Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering

United States Digital Space LLC; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering in Amsterdam. In this role, you will lead a team at the forefront of cloud migrations, AI transformation and real-time intelligence.

Responsibilities include overseeing performance targets, establishing best practices, and mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate will have solid leadership experience, a track record in data migrations, and a strong grasp of AI/ML ecosystems.

Comprehensive benefits will be offered along with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of people leadership managing high-performance technical teams.
• 5+ years of experience as a technical solutions architect or data/AI engineer.
• Demonstrated success in data platform migrations and AI/ML programs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee regional performance targets for billable utilization and team growth.
• Establish best practices for project oversight and quality standards.
• Mentor Forward Deployed Engineers through structured career pathways.

Skills

People leadership experience

Technical solutions architecture

Stakeholder management skills

Data platform migration experience

Understanding of AI/ML programs

Tools

Apache Spark

MLflow

Delta Lake

Job description

REQ ID: CSQ427R209
the company is redefining what organisations can achieve with data and AI. As the unified platform powering the world's most ambitious data-driven enterprises, we sit at the intersection of cloud migrations, AI transformation, and real-time intelligence and our customers challenge us every day to go further.

As Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering, you will lead a high-performing team of Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) at the forefront of this transformation. Partnering with the company’s most strategic enterprise customers, you will shape how leading organizations migrate to the lakehouse, build next-generation AI and GenAI systems, and unlock sustained business value from their data investments.

As a people leader, you will build and scale a team that represents the company’s highest standard of technical excellence and customer impact. Your team will partner with enterprises across industries to architect and deliver mission-critical solutions, from large‑scale data migrations and legacy modernization programs to cutting‑edge generative AI, MLOps, and AI agent deployments. You will set the bar for delivery quality, grow world‑class talent, and drive the strategic governance framework that ensures every engagement is executed with precision and measurable impact.

The impact you will have:

• Oversee regional performance targets including billable utilization, team growth, and hiring while championing delivery excellence and customer success across the FDE portfolio.
• Partner with Account Executives, Engagement Managers, and Field Engineering leaders to position, scope, and deliver transformational Professional Services (PS) programs spanning data migrations, AI/ML platforms, and advanced analytics.
• Establish best practices for project oversight, risk management, and quality standards that scale with a growing FDE practice, ensuring projects are delivered on time and to specification.
• Synthesize field insights from your team’s engagements to provide direct feedback to Engineering and Product management, helping to guide the company roadmap while driving the creation of reusable customer accelerators and frameworks.
• Serve as the critical escalation point for high‑stakes customer situations, leveraging deep technical credibility and leadership judgment to protect strategic relationships and drive rapid resolution.
• Mentor Forward Deployed Engineers through structured career pathways, technical coaching, and a culture of innovation, mastery, and continuous growth.

What we look for:

• 4+ years of people leadership experience managing high-performing technical delivery teams, solution architects, or professional services organizations with a proven track record of building excellence-driven cultures.
• 5+ years of hands‑on individual contributor experience as a technical solutions architect or data/AI engineer, providing the technical depth to coach and credibly support senior practitioners.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale data platform migrations and AI/ML programs within enterprise environments, across industries such as Manufacturing, Finance, Healthcare, Retail, Telco, or Energy.
• Strong understanding of technical project delivery, including managing scope, timelines, statements of work (SOWs), and professional services delivery metrics.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience navigating complex, high-stakes customer environments and influencing at the C-suite level.
• Familiarity with the company, Apache Spark™, MLflow, Delta Lake, or the modern data and AI ecosystem; hands-on experience with the company or a direct competitor is highly valued.
• Ability to travel to customer sites and the company offices approximately 20% of the time.

About the company

the company is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the company Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. the company is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow.

Benefits

At the company, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At the company, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at the company are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Compliance

If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.