, and own both partner relationships.

What You'll Own

• Delivery — End-to-end success of client engagements, from scoping to production
• Team — Building, leading, and growing a team of forward deployed engineers
• Partnerships — Palantir and Databricks as our two core technology relationships
• Commercial outcomes — Margin, utilization, and growth of the FDE practice

What You Bring

• Senior engineering leadership experience, ideally in a client-facing or professional-services model
• Hands-on credibility with Palantir Foundry/AIP and Databricks
• Comfort operating with both engineers and executives, in ambiguous, high-stakes settings
• Based in or willing to relocate to Zurich; German a plus