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HighRadius

Forward Deployed Architect

Houston, TX, US Mid Posted April 29, 2026

Role Description

Summary -----------

  • About HighRadius: HighRadius guarantees Value Creation for the Office of the CFO with a single Agentic AI platform. The platform integrates 180+ AI agents that orchestrate end-to-end processes across Order-to-Cash, Close & Reconciliation, Consolidation & Reporting, Accounts Payable, B2B Payments, and Treasury. Each agent is tied to measurable KPIs, ensuring real outcomes in just 3–6 months across 1,300+ Global Enterprises.
  • Location: Houston, TX (HQ) - On-site | Travel: Up to 50% (Client Sites) Target Majors: Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or Management Information Systems (MIS), with 2-5 years of data science or client management experience

About the Role ------------------

* Value Delivery & Process Optimization * + Value Delivery: Identify the potential improvements in technology and process and work with customers to drive business outcomes (e.g., DSO reduction, increased auto-match rates). + The "Day-in-the-Life" Audit: Conduct deep-dive observations of client finance workflows to identify friction points and bottlenecks. + Adoption Strategy: Design and execute playbooks that drive user engagement and ensure the AI platform becomes the backbone of the client's finance operations. * Strategic Governance & Steering * + Operational Committee Ownership: Lead monthly meetings with client SMEs to review health metrics and tactical progress. + Executive Readiness: Manage up and prepare executives for Steering Committees, providing the data-driven narrative of value delivered. * Signal vs. Noise: Change Management * + The 80/20 Rule: Stack-rank client requests and technical enhancements. You must possess the business acumen to negotiate with client managers, focusing resources on the 20% of changes that drive 80% of the impact. + Roadmap Alignment: Prevent "scope creep" by aligning client desires with the core product vision, ensuring scalability over customization. * Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management * + Orchestration: Stakeholder management of internal resources across Product, Engineering, and Consulting to solve high-impact escalations. + Task Force Leadership: When a critical issue arises, you lead the war room. You own the resolution timeline and the post-mortem strategy to prevent recurrence.

Who You Are ---------------

  • Trusted Advisor: You are a trusted advisor to the client. You're at ease leading a meeting with Finance Directors, managers and Subject matter experts. You also love data analysis, designing and re-configuring agents to drive and deliver value to customers.
  • Solution Expert: You will use the value vs complexity matrix to identify solutions and solve problems.
  • HighRadian DNA: You have a bias for action, strong ownership of your customers and customer projects, and a desire to work in a fast-paced SaaS environment.

Why HighRadius? -------------------

  • Impact: Gain top-tier experience with a market leader in Autonomous Finance, transforming antiquated processes with AI driven solutions. We strive to promote 35% of our talent per year, ensuring you accomplish career milestones to broaden your skillsets.
  • Culture: Join a high-growth, high-energy FinTech unicorn.

Perks & Benefits: ----------------------

  • Performance-based commission (for eligible roles)
  • Competitive benefits, 401k matching plan, and wellness resources
  • Opportunity to earn stock options for top-performers
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid company & flex holidays
  • ZINGy environment: quarterly events, team outings, and MORE!

About Forward Deployed Engineering

Forward Deployed Engineers are embedded directly with customers to build custom solutions, integrate products into existing infrastructure, and bridge the gap between product engineering and customer success. The role combines deep technical skills with the ability to operate in client environments and translate business requirements into working software.

Originally pioneered by Palantir, the FDE model has spread across AI, enterprise SaaS, and cloud infrastructure companies. FDEs write production code, architect integrations, train customer teams, and feed product insights back to the core engineering organization. At companies like OpenAI, Salesforce, and Databricks, FDE teams are treated as elite engineering units that can ship custom solutions in days rather than quarters.

Typical FDE stack: Python, TypeScript, SQL, REST/GraphQL APIs, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), and increasingly LLM APIs and AI orchestration frameworks. Strong communication and the ability to context-switch between technical and business conversations are as important as coding ability.

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