This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Forward Deployment Engineer / Support Engineer (Director/Team Lead) in Ireland.
This role blends senior technical leadership with high-impact coaching, supporting experienced engineering leaders in navigating complex career and organizational challenges. You will leverage your deep background in forward deployment, support engineering, or similar technical leadership roles to guide others through 1:1 coaching engagements focused on leadership growth, communication, and decision‑making. The environment is remote, global, and highly mission‑driven, emphasizing personal development, emotional intelligence, and meaningful impact. You will work with senior professionals from fast‑scaling tech organizations, helping them strengthen their leadership presence and effectiveness. Alongside coaching responsibilities, you will participate in structured training to refine and expand your coaching capabilities. This is a unique opportunity to translate extensive engineering leadership experience into a coaching practice that supports the next generation of technical leaders.
Accountabilities
Provide structured 1:1 coaching sessions to senior engineering leaders, focusing on leadership development, communication, prioritization, and career growth.
Support members in defining goals, solving workplace challenges, and improving leadership effectiveness within complex technical organizations.
Engage in ongoing coach training and development programs to refine coaching methodology and enhance impact.
Maintain regular communication with coaching members between sessions via digital platforms to ensure continuity and progress.
Contribute actively to the coaching community by sharing insights, tools, and best practices to improve overall coaching quality.
Foster a supportive, empathetic, and psychologically safe environment that encourages reflection, growth, and vulnerability.
Act as a role model for leadership excellence, emotional intelligence, and continuous learning within the coaching ecosystem.
Requirements
15+ years of experience in engineering leadership roles such as forward deployment, support engineering, platform, infrastructure, security, or ML/AI organizations.
Proven experience leading engineering teams in high‑growth, fast‑scaling, or complex technical environments.
Strong track record of managing teams while maintaining technical credibility and driving execution through others.
Demonstrated ability to lead through organizational change, hypergrowth, or startup‑to‑scale transitions.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and build trust at senior levels.
High emotional intelligence, self‑awareness, and a strong commitment to helping others grow professionally.
Comfortable operating in dynamic, ambiguous, and evolving environments.
Strong interest in coaching and developing others, with a growth mindset toward continuous improvement.
Ability to commit to a long‑term, part‑time coaching engagement with consistent availability.
Benefits
Flexible, fully remote contract opportunity.
Hourly compensation with additional performance‑based bonuses tied to engagement and impact.
Access to ICF‑certified coach training program and professional coaching certification pathway.
Continuous learning and development in advanced coaching methodologies and leadership frameworks.
Opportunity to work with senior leaders from global, high‑growth technology organizations.
Participation in a mission‑driven community focused on leadership growth and career fulfillment.
Long‑term engagement model designed to build meaningful coaching relationships over time.
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