In this video
What you'll learn
How to identify high-paying AI roles outside Big Tech
Banks, hospitals, and insurers pay $160k–$312k for AI deployment expertise. Most qualified people don't know it.
How to use the six-step Forward Deployed delivery system
From operator interview to production SLOs, the exact process enterprise AI teams use to ship.
How to map your background to AI deployment roles
Engineers, PMs, and SREs already have 70% of what Forward Deployed AI roles require. Here's the gap.
How to position yourself without a Big Tech resume
AI compliance and enterprise implementation are underexploited specializations you can enter now.
Why this topic matters
Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI build the models. The rest of us deploy them.
The highest-paid AI roles aren't in research — they're at banks, hospital systems, and insurers paying $160k–$312k. Scope, architect, and ship AI past compliance. That skill is learnable. Almost nobody is positioned for it yet.
This is a 60-minute session. Leave with the framework and your next step.
You'll learn from
Karthik Venkataramana
Applied AI educator · Forward Deployed delivery
Karthik Venkataramana has led Applied AI delivery engagements across financial services, Telecom, Retail and insurance. He specializes in Forward Deployed AI taking models from prototype to production inside regulated enterprises. His work spans AI compliance architecture, operator workflows, and enterprise SLO design for Fortune 500 clients.
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