Deployment Strategist
Databricks is a data and AI platform that lets organizations build analytics, AI agents, and applications on a unified, governed lakehouse.
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About Databricks
Data engineers, analysts, and AI teams use Databricks to process large datasets, build reliable pipelines, and train models on a single governed platform. Users can run SQL analytics, serve ML predictions in real time, and deploy AI agents grounded in enterprise data. Its open lakehouse architecture provides consistent security and governance across analytical and operational workloads.
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About the Role
You will act as a product manager for the field, owning the non-technical lifecycle of an FDE engagement. You will partner with Account Executives, scope value, define the pilot MVP, write the PRD, manage the engineering backlog, drive agile delivery, own the launch, and identify the next engagement.
Requirements
- Executive presence and superb communication skills
- Product and systems thinking, including SWOT and competitive analysis
- Hands-on execution mentality and escalation expertise
- 2+ years as a Deployment Strategist or 2+ years at a high-growth startup in a builder or founder capacity (or 5+ years in a senior client-facing product or delivery role)
- Experience in value-based scoping (TCO/ROI), managing agile software projects and writing PRDs
- Ability to travel up to 50%
Responsibilities
- Partner with Sales to perform discovery, map the customer's organization, quantify business value and define the pilot
- Author the PRD, prioritize the engineering backlog, manage scope and act as hands-on QA tester
- Drive the FDE build team via an agile process and manage stakeholder communications
- Act as escalation manager to unblock technical or political issues
- Own the Day 0 launch and drive the solution to full adoption
- Scope the ongoing maintenance plan and create customer documentation and training
- Identify the next high-value FDE engagement
Benefits
- Annual performance bonus eligibility
- Equity eligibility