Forward Deployed Engineer

Lenovo

Farnborough

On-site

GBP 85,000 - 130,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Holiday purchase
Private medical
Income protection
Positive work life balance
Learning and development
Life insurance
Lenovo and Motorola products discounts
Cycle to work
MyGymDiscounts
Mortgage advice and support
Referral bonus
Free onsite parking

Job summary

Lenovo's Solutions & Services Group seeks an experienced AI-focused engineer to translate business needs into scalable AI solutions. You will collaborate with business leaders and technical teams to identify high-value AI opportunities and drive adoption across global operations.

You will design, prototype, and deploy AI-enabled workflows using Microsoft technologies, ensuring measurable business impact and sustainability through change management and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering, solutions engineering, applied AI, or a related technical role.
  • Hands-on experience building, deploying, and scaling AI or workflow solutions in enterprise environments.
  • Strong understanding of LLMs, prompt engineering, and RAG concepts.
  • Experience integrating AI with enterprise systems, APIs, and data sources.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft AI & productivity tools including Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft 365, Power Platform.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Domain Leaders to understand workflows and identify high-value AI opportunities.
  • Translate business challenges into actionable AI use cases that are feasible and scalable.
  • Design and build AI-powered solutions using Microsoft technologies (Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI, M365, RAG).
  • Rapidly prototype, test, and iterate solutions in agile sprints with user feedback.
  • Deliver AI solutions that integrate into existing processes with measurable business value.
  • Develop reusable assets and best practices to accelerate future AI initiatives.
  • Own deployment success by driving user adoption with change-management partners.
  • Monitor performance and iteratively optimize for greater impact.

Skills

AI solution design
Stakeholder management
LLMs
RAG
API integration

Tools

Copilot Studio
Azure OpenAI
Power Platform
Microsoft 365
Workflow automation

Job description

* United Kingdom - Hampshire - Farnborough

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 .

Description and Requirements

Join Lenovo's Solutions & Services Group (SSG) and help drive AI-powered transformation across the business. In this role, you will work with business leaders and technical teams to identify high-value AI opportunities, build innovative solutions using Microsoft AI technologies, and ensure successful adoption that delivers real business impact.

This position combines AI solution development, stakeholder engagement, and change enablement, giving you the opportunity to shape how AI is embedded into everyday business operations across Lenovo.

You will report to the Director, SSG Offering Development and Sales Transformation, working closely with global teams to accelerate AI innovation and digital transformation initiatives.

What You Will Do:
Discover & Define
  • Partner with Domain Leaders and subject matter experts to understand business workflows, identify pain points, and uncover high-value opportunities where AI can drive efficiency, productivity, and business impact.
  • Translate business challenges into actionable AI use cases, balancing innovation with practicality to ensure solutions are feasible, scalable, and successfully adopted by end users.
AI Solution Development
  • Design and build AI-powered solutions using Microsoft technologies including Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft 365, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents, workflow automation tools, and custom development where needed.
  • Rapidly prototype, test, and iterate solutions in agile sprint cycles, working closely with users to validate concepts, gather feedback, and continuously improve outcomes.
Deployment & Operational Integration
  • Deliver AI solutions that seamlessly integrate into existing business processes and workflows, ensuring sustainable adoption and measurable business value beyond standalone proof-of-concepts.
  • Develop scalable frameworks, reusable assets, and best practices that can be leveraged across teams and functions to accelerate future AI initiatives and improve delivery consistency.
  • Own the success of deployed solutions by driving user adoption, partnering with change management teams and stakeholders to ensure employees embrace and effectively utilize new AI capabilities.
  • Monitor solution performance and gather post-deployment feedback, continuously enhancing functionality, increasing business impact, and identifying opportunities for further optimization and scaling.
What You Will Bring:
  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering, solutions engineering, applied AI, or a related technical role, with a proven track record of designing and delivering technology solutions that solve real business challenges.
  • Hands-on experience building, deploying, and scaling AI, automation, or intelligent workflow solutions within enterprise environments, with a strong focus on driving measurable business outcomes and user adoption.
  • Strong understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI orchestration frameworks, and agent-based architectures, including practical experience applying these technologies to business use cases.
  • Experience integrating AI solutions with enterprise systems, APIs, data sources, and workflow platforms, ensuring seamless connectivity, security, and operational scalability.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft AI and productivity technologies, including Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, or similar AI-enabled platforms used to develop and deploy intelligent business solutions.
  • Strong stakeholder management, consulting, or solution architecture skills, with the ability to work directly with business leaders, understand requirements, influence decision-making, and translate technical concepts into clear business language.
  • Passion for driving adoption and organizational change, with experience supporting user enablement, process transformation, and continuous improvement activities to ensure solutions deliver lasting business value beyond technical implementation.
What We Offer:
  • Holiday purchase
  • Private medical
  • Income protection
  • Positive work life balance
  • Learning and development
  • Life insurance
  • Lenovo and Motorola products discounts
  • Cycle to work
  • MyGymDiscounts
  • Mortgage advice and support
  • Referral bonus
  • Free onsite parking

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.

Additional Locations:
  • * United Kingdom - Hampshire - Farnborough
  • * United Kingdom
  • * United Kingdom - Hampshire
  • * United Kingdom - Hampshire - Farnborough
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