Customer Success & Forward Deployment Manager

Kyiv, Ukraine
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Full Time
Posted :
10/11/25

About Alta Ares

Alta Ares is a deeptech startup founded in 2024, building real-time AI for defense operations (ISR, C-UAS). Our primary clients are NATO-aligned militaries, with regular deployments during live exercises. Raised €2M pre-seed in May 2025 Products include:
  • Real-time AI ISR module deployable on drones and tactical platforms
  • Counter-UAS solution enabling autonomous drone takeover under GNSS-denied environment
  • Full-stack MLOps platform for training & deploying military-grade AI models
  • Data fusion and trajectory prediction

Position details

  • Based in Ukraine (mobility across global offices in France and Kyiv)
  • Frequent deployments with NATO forces during live exercises
  • Sector: AI solutions for defense

This role reports directly to the Head of Deployment, working closely with our technical teams (R&D, Software, Data).

Role & Mission

As a Field Deployment Manager, you will be the ambassador of our technology with our military partners. Your role is to ensure customer success in the field by facilitating adoption, integration, and optimal use of our AI solutions.

You are the bridge between our technical teams and end-users, ensuring our solutions meet real operational needs.Your key responsibilities:

On the ground with our customers

  • Deploy and implement our AI solutions directly with partner forces
  • Lead hands-on demonstrations and training sessions with military operators
  • Support customers during field trials and live exercises
  • Understand operational needs and adapt our solutions accordingly

Customer interface & operational support

  • Clone SD cards and make sure that it’s integrated into the interceptor
  • Gather field feedback and communicate it to our technical teams
  • Resolve issues encountered in real-world conditions (sometimes degraded or unpredictable)
  • Ensure customer satisfaction and success in using our technologies

Training & documentation

  • Train operators on system usage
  • Create and maintain user documentation adapted to field needs
  • Share best practices for system utilization

Hands-on technical support

  • Diagnose and resolve technical issues autonomously
  • Configure and adapt systems according to operational constraints
  • Collaborate with the technical team to escalate and resolve incidents

Candidate profile

  • 5+ years of experience in a technology domain (software development, system integration, robotics, or related field)
  • Knowledge of Linux-based systems and embedded platforms (e.g., Nvidia Jetson, robotic systems)
  • Programming skills (Python, C/C++, or similar languages) - you must be able to understand and adapt code when needed
  • Understanding of basic DevOps tools (git, docker) to facilitate deployments

Nice to Have

  • Mobility and adaptability: Ability and willingness to travel frequently, including to operational zones
  • Problem-solving: Autonomy and resourcefulness in field conditions, sometimes challenging
  • Excellent interpersonal skills: Comfort representing the company with high-level strategic partners
  • Flexibility: Adaptability to the unexpected and operational constraints
  • Team spirit: Effective collaboration with technical teams and customers
  • Experience with real-time applications, robotics, or edge AI, Gstreamer.
  • Background in defense, security, or military operations.
  • Proficiency in English; Ukrainian or Russian language skills are a plus.

Skills & Values

European & Technolo-gical sovereignty

Rigor & Audacity

Pragmatic, Field-Oriented Innovation

Resilience in Extreme Conditions

What We Offer

  • A high-impact role combining software engineering with operational deployment.
  • Opportunities to work directly with armed forces and strategic partners.
  • Regular field deployments (Ukraine, NATO exercises, European partners).
  • A mission-driven, ambitious team shaping the future of defense technology.
  • Mobility between our offices (Paris, NYC, Kyiv, Athens).

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