Labelbox
AI
ForwardDeployedEngineeringManager
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“Forward Deployed Engineering Manager at Labelbox. Skills: People leadership, Technical depth, Delivery quality. Lead FDE team end-to-end. Hire FDEs”
What You'll Achieve.
Raise bar on scoping quality; Raise bar on pipeline quality; Raise bar on instruction quality; Get onboarding running smoothly; New FDEs reach staffable standard faster; New FDEs reach staffable standard more consistently; Keep FDEs well-deployed; Keep FDEs at right altitude; Define how FDEs work at scale; Produce more without rebuilding; Surface problems early; Grow FDEs into FDRs; Grow FDEs into leaders
Industry & Context.
Problem solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Forward-deployed engineer background, Experience managing technical people, Readiness to be player-coach manager, Technical fluency in frontier-data work, Depth in RL environments, Depth in data pipelines, Depth in quality/evaluation, Experience working with forward-deployed engineers, Experience working with solutions engineers, Experience working with implementation teams, Experience building onboarding programs, Experience building instruction systems, Experience building training content, Experience scaling team processes, Experience scaling operating processes
Nice to Have
Significant experience managing delivery people
What You'll Do.
Lead FDE team end-to-end
Manage FDE performance
Own FDE staffing supply
Commit FDEs to staffing cadence
Match FDEs to projects
Keep FDEs on technical depth
Keep FDEs on customer needs
Ensure FDEs work with FDRs
Partner on quality sign-off
Step in on escalations
Maintain team capacity view
Maintain team utilization view
Maintain team bench view
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
SPL Manager; Deployment Leads; General Managers; FDRs; SPLs; Pod Leads
Communication Scope
Customer-facing presentation
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
Shape the Future of AI At Labelbox, we're building the critical infrastructure that powers breakthrough AI models at leading research labs and enterprises. Since 2018, we've been pioneering data-centric approaches that are fundamental to AI development, and our work becomes even more essential as AI capabilities expand exponentially. About Labelbox We're the only company offering three integrated solutions for frontier AI development: Enterprise Platform & Tools: Advanced annotation tools, workflow automation, and quality control systems that enable teams to produce high-quality training data at scale Frontier Data Labeling Service: Specialized data labeling through Alignerr, leveraging subject matter experts for next-generation AI models Expert Marketplace: Connecting AI teams with highly skilled annotators and domain experts for flexible scaling Why Join Us High-Impact Environment: We operate like an early-stage startup, focusing on impact over process. You'll take on expanded responsibilities quickly, with career growth directly tied to your contributions. Technical Excellence: Work at the cutting edge of AI development, collaborating with industry leaders and shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Innovation at Speed: We celebrate those who take ownership, move fast, and deliver impact. Our environment rewards high agency and rapid execution. Continuous Growth: Every role requires continuous learning and evolution. You'll be surrounded by curious minds solving complex problems at the frontier of AI. Clear Ownership: You'll know exactly what you're responsible for and have the autonomy to execute. We empower people to drive results through clear ownership and metrics. The role The FDE Manager leads and grows the team of Forward Deployed Engineers who own the high-level technical side of our customer data programs. FDEs scope tasks, design the pipelines and measurement that turn a customer's goal into a training signal, write the instructions that guide Al
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