Forward-Deployed Product Leader for AI Solutions

Talent Octopusventures; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ICIS is building the first forward-deployed product team and will lead customer-embedded discovery-led development with high-value problems and measurable commercial value. You will own customer relationships, guide initiatives from discovery through pilots to scalable patterns, coordinating with cross-functional teams.

The role requires shipping customer outcomes, strong business judgment, and the ability to operate in ambiguous environments while delivering concrete results.

Qualifications

• Track record in customer-back, forward-deployed or embedded product work.
• Shipped intelligence, workflow or platform outcomes into complex customer organisations.
• Experience in strategy or transformation consulting with ownership of a customer outcome.

Responsibilities

• Lead two to three active forward-deployed initiatives with named chemicals customers.
• Deliver the first working proof of concept to a customer within 60 days of joining.
• Drive the first paid pilot to go live within one quarter.
• Own the squad’s discovery and delivery rhythm, ensuring weekly customer engagement.
• Maintain a live discovery view for every initiative.
• Act as the taste gate for outputs, ensuring no PRD is created without a PoC.
• Create documented playbooks and enablement materials for Sales and central teams.

Skills

Customer-centric

Leadership by influence

Commercial judgement

Technical fluency

Job description

ICIS is building the first forward-deployed product team and will lead customer-embedded discovery-led development with high-value problems and measurable commercial value. You will own customer relationships, guide initiatives from discovery through pilots to scalable patterns, coordinating with cross-functional teams.

The role requires shipping customer outcomes, strong business judgment, and the ability to operate in ambiguous environments while delivering concrete results.