Senior Deployment Strategist

Clera

Berlin, Germany

On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with procurement expertise and strong client-facing skills working in the DACH region.

Best fit for

Candidates with procurement consulting experience and a track record of managing end-to-end deployments
— “Experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or buyer operations, with procurement consulting experience especially relevant.”
Individuals who can translate complex customer needs into scalable technical workflows
— “Explore customers' category-management and sourcing processes, then scope workflows that address their needs and can be reused across accounts.”
Professionals fluent in German and English who have experience working with DACH-based organizations
— “Fluency in German and English, and experience with DACH-based organizations or customers.”

Things to consider

The role demands a commitment to on-site work in Berlin with customer travel
— “On-site in Berlin, Germany, with some customer travel.”
Candidates must be comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and taking initiative
— “Strong initiative, relationship-building skills, and comfort navigating ambiguity.”

How to stand out

Highlight experience in designing and scaling customer workflows across multiple accounts
— “Create playbooks, training materials, and onboarding practices that support adoption across customers.”
Emphasize your ability to gather and synthesize customer feedback into product requirements
— “Ability to turn customer feedback into product requirements and build onboarding materials that scale across accounts.”
Demonstrate your capability to lead deployments through partnership with engineering teams
— “Lead customer deployments from initial pilot through full organizational rollout, partnering with engineering throughout.”

Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

Lead customer deployments
Create playbooks
Translate customer feedback into product requirements

Typical background

Procurement experienceCustomer-facing experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Customer DeploymentProcurementSourcingWorkflowsTraining MaterialsOnboarding Practices

Preferred

Procurement ConsultingDach-based Organizations

Stack & domain

ProcurementStrategic SourcingBuyer OperationsProcurement ConsultingCustomer WorkflowsWorkshopsTechnical RequirementsDeploymentsOnboarding MaterialsCommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkCustomer ServiceLeadershipSourcingCategory ManagementAI

About the role

Original posting from Clera via Ashby

ABOUT THE ROLE
Join a customer-facing deployment team working closely with engineering to bring AI-enabled procurement software from pilot to organization-wide adoption. You will turn sourcing and category-management processes into practical workflows, while helping shape product capabilities that can work across customers.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Lead customer deployments from initial pilot through full organizational rollout, partnering with engineering throughout.
Explore customers' category-management and sourcing processes, then scope workflows that address their needs and can be reused across accounts.
Run discovery workshops and deep-dive sessions to translate customer expectations into actionable technical requirements.
Share customer behavior and feedback with engineering, distinguishing core platform opportunities from account-specific needs.
Partner with procurement leaders, category managers, and executive stakeholders on long-term rollout plans.
Create playbooks, training materials, and onboarding practices that support adoption across customers.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
At least three years of hands-on, customer-facing experience working with both end users and senior executives.
Experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or buyer operations, with procurement consulting experience especially relevant.
Experience designing customer workflows, facilitating workshops, translating needs into technical requirements, and managing deployments through rollout.
Ability to turn customer feedback into product requirements and build onboarding materials that scale across accounts.
Fluency in German and English, and experience with DACH-based organizations or customers.
Strong initiative, relationship-building skills, and comfort navigating ambiguity.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Salary range: €60,000 to €90,000 annually. Equity may be available. Visa sponsorship is not available.
LOCATION
On-site in Berlin, Germany, with some customer travel.

Source: Clera careers (Ashby)