ConvergeProsperity - Lead Product Forward Deployed Engineer for FSI Signals - Products & Platforms

Product Forward Deployed EngineerThe Innovation & Delivery Transformation (I&DT) team is building the future of Deloitte's business through new AI-native platforms and products. The team is responsible for identifying, nurturing, scaling, and winning in new markets through new capabilities. Are you looking for a unique opportunity with both start-up spirit AND enterprise strength? Deloitte's Converge for FSI business offers both We are looking for a talented individual with an innovative mindset to join the Converge for FSI team in our mission to develop differentiated financial services products that achieve product-market fit. This is a great opportunity to be on the frontlines of Deloitte's innovation & product strategy while staying close to industry/sector priorities.
Are you energized by both winning the deal and delivering on it? As a Product Forward Deployed Engineer (pFDE), you'll be the GTM & Delivery engine for Signals, a priority product in the Converge for FSI portfolio. Signals is a proprietary set of data assets coupled with AI, data science, and statistical models that help our clients drive business growth and power decisions in a dynamic and changing market. You'll bring core consulting skills, financial services industry knowledge, and the ability to work with key stakeholders (product managers, technical / engineering teams, and Market Makers) to qualify product fit, pitch / demo products to clients, shape & commercialize opportunities, and deliver work by managing scope, timeline, and client outcomes. You'll be expected to be equally comfortable pitching and demoing to a C-suite leader as you are working with product / engineering teams to deliver on a proof of concept.
As the lead pFDE, you will be responsible for developing the strategy, vision, and operations of the FDE function for the Signals product. You will drive commercial success by defining commercialization models, working with internal teams to enable licensing, and making it easier for Market Makers to sell products to clients. You will be part of the General Manager's leadership team, responsible for proactively bringing ideas that push the business forward, weighing in on key decisions, and helping junior resources across the team overcome hurdles.
Work you'll do:Pre-Sale: Build and maintain relationships with market makers, buyer decision-makers, and Deloitte account teams to identify and shape product opportunitiesPrepare and deliver pitches and product demos to client executives (including C-suite), translating Signals for FSI product value into a clear business caseDevelop go-to-market materials — pitch decks, demo scripts, one-pagers, case studies — that Sales and Product teams can reuse across engagementsPartner with Market Makers and Product Managers to scope, price, and staff delivery engagements (incl. building scoping documents, pricing models, and commercial agreements)Enable commercialization of products, create standardized license agreements, and be an advisor to Market Makers less familiar with taking Products to marketPost-Sale: Lead delivery of scoped proofs of concept (POCs) and in-market testing, working hands-in-hand with engineering and data science teams to deliver the product to the client to drive outcomes for their businessServe as the client's primary point of contact post-sale, managing scope, timeline, and outcomes, and escalating/resolving issues that put delivery at riskTranslate client requirements and product gaps back to Product Managers to inform the product feature backlog, distinguishing custom delivery needs from core product enhancementsBuild, maintain, and scale reusable delivery assets, demo patterns, and implementation playbooks that accelerate the sales and deployment cycle for future engagementsProvide a continuous feedback loop between clients and the product team, and support knowledge transfer to delivery teamsOperate within defined engagement guardrails — scoped, time-boxed, and outcome-oriented — to protect capacity and ensure clean handoffs at the end of each deployment/deliveryThe successful candidate would possess these

skills:
Comfortable moving fluidly between client-facing selling conversations and hands-on delivery oversight, without needing to write the underlying codeStrong executive presence and communicator, able to translate technical product capability into a business case for client executives and internal stakeholders alikeAble to work effectively alongside engineering and technical delivery teams — understanding enough of the technical picture to scope, sequence, and troubleshoot delivery without being the hands-on engineer or data scientistGenuine interest in and working knowledge of the financial services industry sufficient to speak credibly to industry-specific client problems across banking, insurance, and investment managementAbility to deliver work within scope / timelines and take an "outcomes" mindset to ensure client receives maximum valueComfortable