Senior Deployment Strategist for AI Pilots & Value Delivery

OpenKrill; United States; Remote; USD 220,000 - 302,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Deployment Strategist to bridge multi-million‑dollar business problems and our technical solutions. You will own the product direction from discovery to production launch, write the PRD, and guide the FDE team to a successful landing.

You will build executive trust, map data flows, and quantify value for strategic deployments. This role requires hands‑on technical ability (Python/Java/SQL), strong communication, and the discipline to lead complex agile projects with

Qualifications

• Executive presence and strong communication skills to advise C-suite stakeholders.
• Ability to define what to build, why, and how to deliver measurable outcomes.
• Understanding of modern data/AI architectures and cloud platforms.
• Proficiency in at least one language (Python, Java, or SQL) and hands-on prototyping.
• 7+ years delivering data, analytics, AI, or software engagements with customers.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales to map customer orgs, quantify value, and define pilot MVP.
• Own PRD, backlog, scope, and act as primary QA tester translating requirements for engineers.
• Lead agile delivery with FDEs, manage stakeholders from C‑suite to engineers, identify risks.
• Oversee Day 0 launch, production readiness, data quality, security, and ops.
• Capture feedback, iterate, and codify reusable solution patterns for future engagements.

Skills

Executive presence

Product judgment

Architecture judgment

Hands-on technical ability

Relevant experience

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Deployment Strategist to bridge multi-million‑dollar business problems and our technical solutions. You will own the product direction from discovery to production launch, write the PRD, and guide the FDE team to a successful landing.

You will build executive trust, map data flows, and quantify value for strategic deployments. This role requires hands‑on technical ability (Python/Java/SQL), strong communication, and the discipline to lead complex agile projects with