> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # Director, Forward Deployed Engineering Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76ebd2551738d22f Regal posts a director FDE role to lead deployment teams in New York, NY with no pay posted. First Director of Forward Deployed Engineering at Regal, an AI agent platform for enterprise customer communications. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Regal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/regal) Posted May 27, 2026 by Regal · open on Lever as of Nov 8, 2026 Pay not posted New York, NY Hybrid Full-time First Director of Forward Deployed Engineering at Regal, an AI agent platform for enterprise customer communications. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F76ebd2551738d22f&placement=top) - [View posting at Regal](https://jobs.lever.co/regal.ai/6724819b-f88e-44ed-8765-adfde52e7d66/apply) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## At a glance ### Posted base pay Not posted Staff+ FDE postings, 388 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $197K to $262K, median $225K. ### The work Leads the deployment team Balance **Mostly pre-sales or support** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept (not covered) 3. Implementation 4. Operations Travel **Required, amount not stated** - **Coding**: Configuration only - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Staff+ - **Role**: People manager ### What they ask for Experience - **6+ years** technical, customer-facing, or product leadership roles - **2+ years** leading high-performing technical teams Background - **Solutions and customer engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 2+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a staff-level role. What level are you at now? The job is in New York, NY. Could you work there? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. [What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: New York, NY - **Work arrangement**: Hybrid - **Remote work restrictions**: Only available in New York City (HQ- Midtown); hybrid in office T/W/TH, optional M/F. - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Travel**: Travel required, amount not stated ## More like this [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc7f1d0479aa37c4) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $200,000–$299,000 [Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta) ### [Applied AI Engineer - Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f22c1bc1523b1cde) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $250,000–$425,000 [Profound](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/profound) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Marketing Engineers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f8b796da97a1250) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $183,000–$190,500 - [Other jobs at Regal (1)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/regal) ## The job description from Regal Posted by Regal on May 27, 2026 ### ABOUT US Founded in 2020, Regal is the AI Agent Platform. Regal gives every company the tools to transform customer communications with delightful AI Agents that are connected to your data, easy to customize and monitor, always available, and ready to take action. Power better support, sales, and operations – with way less effort. Our founders, Alex Levin and Rebecca Greene, helped build Angi (Angie’s List, HomeAdvisor, and Handy) to over $1.5B in revenue. Based in Manhattan, we’re building an in-person culture of entrepreneurs who want to win and build something meaningful. We’re backed by top investors including Founder Collective, Homebrew, and Emergence Capital. Come join us as we create a category-defining company, and follow Regal's company page on LinkedIn to stay up-to-date on our journey and current job openings! We’re moving fast, and the numbers speak for themselves: - Partnered with enterprise brands like Google, AAA, Ro, Coursera - Raised $82M (top tier investors including Emergence & Homebrew) - Completed 500M+ calls - Driven $7B revenue for customers - Scaled to $##M ARR - Built amazing NYC (Midtown) in office culture ### ABOUT THE ROLE: As our first Director, Forward Deployed Engineering at Regal, you'll grow and lead our Forward Deployed Engineering function, the team responsible for turning our AI Agents into measurable business outcomes for our customers. You'll set the standard for what a high-quality, fast, scalable deployment looks like. This is a role for a leader who operates at the intersection of strategy and execution. You're just as comfortable in the technical weeds as you are in an executive briefing. You'll partner at the leadership level with Product, AI, and Customer Success to turn field learnings into better products, sharper implementation playbooks, and new avenues for growth. You'll own how Regal delivers value to customers and how we scale that impact company-wide. If you're a commercially-minded builder who's led teams through a fast-moving territory and wants to operate at the forefront of AI, this is a chance to define how the next generation of AI-powered customer experiences gets built and deployed. ### RESPONSIBILITIES: - Build, lead, and scale Regal's Forward Deployed Engineering team, setting hiring standards, coaching Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs), and creating the career paths and quality bar the team operates against - Own end-to-end delivery for enterprise AI deployments: how engagements are scoped, staffed, sequenced, and measured across multiple concurrent customer launches, from kickoff to go-live - Define the success metrics and commercial framework for AI Agent deployments, and hold the Forward Deployed Engineering team accountable to them - Partner cross-functionally with Product, AI, and Customer Success, turning field insight from enterprise customer deployments into roadmap priorities, model improvements, and implementation playbooks that scale - Own and evolve Regal's implementation playbook, setting the standard for enterprise AI deployment excellence - Drive revenue and strategic impact: own revenue-generating initiatives, expand AI adoption across Regal's customer base, and report deployment outcomes to executive leadership and the board - Represent Regal's Forward Deployed Engineering function externally at executive briefings, customer launches, and AI industry events, with ~1 week/month travel ### ABOUT YOU: - 6–15 years of experience in technical, customer-facing, or product leadership roles - 2+ years leading high-performing technical teams (e.g., Forward Deployed Engineers), with a track record of coaching mid-level talent, driving execution, and holding a high bar for quality and outcomes - You have a proven track record of driving projects from 0 to 1 and delivering measurable business impact - Experienced in managing enterprise customer deployments, integrations, and cross-functional initiatives, balancing customer urgency with long-term scalability - Commercially minded, you understand how successful deployments unlock renewals, expansions, and customer advocacy - Strong analytical skills who defers to using data to inform decisions, define success metrics, and drive continuous improvement - Exceptional project management and organizational skills — able to simplify complexity, prioritize competing initiatives, and hold teams accountable while setting clear strategic direction - Relentless ownership mindset: no task is too small, hands-on when needed, and equally skilled at leading teams, coaching talent, and partnering with executives - Working knowledge of APIs, data flows, and light-coding experience (JavaScript, Python, or similar) ### BENEFITS/PERKS: ### We care about your health! - Medical, Dental, and Vision plans - 80% covered by the company - Flexible PTO & 11 paid holidays/year - Subsidized ClassPass membership ### We care about future you! - 401k Plan - Paid parental leave - Pre-tax commuter benefits ### We care about connection! - In-office breakfast and snacks daily - Happy hours, team outings, & annual off-sites - Complete laptop workstation - & more to come! ### POSITION LOCATION & OFFICE DETAILS This position is only available in New York City (HQ- Midtown). Hybrid roles are required in office T/W/TH and office optional M/F. If you think you’re missing relevant experience but you’re hungry and a fast learner (and can prove it), we want to hear from you! [View posting at Regal](https://jobs.lever.co/regal.ai/6724819b-f88e-44ed-8765-adfde52e7d66/apply) ## About Regal Voice-first AI agent platform for contact centers, automating sales, support, and operations calls for enterprise brands across phone, SMS, and chat. 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