Travel‑Heavy Deployment Strategist — Onsite Impact

FDE Times; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Column is seeking a Deployment Strategist to lead end-to-end deployments of our technology and operating model with partner businesses. The role sits at the intersection of product, operations and strategy, acting as the “GM” of each deployment.

You will embed with customer teams, travel ~50% of the time, and work closely with senior leadership to scale our banking/fintech platform and processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product, operations, or forward deployments at a high-growth technology company.
• Proven track record delivering end-to-end deployments.
• Executive presence to align stakeholders with different priorities.
• Willing to travel ~50% and embed with teams on-site.
• Familiarity with banking/fintech is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end deployments from assessment through rollout and continuous improvement.
• Find bottlenecks to scale and design workflows that remove them.
• Drive build-vs-buy decisions for new tooling and systems to drive automation and scale.
• Embed on-site with operators to understand workflows and inform product decisions.
• Own execution timelines and accountability across the team.

Skills

Deployment leadership

Product/ops experience

Executive presence

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel willingness

Fintech familiarity

User experience focus

Job description

Column is seeking a Deployment Strategist to lead end-to-end deployments of our technology and operating model with partner businesses. The role sits at the intersection of product, operations and strategy, acting as the “GM” of each deployment.

You will embed with customer teams, travel ~50% of the time, and work closely with senior leadership to scale our banking/fintech platform and processes.