Forward Deployed Strategist

EliteGen Enterprise LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

EliteGen Enterprise LLC is seeking Forward Deployed Strategists to own the commercial and executional success of their strategic enterprise deployments. This role involves taking warm leads from the CEO, converting Fortune 500 executives into pilots, and driving initiatives through to full production and account expansion.

It requires strong consulting or enterprise sales rigor with operator instincts to lead complex deployments end-to-end, from pilots to scale, while managing multi-stakeholder

Qualifications

• 2+ years at MBB or Tier 2 consulting with 4+ years, OR enterprise sales/AE experience selling into Fortune 500 at a Series C+ company, OR forward-deployed experience at Palantir or similar.
• Directly owned enterprise client relationships, not just supported them.
• Led end-to-end deployments with measurable customer outcomes and success metrics.

Responsibilities

• Take warm leads from the CEO, sell 7–8 figure pilots to Fortune 500 executives, and own the full commercial relationship end-to-end.
• Scope deployments by understanding customer processes, aligning stakeholders, and defining success metrics.
• Lead cross-functional delivery teams including Forward Deployed Engineers to execute pilots and scale to production.
• Navigate ambiguous, high-stakes enterprise environments — manage change, blockers, and executive alignment.
• Identify expansion opportunities and drive account growth from pilot to global scale.

Skills

Consulting experience

Enterprise sales

Client relationships

Stakeholder management

Commercial instincts

Job description

Job Description

Our client is a fast-growing AI enterprise B2B startup seeking Forward Deployed Strategists to own the commercial and executional success of their most strategic enterprise deployments — taking warm leads from the CEO, converting Fortune 500 executives into pilots, and driving them through to full production and account expansion.

Our client is a fast-growing AI enterprise B2B startup seeking Forward Deployed Strategists to own the commercial and executional success of their most strategic enterprise deployments — taking warm leads from the CEO, converting Fortune 500 executives into pilots, and driving them through to full production and account expansion. This is a high-ownership, client-facing role for someone who combines top-tier consulting or enterprise sales rigor with the operator instincts to lead complex deployments end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Take warm leads from the CEO, sell 7–8 figure pilots to Fortune 500 executives, and own the full commercial relationship end-to-end.
• Scope deployments by deeply understanding customer processes, aligning complex stakeholder webs, and defining clear success metrics.
• Lead cross-functional delivery teams including Forward Deployed Engineers to execute pilots and scale to full production.
• Navigate ambiguous, high-stakes enterprise environments — managing change, mitigating blockers, and keeping executives aligned.
• Identify expansion opportunities and drive account growth from initial pilot to global scale.

Experience

• 2+ years at MBB or Tier 2 consulting with 4+ years, OR enterprise sales/AE experience selling into Fortune 500 at a Series C+ company, OR forward-deployed experience at Palantir or similar.
• Proven customer-facing experience — must have directly owned enterprise client relationships, not just supported them.
• Strong commercial instincts — scoping, negotiating, and closing complex enterprise deals or engagements.
• Led end-to-end deployments with measurable customer outcomes — shipped pilots, hit success metrics, scaled to production.
• Carried quota or owned commercial targets at enterprise accounts.
• Enterprise stakeholder management — navigates ops through C-suite at Fortune 500s, aligns incentives, and drives change.
• Can assess what engineers are building and engage on implementation without being an engineer.

Two Archetypes

• Senior FDS (6+ years) — Enterprise sales plus project delivery with revenue targets: MBB EM/AP, Enterprise AE, Palantir-type, founder, or GTM leader
• Junior FDS (2–5 years) — Customer-facing with project delivery: MBB, Tier 2 consulting, scale-up BizOps/GTM/PM/AE, or founder