Director, AI Forward Deployed Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
$194.6K - $361.4K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Director, AI Forward Deployed Engineer
Kerr Dental
• Lead the design, development, deployment, and support of agentic AI solutions for business specific use cases and workflows • Partner with business stakeholders, product teams, and domain experts to understand requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions • Oversee day to day engineering execution for forward deployed AI initiatives, including planning, prioritization, delivery, and operational readiness • Ensure AI solutions are scalable, reliable, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise architecture • Drive integration of AI solutions with business systems, data sources, and operational processes
Job Requirements
- A Bachelor degree required and advanced degree preferred, ideally in business, engineering, computer science, data science, or a related field
- 8 plus years of AI engineering experience
- Strong track record of leading product strategy, roadmap development, and delivery for complex digital, data, or AI enabled products
- Demonstrated experience in AI and data driven product environments
- Strong cross functional leadership skills
- Experience managing and developing product managers or junior product leaders
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits
- 401(k) with company contribution and match
- Generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves
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