Location: San Francisco, CA
Type: Full-Time
Base Compensation: $175,000 – $250,000

Overview

The Forward Deploy AI Engineer embeds directly with enterprise and mid-market customers to drive measurable business outcomes. Operating at the intersection of product, growth, and AI-driven search strategy, this role combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

You will function as a strategist, operator, and consultant—owning adoption, AI visibility across search platforms, and revenue impact for customers.

This role sits within a venture-backed AI-driven search optimization and marketing infrastructure startup operating in a high-growth category.

What You'll Do

• Own end-to-end success for a portfolio of enterprise and growth-stage customers
• Embed directly with marketing, growth, and SEO teams as a hands-on operator
• Develop and execute AI search optimization and content strategies
• Identify keyword gaps, competitive insights, and AI visibility opportunities
• Launch and optimize content within customer CMS environments
• Monitor performance across AI-driven search ecosystems and generative platforms
• Translate performance data into actionable strategies that drive traffic, pipeline, and revenue
• Drive product adoption and workflow integration across customer teams
• Partner with Sales to identify and support account expansion opportunities
• Capture structured customer feedback to influence product development
• Develop case studies tied to measurable business outcomes

Core Requirements

• 2–6 years of experience in SEO, growth marketing, content strategy, or customer implementation roles
• Strong understanding of search strategy, demand generation, and marketing analytics
• Demonstrated ability to manage customer relationships and deliver successful implementations
• Experience operating within B2B SaaS or marketing technology environments
• Ability to translate data into clear execution plans
• Highly proactive mindset with strong ownership orientation
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Green Flags

• Experience in high-growth startup environments
• Comfortable operating cross-functionally and wearing multiple hats
• Experience interfacing directly with founders and product leadership
• Familiarity with SEO tooling, CMS platforms, or AI-enabled search technologies

Red Flags

• No prior customer-facing implementation experience
• Preference for highly structured corporate environments
• Experience limited exclusively to large enterprise technology organizations

Interview Process

1. Introductory Call
2. Follow-Up Interview
3. Short Paid Evaluation Period
4. Offer Decision