Regional Director, Forward Deployed Engineering — Strategic Impact

OpenKrill; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenKrill seeks a Regional Director, Forward Deployed Engineering to lead and scale a team of Forward Deployed Engineers across strategic enterprise accounts. You will own the day-to-day customer relationship, guide delivery, and identify new opportunities, while building our partner FDE track with GSI and consulting partners.

This hands-on leadership role requires strong technical credibility and people management, with a focus on tight scoping, rapid delivery, and creating repeatable

Qualifications

• 8+ years leading technical teams shipping production-grade software.
• Experience coding in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience building AI-native workflows in production.

Responsibilities

• Own full regional deals from discovery to close with Sales and Account teams.
• Lead architecture reviews and de-risk delivery before coding.
• Develop and present ROI-focused proposals to executives.
• Sponsor executive engagements and manage stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Leadership

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

AI workflows

Stakeholder management

Job description

OpenKrill seeks a Regional Director, Forward Deployed Engineering to lead and scale a team of Forward Deployed Engineers across strategic enterprise accounts. You will own the day-to-day customer relationship, guide delivery, and identify new opportunities, while building our partner FDE track with GSI and consulting partners.

This hands-on leadership role requires strong technical credibility and people management, with a focus on tight scoping, rapid delivery, and creating repeatable