Forward-Deployed Director of AI-Driven Manufacturing

hadrian.co; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Relocation support

Flexible vacation

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian seeks a Director for Forward Deployed to oversee multi-program efforts and own the technical outcomes. You will partner with government representatives, customers, and Hadrian leadership to align scope, schedule, and platform leverage with bold execution.

You will hire and grow engineers, product managers, and designers, maintain a hands-on approach early on, and drive the product vision in a fast-moving, AI-native environment that speeds deployment and value creation.

Qualifications

• History leading engineering and product teams at scale.
• Experience managing senior customer relationships.
• Hands-on technical with architecture and design-to-delivery.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical roadmap and delivery from concept to production.
• Bring program learnings to platform teams and define Opus components.
• Own executive technical relationships and run reviews.
• Build and lead the engineers, PMs, and designers on your program.
• Stay hands-on early in a program and ensure quality.

Skills

Technical leadership

Product judgment

Executive engagement

Hands-on architecture

AI-driven

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Opus platform

Job description

Hadrian seeks a Director for Forward Deployed to oversee multi-program efforts and own the technical outcomes. You will partner with government representatives, customers, and Hadrian leadership to align scope, schedule, and platform leverage with bold execution.

You will hire and grow engineers, product managers, and designers, maintain a hands-on approach early on, and drive the product vision in a fast-moving, AI-native environment that speeds deployment and value creation.