Hiring: Director- Forward Deployed Engineering (Remote) Company: Lenovo Location: North Carolina, United States Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 07:41:00 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Azure, Embedded Systems, RAG About the job Required Skills: •Lead a team of FDEs embedded in business functions, helping them work with Domain Leaders and subject matter experts to map workflows, surface pain points, and identify high-value AI opportunities. •Set standards for how FDEs translate business problems into scoped, deliverable use cases, balancing ambition with what is practical to build, deploy, and adopt. •Lead Delivery and Practice Development •Guide FDEs in designing and building AI solutions using the right tools for the problem, including Microsoft AI and productivity platforms, RAG pipelines, agent workflows, automation tooling, and custom development where needed. •Coach the team to prototype quickly, test with real users, and iterate within short sprint cycles while maintaining strong engineering discipline. •Define reusable FDE methods, playbooks, delivery standards, and quality expectations that can scale across squads and business functions. •Hold the team accountable for adoption as well as technical delivery, ensuring FDEs work with change resources and business owners so solutions are used in day-to-day operations. •Review feedback after deployment, identify patterns across engagements, and use lessons learned to improve the FDE operating model over time. Qualifications: •Lenovo Solutions Services Group is running a company-wide AI transformation program, embedding engineering talent directly inside business functions. Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) are the builders at the center of that model. •Clear communicator and people leader; able to explain technical decisions in plain language, coach FDEs through complex delivery situations, and build trust with business and leadership audiences. •Proven ability to define operating models, delivery playbooks, technical standards, and talent development practices for a growing engineering function. •Strong engineering judgment with enough hands-on depth to review solution approaches, challenge assumptions, and guide teams when off-the-shelf tooling is not sufficient. •Background in technical consulting, solutions architecture, customer-facing engineering, or leadership of field engineering teams. •FDE teams consistently deliver working solutions into users’ hands at the end of each sprint, not decks or isolated proofs of concept. •Measurable business outcomes: time saved, processes improved, decisions made faster. •A strong FDE team with clear expectations, coaching, delivery discipline, and a shared understanding of what excellent field deployment looks like. •A repeatable FDE practice that can scale across functions, improve with each engagement, and become a durable capability for Lenovo Solutions Services Group. Compensation: •$280,000 - $330,000 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) 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!