About this role
The Forward Deployed Engineering team at Anthropic builds pathways for complex organizations to adopt Claude safely and at scale. As a Manager of Technical Deployment in EMEA, you direct a group of Technical Deployment Leads embedded with strategic clients, overseeing portfolio health and delivery standards from initial statements of work to full production deployments.
Operating in a player-coach capacity, you balance team leadership with leading highly intricate customer engagements yourself. Your work involves shaping delivery strategies, mentoring direct reports, and establishing strong relationships with executive sponsors across diverse European markets. You also act as a crucial bridge between field learnings and internal product teams, influencing regional go-to-market motions and future product directions.
An ideal candidate brings extensive background in managing technical delivery within enterprise settings, combining deep technical literacy in artificial intelligence systems with polished executive presence. Success in the position requires navigating ambiguous environments, driving rigorous account strategies, and scaling a high-performing deployment practice across multiple regions.
What you will do
- Hire, mentor, and retain a team of Technical Deployment Leads embedded within client organizations across the EMEA region.
- Define engagement and delivery strategies that prioritize high-impact use cases and maintain strict portfolio health.
- Manage executive relationships with customer sponsors and represent the company during high-stakes steering committees.
- Lead the most complex client engagements directly when regulatory exposure or organizational scale demands senior intervention.
- Partner with sales, legal, and security functions to integrate compliance and risk management into deployment scoping from the outset.
- Codify reusable solution patterns and technical playbooks to scale the deployment practice efficiently.
- Surface field feedback and emerging use cases from the region back to internal product and research groups.
What you need
- Bring over eight years of experience leading enterprise artificial intelligence or machine learning delivery in roles such as engineering, data science, or research.
- Possess a minimum of three years of direct people management experience overseeing technical delivery outcomes.
- Demonstrate a proven track record of building and leading technical delivery teams across more than one EMEA market.
- Have direct experience deploying production-grade AI, machine learning, or large language model solutions into real environments.
- Show deep familiarity with the EMEA enterprise landscape, including regional procurement habits and regulatory frameworks.
- Hold a bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and professional experience in a relevant field.
Nice to have
- Working proficiency in a second European language such as German or French
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What is the remote or office policy for this job?
The role follows a location-based hybrid policy where staff are expected to be in an office at least 25 percent of the time, though specific duties require travel to customer sites across EMEA for 25 to 50 percent of the schedule.
What is the compensation range for this position?
The annual base salary for the position ranges from £190,000 to £230,000 GBP.
Is visa sponsorship available for applicants?
Yes, visa sponsorship is available, and the company retains an immigration lawyer to assist successful candidates with the process.