Deployment Strategist

Position: Staff Deployment Strategist

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 DoSolution 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 work streams, 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 work streams; 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.

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