AI Deployment Strategist – Public Sector & Education

Salesforce; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 316,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is hiring Deployment Strategists – Strategic Builders to act as customer-facing advisors. You will define AI strategy, shape agentic solutions, and drive measurable adoption for enterprise customers, delivering real-value AI deployments and scalable benefits from the solutions your team builds.

Responsibilities include leading end-to-end engagements, defining AI strategy, coordinating delivery across teams, and ensuring adoption metrics are met.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in strategic solutioning, technical advisory, or delivery leadership for enterprise cloud or SaaS technology.
• Proven experience delivering customer-facing projects in Public Sector, Higher Education, or Nonprofit environments.
• Prior customer-facing delivery experience (consulting, professional services, or technical advisory).
• Demonstrated understanding of the Salesforce platform and ecosystem, including Agentic AI capabilities and Data Cloud.
• Working knowledge of Python, JavaScript, Java, or Apex.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end customer engagement across the value lifecycle: Identify, Commit, Deploy, Consume.
• Define the customer’s Agentic AI strategy and roadmap; lead design workshops and architect solutions.
• Manage engagement delivery end-to-end timelines, stakeholder communication, risk escalation, and progress reporting.
• Own adoption, consumption, and expansion metrics; develop strategies to drive measurable value realization.
• Partner with Forward Deployed Engineers to align strategy with technical execution and milestones.
• Build customer solutions using AI tools such as Cursor, Claude, and coding products like Vibes.
• Serve as primary customer-facing contact with Government, Nonprofit, and Education customers; present proposals in terms of business value.
• Assess customer readiness for AI adoption and guide change management and process transformation.
• Synthesize field insights into actionable product feedback for Salesforce’s Agentic AI platform roadmap.

Skills

Project management

Program management

Delivery leadership

Public sector / nonprofit delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Python

JavaScript

Java

Apex

Cursor

Claude

Vibes

Job description

Salesforce is hiring Deployment Strategists – Strategic Builders to act as customer-facing advisors. You will define AI strategy, shape agentic solutions, and drive measurable adoption for enterprise customers, delivering real-value AI deployments and scalable benefits from the solutions your team builds.

Responsibilities include leading end-to-end engagements, defining AI strategy, coordinating delivery across teams, and ensuring adoption metrics are met.