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Technical Director, FDE

DirectorDirectorFull TimeRemoteTeam 51-200H1B No SponsorCompany Site LinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

51 days ago

Salary

Not specified

Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglishERP

Job Description

• Lead the Forward Deployed Engineering function at CoLab, including team structure, hiring, onboarding, and performance management • Serve as executive technical sponsor for strategic customers, guiding architecture, integration strategy, and technical deployment • Personally lead delivery of complex, high-impact projects that interface with various enterprise systems such as Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Identity Management and Access Controls systems, and Data & Analytics platforms • Collaborate cross-functionally to prioritize technical customer initiatives and remove delivery blockers • Develop repeatable processes, tools, and internal infrastructure to scale the FDE function • Provide structured feedback loops to Product and Engineering that directly shape the roadmap • Build long-term relationships with enterprise customers and deepen CoLab’s technical credibility

Job Requirements

5–10+ years of experience in technical roles, including at least 2–3 years leading FDE, Solutions Engineering, or similar teams in a SaaS context
Proven experience building a new function or team from scratch
Strong coding skills and technical fluency - comfortable leading implementation when needed
Deep experience working with enterprise systems (e.g., PLM, ERP, IdP, data lakes)
Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management (internal and external)
Experience embedding with customer teams and navigating complex technical orgs
Bonus: Familiarity with engineering/manufacturing data and AI-powered tooling