Head (f/m/d) of Forward Deployed AI Engineers for Customer Projects

Siemens; Bayern; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive remuneration package

Siemens share plans

30 days paid vacation

Flexible training opportunities

Barrier-free locations

Job summary

Siemens seeks an engineering leader to head a team of 10+ forward deployed engineers delivering AI-driven customer projects in industrial environments. You will connect customer discovery, engineering, product strategy and go-to-market execution to transform validated use cases into repeatable deployments.

You will guide customer engagements, influence product direction and collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Services to convert technical capabilities into tangible customer value while

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of technical sales or customer-facing engineering teams.
• Experience driving AI customer projects from discovery to deployment.
• Strong business sense and ability to connect technical choices with customer value.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across Sales, Engineering, Product and Delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Forward Deployed Engineering team with clear priorities and development goals.
• Build capabilities across customer discovery, validation and delivery, combining engineering depth with customer understanding.
• Validate problems, AI use cases and requirements with customers and translate into prioritized product needs.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing and Service to translate capabilities into customer value and repeatable sales approaches.
• Shape product strategy using field insights to improve product-market fit and scalable components.

Skills

Leadership experience

Go-to-market/technical sales

AI customer-project leadership

Customer/commercial judgment

Technical understanding: Industrial AI

Cross-functional influence

Fluent English

Job description

Lead the team that turns AI into customer impact.

Lead a team of more than 10 forward deployed engineers working directly with customers to turn industrial challenges into deployable AI solutions. You will connect customer discovery, engineering, product strategy and go-to-market execution, taking validated use cases through proofs of concept (POCs) to repeatable deployments.

We are looking for an engineering leader with a proven track record in go-to-market or technical sales, or in leading AI customer projects. Your impact goes beyond individual deployments: what your team learns will shape our products and how they reach the market.

As part of our team, you will have:

• An attractive remuneration package


• Access to Siemens share plans


• 30 days of paid vacation and a variety of flexible work schedules that allow time off for you and your family


• Flexible training opportunities for both your professional and personal development that you can tailor to your interests


• Barrier-free locations

Since each of over 300,000 team members feels that other benefits are particularly important, and we cannot list our entire benefit portfolio here, you can find more information here. The individual benefits are subject to regulatory, contractual, or corporate conditions.

What You Will Do

Lead and develop the Forward Deployed Engineering team

• Lead and develop more than 10 forward deployed engineers, setting clear priorities, responsibilities and individual development goals.


• Build the team’s capabilities and ways of working across customer discovery, technical validation and delivery, combining engineering depth with customer understanding.

Turn customer challenges into validated opportunities

• Work directly with customers and your engineers to validate problems, AI use cases and technical requirements. Test assumptions early and define what success looks like.


• Translate validated needs into clear requirements and priorities with Product Management, using customer and sales-channel feedback to guide decisions.

Connect go-to-market execution with customer delivery

• Partner with Sales, Marketing and Service to turn technical capabilities into clear customer value, relevant use cases, compelling demos and repeatable sales approaches.


• Equip internal and external sales channels with qualification criteria, training and implementation guidance. Bring insights from selling and delivery back into product decisions.

Shape product strategy through customer insight

• Use evidence from discovery, sales activity, POCs and deployments to shape the roadmap and strengthen product-market fit.


• Prioritize with Product Management and Development based on customer value, adoption potential, feasibility and repeatability. Distinguish reusable product capabilities from justified customer-specific adaptations.

Lead strategic AI customer deployments

• Select and lead projects that support product and market strategy, from scoping and POC through implementation, together with customers, engineers and partners.


• Set clear objectives and success criteria. Use results to decide what to scale, refine or stop, and turn successful projects into reusable product components and delivery models.

What You Bring

• Leadership experience. You have led and developed technical sales teams or customer-facing engineering teams, setting direction, building capabilities and aligning people around shared outcomes..


• A proven track record in at least one of these two areas:
  
  
  • Go-to-market / technical sales: You have driven go-to-market or technical sales for AI or complex technical solutions, connecting customer discovery, opportunity qualification and value propositions with demonstrable commercial results.
  
  
  • AI customer-project leadership: You have led AI projects for external customers, from discovery and scoping through POC and implementation, with clear ownership of delivery and measurable customer outcomes.
  
  
  
  


• Customer and commercial judgment. You can identify meaningful customer problems, validate demand and connect technical choices with customer value and adoption potential.


• Technical understanding. You understand Industrial AI, Physical AI and automation solutions, including the practical challenges of moving from development to customer deployment.


• Cross-functional influence. You communicate clearly and align Sales, Engineering, Product Management and Implementation around shared priorities and evidence-based decisions.


• Languages: Fluent English is required; knowledge of German is a plus

Why this role.

Combine people leadership, customer engagement and product influence. Develop a forward deployed engineering team and turn solutions to real industrial challenges into products that scale beyond a single customer.

You are much more than your qualifications, and we believe in the potential of every single candidate. We look forward to getting to know you!

At Siemens, we believe that feeling valued and included is the foundation for doing great work. That’s why we aim to create an inclusive workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging, and where individual perspectives and experiences are celebrated. Our commitment to fairness and respect extends to every applicant.

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from persons with disabilities. In the case of equal qualifications, severely disabled applicants and applicants with equivalent status will be given preference.

About Us

We know that our business thrives only when our people thrives and unlock their full potential. That’s why you are always our top priority. Our global, diverse team is ready to support, challenge, and inspire you, helping you grow in countless ways. Together, we’ll embark on an exciting journey of discovery. Who knows where this path will lead? Join us and take an active role in shaping your future!

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