Deployment Strategist - US Government

Palantir
Norfolk, VA
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-to-senior level professionals in data or operations who thrive in collaborative, client-facing environments.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in government workflows and data integration for operational impact
    — “work with customer teams and explore the data”
  • Individuals who can translate complex problems into actionable product strategies
    — “synthesize disconnected streams of thought into a cohesive understanding”
  • Professionals skilled in training and presenting to diverse executive and analyst audiences
    — “Present the results of our work and proposals for future work to audiences ranging from analysts to C-suite executives.”

Things to consider

  • This role requires a significant travel commitment, potentially 25–75% of time.
    — “Ability to travel 25 – 75% required. Varies by location and team.”
  • Candidates must possess or be eligible for a US government Secret-level clearance.
    — “Active US Security Clearance at or above the Secret level.”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize experience in identifying and integrating datasets for operational workflows.
    — “Identify relevant datasets through deep engagement with customer problems and workflows”
  • Highlight your ability to lead training and communication sessions with different audiences.
    — “Lead training sessions to ensure that the product is meeting user needs”
  • Demonstrate your capacity to build and deliver impactful demos for customers.
    — “Build and deliver demos to new and existing customers.”
Pace · VariedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Company

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • synthesizing disconnected streams of thought
  • identifying relevant datasets
  • building bespoke workflows
  • leading training sessions
  • presenting results to C-suite executives
Typical background
data analysisproduct managementcustomer service

Skills & requirements

Required

Data-driven Decision MakingCustomer ImmersionProduct DesignTechnical UnderstandingUser EmpathyTraining SessionsPresentation SkillsCross-functional Collaboration

Preferred

Adaptive And IntrospectiveLow EgoAbility To Travel

Stack & domain

Data-driven Decision MakingOperational And Real-world ActionSynthesizing Disconnected Streams Of ThoughtIntegrating Data Into Stable And Extensible PipelinesBuilding Bespoke WorkflowsLeading Training SessionsPresenting Results And ProposalsEmbedding With Software Engineering And Product Design TeamsBuilding And Delivering DemosScoping Out Potential EngagementsCurious And Analytical MindsetSharp Intuition For ProductStrong Degree Of User EmpathyAdaptive And IntrospectiveWilling To Learn, Teach, Lead And FollowData AnalysisSoftware DevelopmentCustomer ServiceTrainingPresentationSoftware EngineeringProduct DesignDemosProject Scoping

About the role

Original posting from Palantir via Lever

A World-Changing Company

Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more.

The Role

At its core, the Deployment Strategist role centers around leveraging data in operational and real-world action. Our customers come to us with a hunch that the only way to protect their troops, manufacture high-quality products, structure effective healthcare policies, or deliver aid to refugees safely is to make better use of their data. Deployment Strategists are responsible for turning that hunch into reality.

If you believe in the transformational power of data and technology and in your own ability to bring that power to bear against complex problems, we want to meet you.

What We Do

As a Deployment Strategist, you'll work as part of a driven and creative team of Engineers, Product Designers, and other Deployment Strategists to deploy software against the most challenging problems our world faces. Your mission is to synthesize disconnected streams of thought into a cohesive understanding of what the most important problem is, what the data means, what the product needs, what users are motivated by, and where the impact could be.

Deployment Strategists are do-ers who immerse themselves in our customers' most intricate workflows, partner with customer teams and explore the data, and dive into the product landscape to enable us to scale. A select number of Deployments Strategists may also be deployed to Palantir internal teams and problems. In this role, the problems you'll tackle will require a curious and analytical mindset, a sharp intuition for product, and a strong degree of user empathy to ultimately empower our customers to make better decisions.

