C3 AI
Enterprise AI
ForwardDeployedTeamLead
“Forward Deployed Team Lead at C3 AI. Skills: Technical architecture, Hands-on coding, Product ownership, Project management, Stakeholder communication. Own data flow. Own integration topology”
What You'll Achieve.
Drive deployment to measurable business value
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting; Root cause analysis
Authorized to work in United States, No sponsorship required
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
BS/MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience, 6+ years shipping production software, 2+ years as tech lead or senior individual contributor, Proficiency in Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Java, Go, or C++, Demonstrated ownership of systems taken from zero to production, Deep expertise in at least one vertical, Experience working directly with business and technical stakeholders, Familiarity with enterprise data environments, Comfort with modern deployment practices
Nice to Have
Prior experience as a tech lead or staff engineer at a SaaS or enterprise software vendor, Experience with AI/ML platform deployments or data-heavy enterprise applications at scale, Familiarity with major cloud environments: AWS, Azure, or GCP, Experience in regulated industries, Proven ability to turn a messy, ambiguous customer problem into a clean, repeatable deployment pattern
What You'll Do.
Own integration topology
Own deployment architecture
Write production code
Develop backend services
Develop data pipelines
Own deployment roadmap
Execute statement of work
Decide what's in scope
Decide what's a one-off
Decide what becomes product
Flag when something slips
Run customer working sessions
Brief executive sponsors
Deploy from dev to production
Integrate with customer data warehouses
Integrate with ERP systems
Integrate with CRM systems
Integrate with cloud environments
Configure platform for enterprise readiness
Secure platform for enterprise readiness
Monitor platform for enterprise readiness
Meet enterprise security requirements
Meet compliance requirements
Push field learnings into core platform
Partner with Sales for account growth
Identify expansion opportunities
Surface new use cases
Support renewal conversations
Ensure successful deployments convert to relationships
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Business stakeholders; Technical stakeholders; Executive sponsors; Sales team
Communication Scope
Stakeholder communication; Executive briefings; Status updates
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning, Milestone tracking, Risk management, Dependency management
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