Stibo Systems forward deployed engineers
Sitation's Stibo Systems forward deployed engineers work inside your team on Stibo Systems STEP, across product, customer and supplier data. They learn how your master data is governed and used, build the data models, integrations and AI workflows around it, and stay responsible for the result until your team is using it. Sitation is a Stibo Systems Gold Partner and the 2025 North America Delivery Partner of the Year.
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What a Stibo Systems forward deployed engineer does
A Stibo Systems forward deployed engineer is a Sitation engineer who works directly with your data, IT and business teams in Stibo Systems STEP and the systems connected to it, and turns a master data problem into a working solution in production. It is the forward deployed engineer model, applied to Stibo Systems.
The engineer learns how product, customer and supplier data is created, governed and used today, agrees with you what to build, builds it and stays with it until people use it. Then they hand it over to your team or keep improving it with you. See how forward deployed engineering works across platforms.
What our Stibo Systems engineers build
Data models and hierarchies
Data models, hierarchies and taxonomies in STEP that reflect how your product, customer and supplier data relate.
Governance rules and workflows
Governance rules that keep master data consistent, and workflow automation that takes repetitive steps off your team.
Integrations with ERP, CRM and eCommerce
Connections between Stibo Systems and the systems around it, built for your requirements or set up with Plezio Fuse.
AI agents on your master data
Agents that answer support and sales questions from approved Stibo Systems data, with permissions and review points. See Managed Agents.
AI product content
Product copy and attributes from images and PDF specifications with Plezio Draft, connected to Stibo Systems through Plezio Fuse.
Supplier data
Supplier product data collected and validated with Plezio Portal before it reaches Stibo Systems.
Which Stibo Systems service fits
Sitation works on Stibo Systems in three ways, and many teams use more than one.
Stibo Systems implementation
A defined project to set up STEP for PIM or MDM, or to rebuild it.
- Discovery, data modeling and governance
- Configuration, integration, training and go-live
- A 30-day warranty period after go-live
Stibo Systems forward deployed engineer
An engineer inside your team who owns a result, for work that changes as you learn.
- Integrations, automation and AI around STEP
- Decisions made with your business and technical owners
- Responsible for the result until it is in use
Stibo Systems managed services
Ongoing support that keeps your MDM platform reliable after launch.
- Platform health and performance
- Data quality and governance
- Integration management and continuous improvement
How a Stibo Systems forward deployed engagement runs
The same four steps as every Sitation forward deployed engagement, applied to your Stibo Systems setup.
Frame the work
Map the users, your STEP setup, the connected systems and the result you need.
- A walk through how your team uses Stibo Systems today
- A shared plan, with an owner for each decision
Build in increments
Review working software with your team and resolve decisions as the work develops.
Validate and release
Check integrations, permissions, data quality and user acceptance before release.
Transfer or continue
Documentation and knowledge transfer for the team that will own it, or continued work through Stibo Systems managed services.
Awards and honors
- 2026
Stibo Systems Gold Partner
Sitation is a Gold Partner in the Stibo Systems partner program, having advanced from Silver to Gold in 2026.
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2026 Stibo Systems Hackathon finalist
Aidrian, the AI product support agent Sitation built for the 2026 Stibo Systems Hackathon, was selected as one of four finalists from 20 entries.
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2025 North America Delivery Partner of the Year
Stibo Systems named Sitation its 2025 North America Delivery Partner of the Year at the annual Path Summit in Chicago.
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Questions about Stibo Systems forward deployed engineers
What is a Stibo Systems forward deployed engineer?
A Sitation engineer who works directly with your teams in Stibo Systems STEP and the systems connected to it, turns a master data problem into a working solution in production and stays responsible for it until people use it. See the glossary definition.
How is this different from a Stibo Systems implementation?
An implementation is a defined project to set up or rebuild STEP, from discovery to go-live. A forward deployed engineer joins your team for work that changes as you learn, such as new integrations, governance rules, automation or AI on a live Stibo Systems platform, and owns the result. Many teams bring one in after a Stibo Systems implementation.
Do your engineers work with STEP for PIM as well as MDM?
Yes. They work in Stibo Systems STEP across product, customer and supplier data, and in the ERP, CRM and eCommerce systems connected to it.
Can AI agents use our Stibo Systems data?
Yes. A forward deployed AI engineer can connect agents to approved Stibo Systems data, with permissions and review points. Sitation's Managed Agents put master data to work in support and sales, and Aidrian, the agent we built for the 2026 Stibo Systems Hackathon, was one of four finalists from 20 entries.
Can we start with one engineer?
Yes. Start with one Stibo Systems forward deployed engineer, part-time or full-time, and add specialists or a Sitation-led team as the work grows.
What happens when the engagement ends?
We plan documentation and knowledge transfer from the start, so your team can own what we built. If you would rather we keep it running, the work can continue as Stibo Systems managed services.
Talk to us about a Stibo Systems forward deployed engineer
Tell us about your Stibo Systems setup, the data domains and systems involved and where your team needs help. We will suggest the right engineer and a first piece of work.