Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM Lead
Aircall
· San Francisco Office
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Responsibilities
- Lead and scale the Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team
- Drive go-to-market strategy for AI Communication Agent (AVA)
- Ensure successful technical implementation across enterprise customers
- Translate customer feedback into product roadmap inputs
- Collaborate with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams
- Establish repeatable deployment models and best practices
- Maintain hands-on involvement in key customer deployments
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in engineering or technical leadership roles
- 5+ years leading customer-facing engineering teams
- Deep understanding of AI/ML technologies and go-to-market strategies
- Experience scaling teams in high-growth SaaS environments
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
- Excellent communication and presentation abilities
- Track record of driving revenue through technical solutions
Skills
- Applied AI
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Team Leadership
- Customer-Facing Engineering
- SaaS
- Technical Delivery
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Product Strategy
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity package
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible PTO policy
- Remote-friendly work environment
- Professional development budget
- Parental leave
- Home office stipend
Aircall is a unicorn, AI-powered customer communications platform used by 22,000+ companies worldwide to drive revenue, resolve issues faster, and scale customer-facing teams. We’re redefining customer communications by bringing voice, SMS, WhatsApp, and AI together into one seamless workspace.
Our momentum comes from a simple idea: help teams work smarter, not harder. Aircall’s AI Voice Agent automates routine calls, AI Assist streamlines post-call work, and AI Assist Pro delivers real-time guidance so people can do their best work. The result is higher revenue, faster resolutions, and teams that scale with confidence.
Aircall is headquartered in Paris, our European HQ, with a strong North American presence anchored in Seattle, our North American HQ, and teams across Madrid, London, Berlin, San Francisco, New York City, Sydney, and Mexico City. We’ve built a product customers love and a business that’s scaling quickly, backed by world-class investors and driven by rapid AI innovation across multiple product lines.
At Aircall, you’ll join a company in motion. We’re ambitious, product-driven, and execution-focused, with visible impact, fast decisions, and real growth.
How we work at Aircall: We’re customer-obsessed, data-driven, and focused on delivering meaningful outcomes. We value ownership, continuous learning, and thoughtful speed. If you thrive in a collaborative, fast-moving environment where trust and impact matter, you’ll feel at home here.
About the Role:
The Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM Lead owns the technical execution, go-to-market effectiveness, and organizational adoption of Aircall’s AI Communication Agent.
This role leads and scales the Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team while remaining closely engaged in customer-facing work to ensure consistency, quality, and impact across all deployments.
Operating at the intersection of Applied AI, technical delivery, and go-to-market execution, this leader works across Sales, Account Management, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Support to ensure AVA is successfully positioned, implemented, and scaled. The role plays a critical part in shaping how Aircall brings AI to market - translating field execution into repeatable models, and customer learnings into product and GTM evolution.
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