9h ago

VP, Forward Engineering

Pleasanton, California

โœจ $250k-$400k / yearest.

full-timeleadai-ml

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๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll lead Avathon's global Forward Engineering organization, deploying AI into complex industrial environments at scale. Your core impact is transforming legacy operations into AI-native systems across Fortune 500 and strategic accounts. This role sits at the intersection of AI, distributed systems, and operational technology, offering a unique opportunity to drive industrial-scale AI deployments and shape a new category of operational AI.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Build and lead Avathon's global Forward Engineering organization
  • Own deployment and productionization of AI applications across industrial operations
  • Lead cross-functional execution between Product, Engineering, and GTM teams
  • Partner with executive stakeholders to define transformation roadmaps and AI strategies

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in software engineering, AI/ML, or technical delivery leadership
  • 5+ years leading large-scale customer-facing engineering organizations
  • Deep experience deploying AI/ML applications into production enterprise environments
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional organizations spanning engineering, product, and GTM

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Experience with industrial AI or operational technology
  • Background in Applied AI, Machine Learning, or Data Platforms
  • Familiarity with cloud-native architectures on AWS, Azure, or GCP

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿš€ Competitive compensation with equity and executive growth opportunity
  • ๐ŸŒ Build AI systems that directly impact critical global infrastructure

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 3-5 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Callยท 30 min
  2. 2Hiring Manager Interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3Technical Interviewยท 60 min
  4. 4Executive Interviewยท 60 min
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