Forward Deployment Engineer Lead - Marketing

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Position Title: Forward Deployment Engineer Lead - Marketing

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Grade: Grade 06

Requisition ID: 44037

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In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.

About the role.

The Forward Deployment Engineer Lead is responsible for setting the Forward Deployment Engineering (FDE) skill bar at McCain, developing the FDE community, and leading the portfolio FDE talent pool. This player-coach leadership role combines practice leadership, capability development, and hands-on engagement delivery. Reporting to the Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, the role partners closely with business stakeholders, engineering leaders, and AI teams to drive measurable business impact through AI-enabled solutions while ensuring consistent standards, coaching, and professional development across the FDE practice.

What you’ll be doing.

• Establish and maintain the Forward Deployment Engineering practice, including role standards, career pathways, and capability development programs.
• Coach, mentor, and develop FDE talent through structured feedback, hands-on support, and ongoing professional growth opportunities.
• Lead hiring, talent calibration, and performance management activities for the portfolio FDE team.
• Manage the allocation and deployment of FDE resources across -priority business initiatives, balancing business needs with development objectives.
• Personally lead selected AI engagements and use cases while serving as a player-coach for FDE team members.
• Partner with Marketing stakeholders to identify opportunities, drive adoption, and deliver measurable business outcomes through AI-enabled solutions.
• Collaborate with AI Platform & Engineering, Knowledge Engineering, AI Deployment & Enablement, and Governance teams to deliver successful use cases.
• Develop and maintain FDE playbooks, engagement methodologies, and best practices that can be scaled across the organization.
• Influence senior business and technology leaders while driving alignment across priorities, resources, and outcomes.
• Ensure all engagements adhere to McCain Responsible AI, security, governance, and compliance standards.

What you’ll need to be successful.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience leading complex business, customer, consulting, transformation, or technology engagements.
• 3+ years of experience leading teams, practices, or senior individual contributors.
• Minimum 3 years of experience supporting Marketing business functions, including areas such as Brand Marketing, Consumer Insights, Customer Marketing, Digital Marketing, Media & Advertising, Marketing Analytics, Product Marketing, Innovation, or Go-to-Market Strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully operate in a player-coach capacity, balancing direct delivery responsibilities with talent development.
• Strong ability to influence executives, business stakeholders, and technical leaders without direct authority.
• Proven track record of delivering measurable business value and driving adoption of innovative solutions.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
• Experience within Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), foodservice, consulting, digital transformation, or AI-enabled organizations is considered an asset.
• Passion for coaching, developing talent, and building high-performing communities of practice.

About the team.

The Forward Deployment Lead is an individual contributor apart of McCain’s Artificial Intelligence organization and reports to the FDE Manager. This role provides leadership for the portfolio Forward Deployment Engineering community while partnering closely with business sponsors, AI Platform & Engineering, Knowledge Engineering, AI Deployment & Enablement, and Governance teams. The position plays a critical role in scaling AI adoption, developing FDE talent, and driving business value through cross-functional AI initiatives

About McCain.

Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide opportunities to make an impact that matters.

Leadership principles.

At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

AI & Digital Capabilities.

At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture.

The McCain experience.

We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.

Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We’re big believers in the power of working together in person—it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model, with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.

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Compensation Package: $111,700.00 - $149,000.00 . CAD annually + Bonus Eligibility

The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Benefits: At McCain, we’re on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person’s needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with applicable law and can vary by work level, location, and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.

Your well-being matters to us, and we’re here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work — and at home.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know, and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain’s Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy, as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process, though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here.

Job Family: Information Technology
Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)