Deployment Strategist

About the company Our client is a technology company. The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Owns the rollout of a technical product into customer operations, from first pilot to full-scale deployment. The role combines customer problem-solving, change management and evidence-based value proof, working closely with the founding team and engineers. What you'll do - Lead the rollout of technical products at customer sites. - Identify high-value problems in operations-heavy environments and guide the change needed to solve them. - Prove value to customers with data and show measurable results. - Turn early pilots into broader deployments across customer organizations. - Travel to customer sites, roughly 25 to 50 percent of the time. Requirements What we're looking for - Experience deploying, implementing or operating technical products in operations-heavy organizations. - Background as a founder or early startup employee selling or rolling out products directly to customers. - Proven history of driving customer uptake of a product and documenting concrete results, such as deployments going live, rising usage or altered workflows. - Fluency with AI tools. - Prior experience directing the roadmap of operations software that includes artificial intelligence functions. Bonus points - Ability to speak the language of field technicians, with a field or engineering background rather than desktop design. - Experience at forward-deployment, AI or operations technology companies. Benefits Compensation and benefits - Base salary: USD 190,000 to 270,000 per year - Equity Location and work model - San Francisco, CA, United States - On-site, 5 days in person - Full-time