Technical Deployment Lead

About this role

Lead enterprise engagements to scope, deliver, and deploy custom agentic AI solutions into critical business processes. Own delivery planning, customer relationships, technical direction alongside Forward Deployed Engineers, and measurement of business outcomes. Help build reusable delivery practices for an emerging deployment function.

About the company

Anthropic builds reliable and interpretable AI systems, including the Claude family of models, for businesses and developers. The company focuses on AI safety research and practical AI assistants for enterprise and consumer use.

The team

Forward Deployed Engineering team

What you'll do

• Turn signed statements of work into sequenced delivery plans with milestones, dependencies, and success criteria
• Lead discovery, map customer workflows, validate MVP scope, and shape solution architecture with engineers
• Coordinate execution across customer and Anthropic teams; manage priorities, scope, risks, and changes
• Own requirements, backlog priorities, executive communications, and stakeholder relationships
• Define KPIs and baselines, measure deployment impact, and report ROI to executive sponsors
• Develop reusable delivery patterns and share customer insights with Programs, Product, and Research
• Navigate enterprise security, legal, procurement, compliance, and organizational processes
• Run delivery ceremonies, milestone reviews, and engagement reporting; travel to customer sites as needed

What we're looking for

• Experience leading AI/ML engagements or deployments, including production AI, ML, or agentic solutions
• Ability to assess architecture and technical trade-offs and guide technical direction without writing production code
• Track record delivering complex, high-stakes enterprise technical projects with strong cross-team coordination
• Executive presence and confidence working with senior business and engineering stakeholders
• Ability to operate independently, make decisions amid ambiguity, and build new delivery practices
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant education, training, or experience

Nice to have

• Experience in a specialized industry such as life sciences, pharmaceuticals, retail, mining, or agriculture
• Experience delivering projects in regulated industries

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours