Description
You will lead the Forward Deployed Engineering function, with direct line management of the FDE team, setting FDE strategy and engagement priorities, owning Director-level business unit sponsor relationships, and representing Enterprise AI on FDE matters to GSK leadership.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the Forward Deployed Engineering function, owning strategy, structure, hiring, development, and standards
- Hire, mentor, and develop the FDE team, creating development paths from G8 through to G5
- Set the standards for AI-native engineering practice within the function
- Set the bar for AI, ML, and data science rigor across the function
- Own relationships with Director and Senior Director-level business unit sponsors
- Take on the most strategic FDE engagements personally
- Make and defend portfolio-level kill/continue decisions across FDE engagements
- Track the frontier of AI/ML research and translate advances into practical guidance for the team
- Coordinate with Solutions Engineering and Operations Engineering on the delivery pipeline
- Influence vendor strategy and tooling choices for AI-native engineering practice within Enterprise AI
- Build governance in by design, ensuring the FDE function operates within Code Orange, Responsible AI, and Accountability Report governance
- Report to Enterprise AI leadership on FDE function performance
Basic Qualifications:
- 12 or more years of experience in software engineering and AI/ML engineering
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Proven track record of taking AI ideas from sketch to working software at speed in customer-facing engineering roles
- Strong technical depth in GenAI patterns
- Recognized expertise in AI, ML, and data science
- Demonstrated daily use of AI coding agents
- Experience hiring, mentoring, and developing senior engineering talent
- Track record of representing engineering functions to senior business stakeholders
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