Forward Deployed Supply Chain Engineer (US)
Quick Summary
About the Company Why We Built Lyric: Supply chains are more critical and complex than ever. Every day, large enterprises navigate trillions of possible decisions that could impact the bottom line.
About the Role
~1 min readLyric is looking for a Forward Deployed Supply Chain Engineer to lead platform delivery on one of our largest enterprise engagements to date. This is a critical, customer-facing position that will own a workstream end-to-end — from planning through go-live — and brings the judgment, presence, and drive to earn the confidence of a group of tenured, experienced operators and engineers.
This role calls for a hands-on builder: someone who operates with genuine autonomy, moves with urgency, and brings the rigor and credibility to lead a high-visibility deployment where the stakes are real.
Responsibilities
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Own Lyric deployment workstreams end-to-end, from planning through go-live
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Run meetings and manage the project plan independently, keeping stakeholders informed of progress and status
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Partner with customer and internal executives to align priorities, manage risk, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery
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Lead structured UAT and drive adoption of Lyric solutions for our customers
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Train and enable customer teams, including engineers and experienced operators, to adopt Lyric’s platform effectively, building confidence in a powerful and fast-evolving toolset
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Serve as the primary point of contact for end-users through go-live and into steady-state monitoring
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Partner closely with Lyric's technical delivery team to translate business needs into the platform build
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Apply AI tools as a default part of delivery: LLM-assisted modeling and configuration, agentic workflows for data prep and validation, AI-generated documentation, test scripts, etc.
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Identify where AI and agentic capabilities can be embedded into customer planning operations — anomaly detection, AI-assisted demand sensing, automated scenario generation
3–7+ years of experience, ideally as a senior consultant at a large systems integrator, building, connecting, and managing technology systems
Comfortable owning a workstream hands-on: running meetings independently, building project plans, and driving toward a timeline
Supply chain consulting background preferred; oil & gas industry experience is a plus but not required
Adept program and project management skills
High energy, high agency, and comfortable navigating a large, complex client organization
Strong communicator, especially with engineers and experienced, non-technical, operator-type audiences
SQL/Python familiarity is a plus
Location: Remote. We're hiring for this role in the US or Canada, with a preference for Central or Eastern time zones to align with the delivery team and client stakeholders. Up to 30% travel expected, primarily within the US.
Compensation: The annual compensation range for this position is $100,000 and $170,000 in on-target earnings. Base cash will be determined based on years of experience with a 20% variable compensation that is earned based on individual & business performance. You will also have the opportunity to receive equity in Lyric.
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Who can apply
- United States
- Posted
- 42 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- September 4, 2026
- First seen
- September 25, 2026
- Last seen
- October 16, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 20
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 29%
- Scored at
- October 16, 2026
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