Applications Manager

**About** [**<Overview.ai>**](http://Overview.ai)

[<Overview.ai>](http://Overview.ai) is one of the fastest growing US startups in the AI space. [<Overview.ai>](http://Overview.ai) is bringing the cutting edge of AI computer vision to manufacturing—solving inspection problems that were previously not solvable with traditional machine vision. We’re a full-stack company: we deploy GPU-powered cameras on production lines, run inference on the edge, and operate a platform that supports large fleets of devices deployed across the world.

We’re growing extremely fast. Our customers love the product because it works—high accuracy, fast deployment, and an operator-friendly experience that makes real factory rollouts possible (not just pilots).

**Why this role is different**

Our demand is exploding in the possible way, and you will help deliver that value to customers and help us grow even more.

You’ll lead a team of applications engineers (vision, controls, mechanical) and technicians to deliver end-to-end deployments—**from “PO signed” to “system stable in production” to “human inspectors removed.”** This is the role where execution becomes revenue, and revenue becomes the next wave of growth.

If you’ve thrived in high-tempo manufacturing environments, you’ll recognize the pace—and you’ll enjoy the satisfaction of building a world-class deployment engine instead of getting buried by firefighting.

**What you’ll own**

**1) Deployment outcomes at scale**

• Own the delivery of deployments across multiple factories and lines: schedule, staffing, readiness, execution, stabilization.
• Drive deployments to the finish line: stable inspections, acceptance criteria met, and clear handoff to customer operations.
• Build repeatable playbooks that reduce time-to-production and increase customer self-sufficiency.

**2) Team leadership (hire, train, operate)**

• Lead and grow a high-performance field team: applications engineers + technicians across regions.
• Set standards for execution: daily/weekly cadence, escalation paths, documentation, and quality bars.
• Coach your team to be fast, calm, and effective under pressure—especially when production is on the line.

**3) Customer leadership (scope, expectations, urgency)**

• Be the on-the-ground leader with customer stakeholders: process, quality, automation, and factory management.
• Manage scope ruthlessly but professionally: protect outcomes, prevent scope creep, and keep the project moving.
• Drive urgency: align customer resources, line access, sample parts, and decision-making so deployments don’t stall.

**4) Process and systems building**

• Create the operational infrastructure that makes deployment scale:
• onboarding + training frameworks, checklists, commissioning templates, project dashboards, post-mortems, and continuous improvement loops
• Track what matters: deployment cycle time, blockers, time-to-stability, acceptance rate, expansion readiness.

**5) Product feedback that changes the roadmap**

• Translate field pain into product improvements that make deployments faster and easier:
• better diagnostics, clearer workflows, installation standards, tooling, documentation, and “self-serve” capabilities
• Work closely with global engineering and product to push changes that remove recurring friction.

**What success looks like**

• Deployments become predictable: faster ramp, fewer surprises, clear ownership.
• Customers trust [<Overview.ai>](http://Overview.ai) to scale: more lines, more factories, more expansion.
• Your team operates like an elite unit: strong execution, great communication, high morale.
• The product gets better because you turned field reality into roadmap wins

• **Who you are**
• **Required**

• Proven track record leading complex, multi-site technical deployments in manufacturing environments
• Strong program/project management ability: you can run multiple workstreams, prioritize ruthlessly, and keep people aligned
• Experience leading teams (hiring, training, performance management, developing strong ICs)
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management (factory floor → customer executives → global teams)
• High ownership, high discipline, high energy; you don’t wait to be told— you drive the outcome
• **Fluent Mandarin** + **strong English** (written and spoken) for global coordination and customer exec communication

### **Strongly preferred**

• Experience in high-tempo environments
• Familiarity with AI inspection / machine vision / automation deployments
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, incomplete info, and shifting constraints without losing momentum

## **What you’ll get**

• A front-row seat at one of the fastest-growing categories in manufacturing: **AI inspection at scale**
• Massive ownership: your execution directly drives revenue and customer expansion
• A high-caliber global team and direct reporting line to the founder
• Career acceleration and one of the fastest growing US startups.