Head Forward Deployed Engineer (f/m/d), 80–100% Zurich

LGT is the largest Private Banking and Asset Management group in the world to be owned by an entrepreneurial family. As the family office of the Princely House of Liechtenstein, we have years of experience in the management of sizeable sums of assets.

LGT is looking for an experienced leader to head and further develop its Forward Deployed Engineering capability within the growing AI team. In this role, you will shape how AI creates measurable business value across LGT and lead a distributed team of Forward Deployed Engineers based in London, Zurich and Hong Kong. Together with your team, you will identify high-impact opportunities, translate business needs into practical AI solutions and ensure successful deployment in complex enterprise environments. You will define LGT’s Forward Deployed Engineering approach and turn pilots into scalable, sustainable outcomes.

Your responsibilities:

• Lead and further develop LGT’s Forward Deployed Engineering capability, including a distributed team based in London, Zurich and Hong Kong.
• Define the vision, mandate, operating model, delivery standards and ways of working in close alignment with AI, technology and business leadership.
• Build, coach and scale a high-performing team with a strong focus on collaboration across regions, consistent quality standards, ownership, learning and responsible innovation.
• Partner closely with senior stakeholders across business units and support functions to identify priority workflows, pain points and opportunities where AI can create measurable value.
• Oversee a portfolio of AI use cases end to end, from prioritisation and scoping through prototyping, implementation, rollout and continuous improvement.
• Ensure that AI agents and AI-enabled workflows are designed and adapted to fit real business processes, enterprise constraints and regulatory requirements.
• Establish clear mechanisms to measure adoption, performance and business impact, and drive ongoing optimisation together with business and technology stakeholders.

• University degree in computer science, engineering, data science, business informatics, innovation management or a related field.

• Several years of experience at the intersection of business and technology, including leadership of complex transformation initiatives or client-facing technical organisations.

• Proven ability to lead, develop and scale high-performing cross-functional or distributed teams across locations, cultures and time zones in an international environment.

• Strong understanding of business processes and stakeholder needs, with the credibility, communication and influencing skills to engage senior business leaders, internal clients and technical teams effectively.

• Strong hands-on understanding of modern AI systems and agentic workflows, combined with experience translating business requirements into practical technology solutions in complex enterprise environments.

• Good understanding of the requirements of a regulated environment, ideally combined with experience in financial services.

• Strong communication skills in English, German and additional languages relevant to LGT locations are an advantage.

• Sound judgement, strong ownership and a pragmatic, outcome-oriented approach, with the ability to analyse complex workflows, simplify ambiguity, prioritise effectively and balance strategic direction with execution.

Please note that no applications via recruitment agencies will be considered for this position.