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Dryft builds AI models that automate complex human decisions in manufacturing operations. The company captures knowledge from experienced operators across supply chain, production planning, and engineering, then uses this understanding to help manufacturers run their businesses more effectively. Customers include some of the world's largest robotics, machine, and component manufacturers.
As a Founding Deployment Strategist, you will own customer deployments end-to-end, from initial executive workshops through production rollout across multiple plants. You'll work directly with C-level executives, shop-floor operators, and IT teams to ensure successful implementation. Your responsibilities include:
- Manage the complete deployment lifecycle, guiding customers from discovery through production use
- Shape the product roadmap by translating messy customer workflows into feature requests and collaborating closely with engineering
- Build repeatable deployment playbooks and processes that scale, laying the foundation for future team growth
- Serve as the bridge between customers, product, and engineering, bringing insights back to inform company direction
- Work in high-pressure situations solving novel problems that most people would avoid
- Interact with both C-suite executives and first-time AI users, adapting your communication style accordingly
This is an entrepreneurial, founder-like role with significant autonomy and responsibility. You'll face unfamiliar processes and customer challenges daily, requiring you to think on your feet and drive solutions independently. The role offers unusual early ownership and is positioned to grow into leadership positions such as Deployment Lead or Head of Europe/US.
Dryft is a small, talent-dense team backed by founders and operators from legendary tech companies, Tier-1 U.S. venture firms, and board members from global industrial companies. The team values humility, hard work, speed, kindness, deep customer care, and a willingness to tackle difficult problems.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 2+ years of fast-paced experience in a top-tier role (e.g., consulting), as a founder, or as an early employee in a high-growth startup
- Technical fluency and AI-native mindset: comfortable with data, APIs, integrations, and experimenting with new AI tools (Claude Code experience is a plus)
- Industrial background preferred: experience in manufacturing, industrial software, procurement, supply chain, or related industrial domain
- Founder DNA: high agency, drive, serious work ethic, ability to thrive in ambiguity, and proactive priority-setting
- Product-minded: ability to listen to customer pain points and translate them into elegant product features
- Competitive nature with a track record of winning at difficult challenges
- Strong communication skills: ability to manage impatient executives, win over skeptical IT leaders, and build rapport across organizational levels
- Down-to-earth and relatable: equally comfortable with shop-floor operators and boardroom executives
- Willingness to relocate to Munich and work onsite with 30-50% travel
