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# Senior Staff Deployment Strategist, Technical Advisory & Solutioning

- **Company:** Alation
- **Location:** UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £116,236.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Data Governance, Dataspaces, Data Intelligence, Metadata Repositories, Enterprise Data Management, Google Cloud, Large Language Models, Snowflake, AI Platforms, Data Management, Databricks
- **Published:** August 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5822579869

## About the Role

* Experience: 10+ years in technical delivery, solutions consulting, or forward-deployed customer-facing roles at data/AI platform companies, with a track record of owning enterprise-level, multi-quarter engagements
 * Technical Credibility: Deep understanding of AI technologies, architecture, and the broader ecosystem (LLMs, agent patterns, data platforms); recognized as a credible technologist and escalation authority by senior technical stakeholders
 * Platform Familiarity: Strong working knowledge of enterprise data and cloud platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, GCP, Azure), sufficient to shape architecture decisions and rollout strategy at an enterprise scale
 * Governance Background (preferred): Meaningful exposure to data or AI governance concepts, with the ability to define governance frameworks and translate them into executive-level value conversations
 * Executive Presence: Proven experience leading independently at the C-suite level, driving executive alignment and decision-making without needing senior cover
 * Problem Solving: Able to frame enterprise-level ambiguity into a transformation plan and phased roadmap, anticipating risk patterns and creating repeatable approaches
 * Leadership & Influence: Track record of shaping team- or org-level standards, playbooks, or methodology-recognized as a thought leader internally and/or externally
 * Travel: ~25-40% for customer onsite visits

## Description

This role brings deep expertise in the data space-spanning data governance, data catalog, and AI concepts-along with strong command of the broader data ecosystem, paired with solid industry acumen across our target verticals, including Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Hospitality and Travel.

As a strategic transformation leader and forward-deployed executive partner, this person defines enterprise deployment strategy and owns the full lifecycle from vision to measurable outcomes-driving high-impact deployments at the intersection of data intelligence, AI, and governance while handling high-stakes executive dynamics with confidence. They set the bar for how Alation delivers agentic, governance-forward transformations.

What You'll Do

 * Own enterprise transformation outcomes across strategic accounts, operating on a multi-quarter horizon
 * Lead executive discovery independently and define an enterprise transformation roadmap tied to measurable KPIs
 * Engage directly and frequently with C-suite stakeholders, leading executive conversations without senior cover
 * Make architecture decisions that set the direction for large-scale rollouts and governance posture
 * Own end-to-end lifecycle outcomes-strategy, deployment, adoption, value, and expansion
 * Architect enterprise-scale patterns and governance frameworks, standardizing repeatable approaches across accounts
 * Run Executive Business Reviews (EBRs) and value realization narratives independently
 * Drive expansion opportunities through a clear value narrative and roadmap
 * Serve as escalation authority for high-risk technical and stakeholder issues
 * Influence product direction through high-quality field insight and crisp problem framing
 * Lead team- or department-level initiatives-playbooks, enablement, standards-that scale delivery excellence across the org


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