Deployment Leader

Insight Global; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is hiring Deployment Leaders to drive customer deployments for a manufacturing technology platform. You will own the full deployment lifecycle, from initial configuration to go-live, while learning each customer’s processes and tailoring the platform to their needs.

You will train users from ownership to plant-floor teams and provide ongoing support across calls, texts, emails, and tickets. Travel to customer sites (about 25-50%) is required, with opportunities to influence

Qualifications

• Must have manufacturing/ERP or MES experience.
• Ownership of customer outcomes and cross-functional collaboration.
• Comfortable working with leadership and plant-floor teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer deployments from initial configuration through go-live
• Learn customers’ production and administrative workflows
• Configure the software around each customer’s operational needs
• Train everyone from ownership to plant-floor users
• Provide ongoing technical support through calls, texts, emails, and support tickets
• Build trusted relationships across customer accounts
• Balance deployment speed, quality, and long-term customer satisfaction
• Partner with Engineering on product feedback and feature development
• Identify opportunities to improve deployment processes, training, tools, and collaboration

Skills

Ownership

Leadership collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

Bachelor’s degree + 2+ years manufacturing experience

3+ years manufacturing with ERP/MES exposure

Job description

Insight Global is hiring Deployment Leaders for a rapidly growing manufacturing technology company. This is a customer-facing position that combines manufacturing, software implementation, training, and operational problem-solving.

The Deployment Leader owns the full customer deployment lifecycle, from initial configuration through go-live. You’ll learn each customer’s manufacturing and administrative processes, configure the platform around their needs, train users from ownership to the plant floor, and ensure they receive long-term value from the software.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer deployments from initial configuration through go-live
• Learn customers’ production and administrative workflows
• Configure the software around each customer’s operational needs
• Train everyone from company ownership to plant-floor users
• Provide ongoing technical support through calls, texts, emails, and support tickets
• Build trusted relationships across customer accounts
• Balance deployment speed, quality, and long-term customer satisfaction
• Partner with Engineering on product feedback and feature development
• Identify opportunities to improve deployment processes, training, tools, and collaboration

Qualifications

Candidates must meet at least one of the following:

• 3+ years of professional manufacturing experience, including ERP or MES exposure
• Bachelor’s degree plus 2+ years of professional manufacturing experience
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field with a strong academic record

Additional requirements

• Ability to take ownership of customer outcomes
• Comfortable working with leadership and plant-floor teams
• Willingness to travel approximately 25-50% to customer sites

Preferred

• SaaS or technology experience
• Experience using AI tools professionally or personally

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who understands manufacturing and wants to build a career at the intersection of operations, customer success, and technology.