Deployment Strategist

The Role This is a client-facing deployment and strategy role that sits at the intersection of deployment, product, and operations. You'll be the on-site lead responsible for transforming our customers' operations from manual processes to fully automated, AI-powered workflows. Working shoulder-to-shoulder with CEOs, COOs, and Plant Managers, you'll lead on-site discovery and map how work gets done today, then design how our AI workers should behave inside those workflows - translating business rules into agent tasks, guardrails, approvals, and handoffs. You'll configure and launch agents, run pilots, iterate quickly with users, and prove measurable value against a baseline that you establish. As you go, you'll capture learnings into playbooks and templates that make every future deployment faster. The work is hands-on, fast-moving, and deeply user-centric. You'll switch comfortably between the shop floor and the boardroom. What You’ll Do Lead customer deployments from discovery and scoping through go-live, demonstrated ROI, and steady-state adoptionBuild trusted relationships with customer executives and frontline teams, moving comfortably between the boardroom and the shop floorMap complex workflows and translate ambiguous business rules into clear requirements, agent tasks, guardrails, approvals, and handoffsEstablish baselines, define success metrics, and use data to prove value and guide each deploymentConfigure and launch AI workers in close partnership with Agent Engineers, then test, monitor, and iterate with users until they perform reliablyRun workshops, project cadences, and stakeholder communications that keep deployments moving and close every loopTurn lessons from the field into repeatable playbooks, templates, SOPs, and product feedback that make future deployments faster and betterIdentify opportunities to expand Frank into additional workflows after the initial deployment succeedsTravel to customer sites across the US and spend meaningful time working alongside users in their operating environment Who you are 4+ years of experience in management consulting (Bain, BCG, McKinsey, or similar) or software implementation, with meaningful client-facing delivery experienceStrong process-design instincts and an eye for simplification, measurement, and operational qualityExceptional communicator and facilitator who can run workshops, align stakeholders, and drive decisionsComfortable turning ambiguous business rules into precise operating proceduresData-curious and analytical: comfortable in spreadsheets and basic data exploration to validate assumptionsAction-oriented, organized, and calm under pressure; you close every loopYou care about our mission and are excited to work in person 5 days a week in NYC and travel to customer sites across the US Bonus points Past experience in the manufacturing industry or another industrial settingExposure to ERPs, MRPs, CRMs, MES, or accounting systems common in manufacturingExperience designing SOPs and change-management plansAwareness of LLM / AI concepts, and light familiarity with our stack (TypeScript, NodeJS, React, PostgreSQL) About Forgepoint Revitalize an industry. Rebuild America's manufacturing backbone. America builds satellites, jet engines, and semiconductors with world-class precision, but the software running factory offices is decades behind. Estimators, procurement teams, and accountants still lose hours to spreadsheets, PDFs, and manual data entry. Forgepoint builds AI workers for back office departments like quoting, purchasing, invoicing, and sales coordination. By removing back-office bottlenecks, we help US manufacturers move faster, grow, and compete globally. We're backed by a16z speedrun and angels from Brex, Xwing, and Betterment. Join us in rebuilding the digital foundation of American manufacturing. Our Founders Jack Strauss — Co-Founder & CEO Jack began his career at Acer and Northrop Grumman, then advised industrial companies at Bain. At Xwing, he helped scale the company and led GTM through its acquisition by Joby Aviation. He holds an MBA from Stanford and a BA from USC. Alex Pareto — Co-Founder & CTO Alex began his career at Meta, founded YC-backed Demeanor, and joined NTWRK after its acquisition. He later became a founding engineer on Brex Spend Management and led its engineering organization. He holds a BS in Computer Science from USC. How We Work In person every day in NYC for high-bandwidth collaborationTalk to users constantly: we build with manufacturers, not for themOwn outcomes end-to-end and drive solutions without waiting for permission Our Values We're Here to Win: We are building to help American manufacturers, our customers, our company, and our teammates win at the highest level. There's Always a Way: We are relentlessly resourceful, take ownership of constraints, and find a path forward when others stop. Truth Over Comfort: We choose honesty over ego, surface reality quickly, and change course when the facts demand it. Act Now: We move fast, trust our instincts, and correct course as we go. Step Up: We act like founders, fill gaps, fix problems, and follow through until the work is done. The Team. The Team. The Team.: We put the team first, push and support each other, share wins, and own failures together. Comp & Benefits Base salary $175,000-$215,000 depending on level and experience, plus the opportunity to receive meaningful early-stage equity ($60,000-$100,000 per year) in Forgepoint. You'll also have great healthcare coverage, dinner provided at the office, and unlimited Celsius. Location You'll be in our NYC office five days a week with the opportunity to travel and be on-site with customers across the US, seeing firsthand how the workflows you design revolutionize the way they operate. If you're looking for a role where the real work happens somewhere else, this isn't it; if you want to be at the center of both the company and the customer, it is. Compensation Range: $175K - $215K