Director- Forward Deployed Engineering

Lenovo

Farnborough

On-site

GBP 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Holiday purchase options

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Product discounts on Lenovo devices

Flexible working options

Job summary

Lenovo Solutions & Services Group is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineering Director to lead a team of FDEs embedded across business functions, delivering AI-powered solutions and measurable business outcomes. You will shape delivery, define operating models, and establish scalable engineering standards.

You'll partner with business leaders, translate challenges into scalable technology, and drive rapid prototyping with strong engineering discipline.

Qualifications

15+ years of experience in software engineering, solutions engineering, or applied AI.
Experience leading high-performing technical teams delivering AI, automation, or intelligent workflow solutions in enterprise environments.
Strong engineering judgment to review architectures and guide technical decisions.
Ability to translate operational challenges into scalable technology solutions.
Proven ability to define operating models, delivery frameworks, and talent development practices.
Professional-level English communication skills.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a team of Forward Deployed Engineers embedded across business functions, supporting delivery, growth, and performance excellence.
Partner with Domain Leaders to map workflows and identify high-value AI opportunities.
Guide teams in delivering AI solutions using Microsoft AI and related platforms.
Establish delivery methodologies, standards, governance, and quality expectations for the FDE organization.
Collaborate with stakeholders to remove delivery blockers and accelerate adoption.
Communicate progress, risks, and business impact to executive audiences.

Skills

Technical leadership

People development

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

English communication

Tools

Copilot Studio

Azure OpenAI

Microsoft 365

Power Platform

RAG solutions

Job description

At Lenovo Solutions & Services Group, we are accelerating a company-wide AI transformation by embedding technical talent directly within business functions. As a Forward Deployed Engineering Director, you will lead a team of Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) who partner with business leaders to identify high-value opportunities, rapidly build AI-powered solutions, and drive measurable business outcomes. In this role, you will combine strong technical leadership, business partnership, and people development capabilities. You will help define how the FDE organization operates, establish scalable delivery practices, and ensure teams consistently deliver solutions that create meaningful impact for users and stakeholders. What you'll do

Lead and develop a team of Forward Deployed Engineers embedded across business functions, supporting delivery, growth, and performance excellence.
Partner with Domain Leaders and subject matter experts to understand business challenges, map workflows, and identify high-value AI opportunities.
Guide teams in designing and delivering AI solutions using Microsoft AI and productivity platforms, including Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions, agent-based workflows, and automation technologies.
Establish repeatable delivery methodologies, engineering standards, playbooks, governance practices, and quality expectations for the FDE organization.
Enable rapid prototyping, short sprint execution, user testing, and continuous iteration while maintaining strong engineering discipline and solution quality.
Collaborate with business stakeholders, platform teams, and data organizations to remove delivery blockers and accelerate adoption.
Communicate progress, risks, adoption outcomes, and business impact to technical and non-technical executive audiences. 15+ years of experience in software engineering, solutions engineering, applied AI, or a closely related technical leadership discipline.
Experience leading and developing high-performing technical teams delivering AI, automation, or intelligent workflow solutions in enterprise environments.
Strong engineering judgment with the ability to review architectures, evaluate solution approaches, troubleshoot complex challenges, and guide technical decision-making.
Experience working with business stakeholders to translate operational challenges into scalable technology solutions.
Proven ability to define operating models, delivery frameworks, technical standards, and talent development practices for growing engineering organizations.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts in clear and practical language.
Professional-level English communication skills.

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Why Work at Lenovo

We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers. Lenovo is a US$83 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #153 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world's largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo's continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY). This transformation together with Lenovo's world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub.

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