# Manager, AI Deployment Engineering - Codex

**Company**: OpenAI
**Location**: London, UK
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Full time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124605186

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## Description

### About the role

We are seeking an experienced technical leader to manage a team of AI Deployment Engineers responsible for driving successful Codex adoption across strategic customers.

In this role, you will lead engineers who work hands-on with customer development teams to design AI-enabled workflows, deploy production-ready solutions, and establish scalable patterns for AI-powered software development.

As a manager, you will define how deployment engagements operate at scale , setting technical strategy, coaching engineers, and ensuring consistent execution across customer implementations.

You will serve as both a people leader and technical advisor, partnering closely with Sales, Product, Research, and Engineering teams to translate customer needs into deployment best practices and product insights.

Success in this role will be measured by production deployments, sustained developer adoption, and the creation of repeatable deployment patterns that accelerate Codex usage across organisations.

### Responsibilities

- Lead, hire, and mentor a high-performing team of AI Deployment Engineers supporting Codex customers across strategic accounts.

- Own the operating model and engagement strategy for Codex deployment efforts, ensuring customers successfully move from pilot to production adoption.

- Guide teams in designing and implementing AI-enhanced development workflows, automations, and scalable deployment architectures.

- Act as the senior technical escalation point for complex customer implementations and deployment challenges.

- Partner with Sales, Product, Research, and Applied Engineering teams to align customer outcomes with product direction and roadmap priorities.

- Help establish repeatable deployment playbooks, technical patterns, and best practices that enable scaled adoption of AI coding tools.

- Coach engineers to operate as trusted advisors to engineering leadership and executive stakeholders.

- Synthesise insights from customer deployments and translate them into actionable feedback for internal teams.

- Champion safe, reliable, and effective adoption of AI-powered development workflows across industries.

### Requirements

- 8+ years of experience in technical customer-facing roles such as deployment engineering, solutions architecture, technical consulting, or post-sales engineering.

- 2+ years of experience leading technical teams, including hiring, mentoring, and developing engineers.

- Experience deploying Generative AI, developer platforms, or cloud-based software solutions into production environments.

- Hands-on technical experience with software development systems and programming languages such as Python or JavaScript.

- Understanding of modern software development lifecycles and how AI tooling transforms developer productivity and workflows.

- Effective communication skills, able to translate complex technical and business topics to both engineering teams and executive stakeholders.

- Ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and enjoy building new operating models and teams from first principles.

- Strong ownership, humility, and a commitment to helping both customers and teammates succeed.

### What you might thrive in this role if you:

- Have a passion for driving innovation and adoption of AI technologies.

- Enjoy working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders.

- Are a strong communicator and able to build relationships with cross-functional teams.

- Have a track record of delivering results and driving business growth.

- Are committed to ongoing learning and professional development.

### Benefits

- Competitive salary and bonus structure.

- Comprehensive health insurance and retirement plan.

- Flexible work arrangements and remote work options.

- Opportunities for professional growth and development.

- Collaborative and dynamic work environment.

### How to apply

If you're excited about this opportunity, please submit your application through our website. We can't wait to hear from you!

## Skills

### Required
- Generative AI
- Developer platforms
- Cloud-based software solutions
- Python
- JavaScript
- Software development systems
- Modern software development lifecycles
- AI tooling
- Developer productivity and workflows

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