Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering

About the role Anthropic is building a team to help organisations adopt Claude in transformative, safe, and lasting ways. As the first FDE Manager in DACH, you'll lead a team that deploys AI applications for strategic customers. You'll hire and develop a high-performing team, set technical and operational standards, and create playbooks for repeatable successes. Responsibilities Hire, develop, and retain a world-class team of Forward Deployed Engineers. Conduct regular 1:1s, provide technical mentorship, and invest in career growth. Staff and oversee customer engagements, making resource allocation decisions. Collaborate with account teams and Engagement Managers during pre-sales. Review technical architectures and code produced by your FDEs. Stay hands-on to lead technical discovery sessions, prototype solutions, and debug complex issues. Build repeatable playbooks, starter repositories, and an internal knowledge base. Define team OKRs tied to customer success outcomes and product adoption goals. Partner with Product and Engineering to translate field insights into product improvements. Travel to customer sites as needed (25-50%). You may be a good fit if you have 10+ years of experience in software engineering, solutions architecture, or a technical customer-facing role. 2+ years of people management experience within a services/post-sales/FDE organisation. Experience building organisations from 0->1. Experience working directly with enterprise customers on technical implementations. Executive presence with strong written and verbal communication skills. Genuine excitement about building something new and defining what great looks like for a team. Why this role matters You'll be a founding leader of a team that defines how enterprises adopt and scale AI. Your work will directly influence Anthropic's product direction and create reusable patterns for the broader customer base. Logistics Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Minimum years of experience: Correlates with internal job level requirements. Location-based hybrid policy: 25% office time. Visa sponsorship: Available. Job Data by YubHub .