Forward Deployed Engineering Build Manager

Overview

Team Bio:
Service Now’s Applied AI Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team partners with strategic customers to shape the future of enterprise AI. We identify high-value opportunities, accelerate business outcomes, and build reusable AI-native solutions that advance the Now AI Platform.

Our mission:
We partner deeply with our customers to build intelligent, scalable AI solutions that solve their most mission-critical challenges. By embedding in real-world complexity, we deliver fast, iterate with purpose, and transform every success into reusable patterns that accelerate transformation across the Now Platform and the broader enterprise.

Why This Role Matters:
Enterprise leaders aren’t just experimenting with AI — they’re demanding outcomes. The next wave of adoption will be led by those who can move fast, deliver measurable value, and transform 1-off wins into repeatable success.

As a FDE Build Manager, you operate on the front lines of transformation. You will support Service Now’s cross-functional Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) teams in building and delivering intelligent, scalable AI solutions that solve our customers’ most mission-critical challenges.

You’ll work in a fast-paced environment as our FDE team partners with key strategic customers to accelerate time to value. You will provide a proactive, strategic perspective, manage customer relationships, and drive tactical execution from initial conception through FDE build development, delivery, and successful completion.

You are a dynamic and innovative problem-solver who thrives in complex, fast-paced environments. You have a strong analytical mindset while still keeping focus on the bigger picture. You have a background managing SDLC processes while keeping a customer-first mentality. You have a passion for AI and scaling innovation. You excel at transforming ambiguity into clarity and have hands on experience driving projects/programs end to end.

• Work seamlessly with software engineers, product managers, product designers, and customers, to deliver intelligent systems that address mission-critical challenges using AI
• Collaborate directly with customers to co-innovate AI solutions tailored to their needs, acting as the first point of contact or escalation
• Develop trusted relationships with key internal and external technology leaders and stakeholders to drive focus on the strategic build objectives and optimize build delivery — this includes supporting and holding resources accountable for their responsibilities within the build
• Drive large scale, cross-functional, high visibility AI software development builds on condensed timelines
• Organize complex, ambiguous problems into prioritized milestones, deliverables, and success criteria for your builds, translating business objectives into execution strategy (tactical and strategic)
• Anticipate and remove obstacles that slow down or prevent builds from delivering on objectives, especially on the AI/ML deployment front
• Help manage risks, dependencies and escalate impediments, as well as releases and navigating AI release requirements
• Drive process improvements and create documentation to promote best practices using automation to replace repeatable, operational tasks
• Coordinate day to day activities required to deliver a great solution on time, as well as create transparency through reports, dashboards, and status updates
• Seek to continuously grow by proactively seeking and embracing constructive feedback, as well as provide feedback to colleagues to encourage an open and collaborative culture

• 10+ years of project/program management experience in mid/large size software development companies
• A solid understanding of SDLC and release management practices in cloud-based SaaS product organizations
• Prior work delivering AI or intelligent workflow solutions at scale, with proven success in deploying AI solutions that delivered tangible customer impact
• Familiarity with AI governance, compliance, and enterprise security practices
• This role includes occasional travel

• Demonstrated competence in key AI/ML software engineering program…