Deployment Associate, Fast Forward Program (Accounting/Finance Background Required)

Moder • Conshohocken, PA

55d • Hybrid

About The Position

Moder is building its first cohort of Forward Deployment Engineers (FDEs) through the Fast Forward Program, a full-time, structured launchpad for recent graduates. This program is designed for individuals who want to build a career in AI deployment within financial services. Associates will be the first to go through "Foundry Academy," deploy on live client engagements, and provide feedback to shape the program. The role requires technical sharpness and curiosity about real-world AI deployment in financial institutions with complex data and legacy systems. Associates are expected to be contributors from week one, working on real problems alongside experienced engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration with an accounting concentration
• 150 semester hours total to have sit for CPA Exam
• A highly analytical mindset: you break problems down, find the data that matters, and build a structured case for what to do — rather than waiting for direction.
• High degree of intellectual curiosity and inquisitiveness — you ask questions others skip past, investigate the edges of problems, and are never fully satisfied with 'it works.'
• Clear communication in writing and in conversation, to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfort with ambiguity and open-ended environments where what you need to do is discovered through engagement, not handed down in a spec.
• Ability to commute to and work from Philadelphia at least three days per week.

Nice To Haves

• Master's in Accounting or Master's in Taxation
• Current CPA License
• Coursework, projects, or research involving data engineering, machine learning, enterprise data platforms, or applied AI.
• Any exposure to AI/ML concepts including LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation, or agentic systems — enough to understand why they matter in an enterprise context.
• Prior experience in a client-facing, consulting, or applied research capacity — you have translated between technical work and a non-technical audience before.
• Background or coursework in financial services, mortgage, insurance, or a regulated industry.
• Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) at any level.

Responsibilities

• Work on active Palantir Foundry deployments alongside senior FDEs, owning defined scopes within real client engagements.
• Build data pipelines, ontology structures, and workflow automations in Foundry's Pipeline Builder and Workshop.
• Wrangle real, complex financial services datasets: cleaning, transforming, integrating, and making them usable inside Palantir's ontology layer.
• Develop hands-on proficiency in Foundry's core tools: Pipeline Builder, Workshop, Ontology Manager, Code Repositories, and AIP.
• Contribute to architecture and technical design discussions.
• Build working familiarity with AI and LLM-driven workflows through Palantir AIP.
• Participate in client-facing sessions — discovery meetings, technical reviews, status updates — alongside senior FDEs.
• Support training and handoff sessions for client teams.
• Develop the ability to translate technical realities into business language across a range of audiences.
• Represent Moder in-person at client locations when travel is required.
• Participate actively in Moder Academy — our structured onboarding covering the mortgage lifecycle, insurance operations, Palantir Foundry, and client engagement frameworks — and provide feedback.
• Maintain a structured learning log throughout the program, capturing client patterns, platform observations, and deployment insights.
• Complete a capstone project — a client-facing workflow or internal accelerator that you own end-to-end — and present it to Moder leadership.
• Provide formal feedback at structured checkpoints that will be used to improve the program for Cohort 2.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.

Benefits

• Ownership from Day One
• Comprehensive onboarding program covering the mortgage and insurance lifecycle, Palantir Foundry platform certification, and Moder's client engagement framework.
• Dedicated senior FDE mentor with weekly 1:1s, structured feedback, and real mentorship.
• Hybrid work model with three days in the office.
• Clear career path: Associate FDE → FDE → Senior FDE → Principal FDE.
• Opportunity to improve the FDE program and shape future development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level