Databricks
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Financial Services
$220K–$302K
Atlanta, Georgia +5 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
Boston, Massachusetts
Chicago, Illinois
New York City, New York
Washington, D.C.
Remote - California - Experience
- Typically 7+ years delivering complex customer-facing data, analytics, AI, or software engagements, or equivalent experience as a founder or technical builder; production delivery of data, machine learning, or generative AI systems is expected.
- Visa sponsorship
- For roles requiring access to export-controlled technology or source code, the employer may decide whether to apply for a U.S. government license and may decline to proceed with an applicant on that basis.
About the job
Own customer-facing product direction and delivery for strategic financial-services data and AI engagements, from discovery and MVP definition through production launch, adoption, and handoff.
What you'll do
- Partner with Sales and executives to discover customer needs, quantify business value, and define pilot scope, MVP, success criteria, and timeline.
- Write PRDs, prioritize engineering work, lead technical discovery and architecture reviews, and guide FDE teams through delivery and production readiness.
- Manage launch and adoption, resolve issues, plan maintenance and training, and identify follow-on opportunities and reusable solution patterns.
What they ask for
- Strong executive presence and communication; able to build trust and guide senior stakeholders.
- Product judgment and ability to write requirements, prioritize work, manage scope, and lead complex agile projects.
- Technical fluency in modern data and AI architectures, including cloud platforms, pipelines, distributed systems, APIs, security, machine learning, and generative AI.
- Proficient in at least one programming language, such as Python, Java, or SQL; able to explore data, review code and pipelines, prototype, and troubleshoot.
Nice to have
- Experience at a high-growth technology company, forward-deployed organization, or leading consultancy.
- Willingness to work onsite with customers, often 25–50%, sometimes higher.
Pay
$219,765 — $302,220 USD (base salary; Zone 1); $219,765 — $302,220 USD (base salary; Zone 2); $219,765 — $302,220 USD (base salary; Zone 3); $219,765 — $302,220 USD (base salary; Zone 4)
Tools
Python, Java, SQL
AI focus
Lead delivery of customer AI engagements, including machine learning and generative AI systems and applications, from discovery through production and adoption.
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