Enterprise Data & AI Deployment Strategist

Alation, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 127,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Alation, Inc. is seeking a Deployment Strategist to drive high-impact deployments at the intersection of data intelligence, AI, and governance for regulated industries. You will translate governance challenges into measurable Alation adoption and value, serving as a trusted advisor to enterprise stakeholders.

You bring deep data governance experience across governance frameworks and a passion for delivering business outcomes through technology, with comfort working remotely and travel up to 40%.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6+ years of consulting experience in a lead role with a proven track record of delivering successful projects that achieve measurable business outcomes by effectively addressing complex data management requirements, often within budget and with a focus on urgency.
• Experience delivering services as part of a software company, understanding the dynamics of product implementation and customer success in the context of driving business results through technology.
• Extensive data management experience with a focus on how data governance, data quality, master data management, and/or reference data directly enable business capabilities and contribute to achieving strategic objectives.
• Demonstrated expertise in at least one target industry (Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and/or Hospitality and Travel) and its governance/regulatory landscape.
• Working understanding of data governance and AI governance concepts, metadata management, and how they map to platform capabilities. Hands‑on configuration/build experience is a plus, not a requirement.
• Energized and excited about thriving in a high‑growth, startup environment where urgency and impact are valued, particularly in delivering data management solutions that drive business outcomes.
• Passionately curious and committed to continuous learning and proactively innovating and improving both personally and professionally, staying ahead of industry trends and Alation capabilities to better advise customers on achieving business results through data management.
• Comfortable and effective working in a non-traditional office environment using virtual teaming and working remotely, demonstrating strong collaboration skills regardless of location to partner effectively with customers on their journey from data requirements to business outcomes.
• Deeply passionate about ensuring customers achieve maximum value out of their investment, acting as their advocate and partner in translating their data management needs into tangible business success.
• Travel: ~25–40% for customer and prospect onsite visits.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose data governance gaps in regulated industries and translate them into Alation-backed solutions.
• Serve as a credible advisor on industry governance frameworks (e.g., model risk management, data lineage requirements, regulatory reporting) as they relate to Alation's platform.
• Help surface opportunities to expand product usage/consumption as a natural outcome of demonstrated value.
• Lead discovery sessions to surface business and governance challenges.
• Run product demonstrations and adoption workshops tailored to enterprise stakeholders.
• Build a defensible, data-backed value story that connects governance outcomes to measurable business impact.
• Own end-to-end delivery of Alation implementations and services engagements, from kickoff through defined business outcomes.
• Define KPIs and value measures; help customers articulate how Alation contributes to governance and strategic goals.
• Run enablement and adoption activities so governance practices are embedded into customer workflows, not just configured.
• Contribute to Executive Business Reviews, presenting governance and business outcomes with supporting data.
• Partner with account teams to identify expansion opportunities emerging from your work.

Skills

Consulting leadership

Data governance

AI governance

Metadata management

Business outcomes focus

Client relationship management

Travel readiness

Job description

Alation, Inc. is seeking a Deployment Strategist to drive high-impact deployments at the intersection of data intelligence, AI, and governance for regulated industries. You will translate governance challenges into measurable Alation adoption and value, serving as a trusted advisor to enterprise stakeholders.

You bring deep data governance experience across governance frameworks and a passion for delivering business outcomes through technology, with comfort working remotely and travel up to 40%.