Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineering Manager at Staples Inc
Framingham, MA
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Jul 13, 2026
Framingham, MA
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on technical leadership role embedded within Staples' Marketplace business teams, focused on identifying operational and commercial inefficiencies and turning them into working AI and automation solutions. Day-to-day work spans problem discovery, rapid prototyping with AI/ML and LLM tooling, validating proofs of concept against real business data, and shepherding proven solutions into production alongside central technology and data teams. Suits an experienced engineer-manager comfortable bridging business stakeholders and technical teams in a matrixed enterprise setting.
Senior level · 10+ years · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 420 people in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 170–620
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $219,687 (middle half $178,102–$275,447).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
This role is explicitly titled 'Manager' and includes mentoring less experienced team members, but the JD strongly emphasizes hands-on building, prototyping, and individual technical delivery — it is described as 'a hands-on builder role, not a traditional roadmap-bound engineering role.' The people-management scope is limited (mentoring, coordination), making 11-3021 a close call vs. 15-1252; 11-3021 was chosen because the title and cross-functional leadership framing are primary.
No salary figures are stated despite the posting referencing a salary range — the actual numbers were not included in the job description text.
The role requires 4 days/week on-site at Framingham, MA (Staples HQ), so it is not remote. Framingham falls within the Boston-Cambridge-Newton CBSA.
Bachelor's degree is listed as a basic qualification but the JD explicitly accepts 'equivalent work experience,' so the degree requirement is set to None.
Python and Java are listed as examples of 'modern programming languages such as Python, Java, or similar' under required qualifications; Python is named as primary with Java as an alternative.
Cloud platforms and enterprise data platforms appear only under Preferred Qualifications ('Familiarity with enterprise data platforms, cloud environments, and modern AI/LLM tooling ecosystems'), so they are marked as preferred.
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