Staff Deployment Strategist

Alation, Inc.

Virginia (MN)

On-site

USD 127,000 - 171,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Commuter benefits

Flexible time off

Job summary

Alation, Inc. is seeking a Staff Deployment Strategist to lead end-to-end deployments at the intersection of data intelligence, AI, and governance.

You’ll act as a hands-on builder and trusted advisor, prototyping AI agent solutions and configuring enterprise-grade outcomes with senior customer stakeholders. Responsibilities span discovery through value realization, with emphasis on rapid prototyping, KPI framing, and scalable architecture.

Qualifications

6 years in management consulting (strategy, operations, tech) or forward-deployed solution roles at data platform companies.
Technical fluency: Hands-on with data (SQL essential); familiar with Python, APIs, and modern data architectures.
Read code, work in SQL, and build in low/no-code platforms; able to collaborate with a technical team without writing production software.
Executive presence: Strong communication with Director/Sr. Director-level stakeholders; comfortable in exec-facing moments.
Builder portfolio: Demonstrated track record of building and deploying low/no-code solutions from prototype to production.
Problem solving: Synthesize ambiguity into clear, actionable plans across workstreams and stakeholders.
AI & Data Governance: Working understanding of AI agent patterns, LLMs, data governance, and metadata management (preferred).

Responsibilities

Lead discovery sessions to surface business challenges, data and governance gaps, and high-value AI opportunities.
Rapidly prototype AI agent solutions using Alation's platform with low/no-code prototypes.
Define KPIs and a value story linking technical work to customer outcomes.
Architect scalable, maintainable configuration-first solutions across ecosystems; balance quick wins with long-term maintainability.
Own complex deployment delivery across multiple workstreams and system integrations from discovery to consumption.
Drive enablement, workflow integration, and governance reinforcement for embedded solutions.
Run high-impact workshops and engage Directors/Sr. Directors; coordinate with account leadership.
Proactively manage scope, risk, and interdependencies across workstreams.
Provide structured product feedback to improve the platform and delivery playbooks.
Contribute to Executive Business Reviews and surface expansion opportunities with the account team.
Create reusable patterns, accelerators, and playbooks for adoption by other Deployment Strategists.

Skills

SQL

Python

APIs

Low-code/no-code

Data architectures

Executive presence

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Technical undergraduate/graduate degree

MBA or technical master’s degree (plus)

Tools

Low/no-code platforms

Job description

Alation is pioneering the next era of data intelligence — powered by AI agents and trusted data. Organizations around the world rely on Alation to drive self-service analytics, cloud transformation, data governance, and AI innovation. Our technology helps enterprises connect people and data to make faster, smarter, and more confident decisions. With more than $340M in funding – valued at over $1.7 billion and more than 650 customers, including 40% of the Fortune 100. As data becomes the foundation of every business, Alation is leading the way in helping organizations unlock their full potential. By bringing intelligence, automation, and trust to every interaction, we empower customers to scale data-driven innovation with confidence and speed.

Joining Alation means being part of a winning team shaping the future of AI-powered data intelligence. We move fast, think big, and deliver results together.

Job Description

Drive high-impact deployments at the intersection of data intelligence, AI, and governance. As a Staff Deployment Strategist, you act as a hands-on builder and trusted technical advisor, partnering with customer stakeholders to design, build, and embed agentic solutions using Alation's configuration-first platform. You lead complex deployments end-to-end — from discovery through value realization — translating ambiguous requirements into enterprise-grade outcomes. You are not just an advisor; you are a builder. You work closely with senior customer stakeholders — typically Directors and Sr. Directors, with executive exposure common but usually partnered with account leadership — to shape a deployment's direction, then roll up your sleeves to prototype and configure the AI agents, analytical workflows, and governance patterns that bring it to life. You raise delivery standards and reduce risk through anticipation, not heroics.

What You’ll Do

Solution Design & Discovery Diagnose & Design

Lead discovery sessions with customer stakeholders to surface business challenges, data and governance gaps, and high-value opportunities for AI automation.

Rapid Prototyping

Rapidly prototype and validate AI agent solutions using Alation's platform — build functional low/no-code prototypes and proof-of-concept agents to validate hypotheses and demonstrate value.

Value Framing

Define KPIs and value measures for the engagement; build a defensible, data-backed value story that links technical work to customer outcomes.

Solution Architecture

Architect scalable, maintainable configuration-first solutions across a customer's ecosystem, balancing quick wins with long-term maintainability; make sound configuration-vs-customization tradeoffs.

Delivery Ownership & Client Integration

End-to-End Delivery

Own complex deployment delivery across multiple workstreams, stakeholder groups, and system integrations — from discovery through design, build, and consumption.

Operational Integration

Drive consumption and change plans so solutions are embedded, not just installed — including enablement, workflow integration, and governance reinforcement.

Stakeholder Facilitation

Run high-impact workshops and facilitate decisions across conflicting stakeholder goals; regularly engage Directors/Sr. Directors, with exec engagement common but typically partnered with account leadership.

Scope & Risk Management

Proactively manage scope, risk, and interdependencies across workstreams; course-correct early rather than relying on heroics.

Feedback Loop

Provide structured product feedback — patterns, gaps, recurring friction — to improve the platform and delivery playbooks.

Value Realization & Growth

Value Realization

Contribute to and help deliver Executive Business Reviews (EBRs), presenting outcomes and impact with supporting data.

Expansion Support

Identify expansion opportunities that surface from delivered outcomes and partner with the account team to pursue them.

Reusable Patterns

Create reusable patterns, accelerators, and playbooks that other Deployment Strategists adopt — not just strong individual delivery.

What You Bring Experience

6 years in management consulting (strategy, operations, tech) or forward-deployed solution roles at data platform companies.

Technical Fluency: Hands-on with data (SQL essential); familiar with Python, APIs, and modern data architectures. You can read code, work in SQL, and build in low/no-code platforms, and hold your own with a technical team — but you're not writing production software.

Stakeholder Presence: Strong communication skills and presence with Director/Sr. Director-level stakeholders; comfortable in exec-facing moments, typically alongside account leadership.

Builder Portfolio: Demonstrated track record of building and deploying low/no-code solutions, and moving them from prototype to production.

Problem Solving: Strong problem solver who synthesizes ambiguity — across workstreams, systems, and stakeholders — into clear, actionable plans.

AI & Data Governance: Working understanding of AI agent patterns, LLMs, data governance, and metadata management (preferred).

Education

Technical undergraduate or graduate program preferred. An advanced degree (MBA, technical Master's) is a plus, but demonstrated impact and leadership matter most.

Travel

Ability to travel for customer and prospect onsite visits (approx. 15–30%).

Compensation

Pay Range: $127,000.00 - $171,450.00

Salary Information The base salary range is specific to the United States. The salary of the final candidate selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to internal equity, experience, education, work location, specialty and training. If the final candidate has a different level of experience, the base salary target range may be lower or higher than what is published. Alation, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual’s race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will strive to provide reasonable accommodations to permit qualified applicants who have a need for an accommodation to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a job interview) if so requested. This company participates in E-Verify. E-Verify and Right to Work.

Our founders have come together from different backgrounds: business, engineering, and design. This unique mix from our founding team is important to the Alation culture story. Today, our team consists of creators and communicators with varied backgrounds - from Stanford, to the Indian Institute of Technology, big companies and one-person startups, the United States, and abroad. We continue to seek ever more diverse perspectives as we grow. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, name, religion, color, national origin, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Why Alation?