No two days are the same, but as a Deployment Strategist you can expect to::

  • Go onsite and meet with customer analysts to understand the critical questions they need to answer and locate their biggest pain points.
  • Identify relevant datasets through deep engagement with customer problems and workflows, and work with Forward Deployed Engineers to integrate the data into a stable and extensible pipeline.
  • Work with the customer to build bespoke workflows for new user groups.
  • Lead training sessions to ensure that the product is meeting user needs, and to ensure it is being used widely enough to have concrete impact on our partners' operations.
  • Present the results of our work and proposals for future work to audiences ranging from analysts to C-suite executives.
  • Embed with our Software Engineering and Product Design teams to incorporate what you saw in the field into cross-Palantir product offerings.
  • Build and deliver demos to new and existing customers.
  • Scope out potential engagements in new industries and in increasingly expanding locations around the world.

What We Value:

  • We value team members who aren’t satisfied with surface-level answers. We value the desire to dive into the details of the data because that’s the core of our work. And we value low ego because the outcome matters more than who gets the credit.
  • Extraordinary ability to take on open-ended problems in unstructured environments.
  • Adaptive and introspective; willing to learn, teach, lead and follow.
  • Ability to travel 25 – 75% required. Varies by location and team.
  • Experience with programming, scripting or statistical packages (e.g. Python, R, Matlab, SQL) is a plus.

What We Require:

  • Active US Security Clearance at or above the Secret level.

Salary

The estimated salary range for this position is estimated to be $110,000 - $170,000/year. Total compensation for this position may also include Restricted Stock units, sign-on bonus and other potential future incentives. Further note that total compensation for this position will be determined by each individual’s relevant qualifications, work experience, skills, and other factors. This estimate excludes the value of any potential sign-on bonus; the value of any benefits offered; and the potential future value of any long-term incentives.

Our benefits aim to promote health and wellbeing across all areas of Palantirians’ lives. We work to continuously improve our offerings and listen to our community as we design and update them. The list below details our available benefits and some of the perks that can be enjoyed as an employee of Palantir Technologies.

Benefits

  • Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as voluntary life insurance
  • Employees are automatically covered by Palantir’s basic life, AD&D and disability insurance
  • Commuter benefits
  • Relocation assistance
  • Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based
  • 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs)
  • 10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
  • Supportive leave of absence program including time off for military service and medical events
  • Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents
  • Fertility and family building benefits including but not limited to adoption, surrogacy, and preservation
  • Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child
  • Employees can enroll in Palantir’s 401k plan

Life at Palantir

We want every Palantirian to achieve their best outcomes, that’s why we celebrate individuals’ strengths, skills, and interests, from your first interview to your longterm growth, rather than rely on traditional career ladders. Paying attention to the needs of our community enables us to optimize our opportunities to grow and helps ensure many pathways to success at Palantir. Promoting health and well-being across all areas of Palantirians’ lives is just one of the ways we’re investing in our community. Learn more at Life at Palantir and note that our offerings may vary by region.

In keeping consistent with Palantir’s values and culture, we believe employees are “better together” and in-person work affords the opportunity for more creative outcomes. Therefore, we encourage employees to work from our offices to foster connectivity and innovation. Many teams do offer hybrid options (WFH a day or two a week), allowing our employees to strike the right trade-off for their personal productivity. Based on business need, there are a few roles that allow for “Remote” work on an exceptional basis. If you are applying for one of these roles, you must work from the state in which you are employed. If the posting is specified as Onsite, you are required to work from an office.

If you want to empower the world's most important institutions, you belong here. Palantir values excellence regardless of background. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all, including but not limited to Veterans and those with disabilities. Palantir is committed to making the application and hiring process accessible to everyone and will provide a reasonable accommodation for those living with a disability. If you need an accommodation for the application or hiring process, please reach out and let us know how we can help.

Please note that you will never be asked to submit a payment or share financial information to participate in our interview process. If you suspect that you've been contacted by a scammer, we recommend you cease all communication with the individual and consider reporting them to the relevant authorities, such as the US FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).

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Source: Palantir careers (Lever)

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