Hiring: AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Procurement/Legal Company: Zip Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:18:07 Employment Type: Contract / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : C++ About the job Experience: •3+ years working inside enterprise procurement or legal teams Required Skills: •As an AI Forward Deployed Engineer, you will embed directly inside our most strategic accounts, uncover the operational problems that are hardest to see from the outside, and build working solutions using Zip's agent infrastructure and AppStudio. •Own a small book of enterprise accounts end-to-end, with accountability not just for deploying AI but for expanding the scope of what we are solving inside each one. •Work where Zip's platform meets real enterprise complexity, across procurement, finance, legal, and risk workflows, and you will be expected to see what needs to exist before the customer can articulate it. Qualifications: •Direct experience building with AI: AI agents or automated workflows of your own work using Claude, N8N, Make, Zapier, or similar. You can show something you built to the team. •A track record of owning complex customer engagements independently, from scoping through delivery, with accountability for outcomes rather than just outputs. •Enough technical fluency to build integrations, read API documentation, and diagnose workflow failures without needing an engineer on call. •Procurement or legal domain knowledge to earn credibility quickly with an AP Director, CPO, or CLO. Formal credentials (CPP, CPSM, CPA, or equivalent) are a plus, not a requirement. •The salary range for this role is $130,000- $170,000 OTE. The salary for this position is determined based on a variety of job-related factors that may include location, relevant experience, education, or particular skills and expertise. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!