Databricks · 1 day ago
Deployment Strategist
West, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$220K/yr - $302K/yr
2+ years expDatabricks is the data and AI company that empowers organizations to unify and democratize data, analytics, and AI. The Deployment Strategist will act as a critical bridge between customer business challenges and Databricks' technical solutions, owning the non-technical lifecycle of engagements and partnering with sales to define value and manage projects.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataInformation TechnologyAnalyticsData IntegrationData ManagementData StorageMachine Learning
Responsibilities
C-Suite Scoping & Value Definition: Partner with Sales to perform deep discovery, map the customer's organization, quantify the business value ($10M+ problems), and define the pilot (MVP, success criteria, timeline)
End-to-End Product Ownership: Act as the "CEO" of the project by authoring the PRD, prioritizing the engineering backlog, relentlessly managing scope, and acting as the primary hands-on QA tester
Agile Project Execution & Delivery: Drive the FDE build team via an agile process, manage all stakeholder communications from the C-suite to individual engineers, and act as the "escalation manager" to unblock all technical or political issues
Solution Launch & Landing: Own the "Day 0" launch, manage the war room, and drive the solution from launch to full adoption by capturing user feedback, iterating, and proving the defined business value
Strategic Handoff & Growth: Scope the ongoing maintenance plan, create customer documentation/training, and leverage your trusted advisor status to identify the next high-value FDE engagement
Qualification
Required
Executive Presence & Communication: A 'Trusted Advisor' with C-suite gravitas and superb communication skills. You are opinionated, humble, and can build rapport and drive decisions in days, not weeks
Product & Strategy Mindset: A 'Product Thinker' and 'Systems Thinker' who can perform a SWOT analysis, understand a competitive landscape, and define 'what' to build and 'why.'
Relentless Execution: An 'Execution Driver' with a 'Hands-On' mentality. You are relentless, an expert at escalation, and willing to do the unglamorous work to get the project done
Ideal Experience: 2+ years as a Deployment Strategist OR 2+ years at a high-growth startup in a 'builder' or 'founder' capacity. (Alternatively: 5+ years in a senior, client-facing 'product' or 'delivery' role at a top-tier tech company or consultancy)
Proven Skills: Demonstrated experience in value-based scoping (TCO/ROI), managing agile software projects, writing PRDs, and the ability/interest to travel up to 50%
Benefits
Eligibility for annual performance bonus
Equity
Company
Databricks
Databricks is a data and AI platform that unifies data engineering, analytics, and machine learning on a lakehouse architecture.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (385)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$33.05BKey Investors
JP MorganFidelity,Insight Partners,J.P. Morgan Asset ManagementAndreessen Horowitz,Insight Partners,MGX,Thrive Capital,WCM Investment Management
2026-02-09Series Unknown· $5B
2026-02-09Debt Financing· $2B
2026-01-23Debt Financing· $1.8B
Leadership Team
Ali Ghodsi
CEO and Co-founder
Ion Stoica
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
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