Vice President of Agentic AI

Indicium AI•New York, NY

6d•$220,000 - $350,000•Onsite

About The Position

Indicium AI is Anthropic’s first European launch partner and is trusted to deploy Claude at enterprise scale. They are also one of the first four OpenAI partners in the UK, with investment from Databricks Ventures. Indicium AI engineers have access to the latest AI tools and models, partner technical teams, and early capability previews. They deploy production AI systems into complex organizations across Financial Services, Energy, and Healthcare to provide a competitive advantage. Indicium AI is expanding its U.S. footprint and is seeking an experienced technical leader to establish and lead their Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) practice in New York. This role reports directly to the global CTO and focuses on Agentic AI and Business Process Optimization. The individual will lead strategic U.S. client engagements, with an initial focus on New York Financial Services, and will scale the local team by hiring 1-2 FDEs. This is a player-coach role where the primary impact comes from setting standards and building the team, while remaining technically involved to review architectures, resolve production issues, and collaborate with the team. The role requires a builder who can lead business transformation meetings with C-suite executives and ensure the delivery of production-grade systems.

Requirements

8+ years in technical roles with 3+ years of experience leading client-facing engineering or delivery teams (e.g., forward-deployed engineering, technical consulting, applied AI, or solutions architecture).
Deep Agentic AI Domain Expertise: Production experience building AI applications, specifically utilizing agentic workflows, multi-agent orchestration, advanced RAG, and evaluation frameworks.
Proven "Consulting DNA": Exceptional client presence and a track record of successfully navigating enterprise corporate dynamics, compliance, and senior business stakeholders.
Technically Current: Strong Python proficiency and a genuine willingness to be a player-coach who can review code or jump on a keyboard when a tight deadline demands it.
Team-Building Track Record: Experience hiring, developing, and retaining strong engineers to grow an engineering function or practice.
Industry Focus: Direct experience delivering technical solutions or process optimization within Financial Services, Insurance, or Energy.

Nice To Haves

Former technical founder or early-stage startup CTO.
Experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) server development and tool ecosystem integration.
Experience working alongside or within partner ecosystems such as Anthropic or AWS at a senior level.
Alumnus of an elite FDE or applied AI environment (e.g., Palantir, Anthropic, DeepMind).

Responsibilities

Establish the U.S. Team: Lead, hire, and onboard the first 1-2 Forward Deployed Engineers in the U.S., setting a high bar for technical talent, client instincts, and delivery quality.
Lead Client Deliverments: Own enterprise engagements end-to-end. Architect, deploy, and scale production-grade agentic AI systems that solve complex business workflow problems.
Bridge Business & Tech: Move fluidly between high-level business strategy with C-suite stakeholders and deeply technical architecture discussions with enterprise engineering teams.
Partner with GTM & Ecosystems: Partner with Sales to scope new engagements and collaborate hand-in-hand with field teams from close partners like Anthropic and AWS on joint enterprise accounts.
Codify the Playbook: Turn customer successes into scalable, repeatable delivery blueprints and enterprise agent deployment patterns for the U.S. practice.