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Remote only
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:
The Staff Deployment Strategist drives high-impact deployments at the intersection of data intelligence, AI, and governance, acting as a credible technologist who is fluent enough in both AI and governance conversations to earn trust with business and technical stakeholders alike.
Partner with account teams throughout the sales cycle as the key technical advisor and product advocate
Understand a customer's AI/data architecture and pinpoint where Alation fits and adds value
Lead discovery sessions that surface business and governance challenges
Own the technical scope of proof-of-value (POV) engagements, pilots, and adoption workshops, driving each to a clear outcome
Deliver compelling product demonstrations—both full-platform walkthroughs and focused deep dives—tailored to enterprise stakeholders
Translate AI and platform architecture concepts into terms enterprise stakeholders can act on
Navigate common data and cloud platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, GCP, Azure) confidently enough to speak credibly about how Alation integrates with a customer's existing stack
Build a defensible, data-backed value story that links technical capability to business impact, driving evaluations to close
Bring a working governance perspective to conversations where relevant, connecting technical work to business outcomes
Partner with account teams to surface expansion opportunities that emerge from your work
Experience: 6–8 years in technical delivery, solutions consulting, or forward-deployed customer-facing roles at data/AI platform companies
Technical Credibility: Strong understanding of AI technologies, architecture, and the broader ecosystem (LLMs, agent patterns, data platforms). Hands-on development experience isn't required, but you need to be seen as a credible technologist by technical stakeholders
Platform Familiarity: Working knowledge of common enterprise data and cloud platforms—Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, GCP, Azure—sufficient to discuss integration points and architecture credibly with customer technical teams
Governance Background (preferred): Prior exposure to data or AI governance concepts, with the ability to translate them into customer value conversations
Customer-Facing Presence: Proven experience engaging enterprise stakeholders and communicating value to both practitioners and business leaders, pre- or post-sale
Problem Solving: Able to translate ambiguous technical and business requirements into a clear plan, whether that's an evaluation or a delivery roadmap
Travel: ~15–30% for customer onsite visits
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Compensation Pay Range:
$136,312.00 - $184,021.00Salary 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.
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