Director, AI-Driven Forward Deployed Programs

Hadrian Automation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k

Relocation assistance

Flexible vacation

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. As Director, Forward Deployed, you will lead the team across one or more programs with government and defense partners, owning the technical roadmap and delivery from early scoping to production.

You will hire and grow engineers, product managers, and designers, stay hands-on when needed, and ensure high execution standards while scaling multi-billion-dollar programs.

Qualifications

• History leading engineering and product teams.
• Scaled a product from zero to one.
• Experience with senior customer relationships.
• Product taste and end-to-end shipping.
• Hands-on technical, architecture to delivery.
• AI-native mindset with demonstrable impact.
• Founder or founding-team experience appreciated.
• Background in aerospace, defense, manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical roadmap and delivery.
• Bring program learnings to platform teams.
• Own the executive technical relationship.
• Build and lead the team.
• Stay hands-on early, review what the team ships.

Job description

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. As Director, Forward Deployed, you will lead the team across one or more programs with government and defense partners, owning the technical roadmap and delivery from early scoping to production.

You will hire and grow engineers, product managers, and designers, stay hands-on when needed, and ensure high execution standards while scaling multi-billion-dollar programs.