Nyc, United States of America Hybrid

Forerunner is hiring a Deployment Strategist

Role Overview

As a Deployment Strategist, you will lead the full deployment lifecycle for our customers, ensuring their success from initial planning through go-live. You’ll work closely with clients to understand their business objectives, operational realities, and success criteria, then shape those insights into a clear, actionable deployment plan.

Key Responsibilities

  • Facilitate discovery workshops to identify customer goals, constraints, and performance indicators.
  • Develop deployment roadmaps, project plans, and governance frameworks tailored to each engagement.
  • Act as the main liaison between the customer and internal teams throughout the deployment process.
  • Coordinate efforts across Implementation Specialists, Forward Deployed Engineers, and Customer Success Managers to maintain alignment and progress.
  • Monitor project risks, dependencies, and timelines, escalating when needed to keep initiatives on track.
  • Deliver regular updates to stakeholders on both sides, ensuring transparency and clarity.
  • Ensure system configurations and custom integrations support the customer’s strategic objectives.
  • Lead user acceptance testing and drive readiness activities ahead of launch.
  • Support a seamless handoff to ongoing customer success teams post-deployment.
  • Document insights from each deployment to improve future processes and scalability.

Qualifications

You bring 4–6 years of experience in SaaS implementation, project management, or customer-facing consulting roles. You excel at turning complex, ambiguous challenges into structured plans and thrive when communicating across technical and executive audiences. You’re adept at building repeatable processes in fast-moving environments.

Preferred candidates are driven by delivering tangible results, enjoy enabling collaboration across functions, and balance strategic vision with hands-on execution. You’re motivated to create scalable playbooks, not just follow them.

Work Environment

This is a hybrid role with flexibility in scheduling and location. While the organization is remote-first, office hubs are available in NYC, San Francisco, and Portland, ME. You’ll be part of a small, high-impact team dedicated to solving urgent climate challenges through technology and field partnerships.

Compensation & Benefits

The salary range for this position is $120,000–$165,000. Additional benefits include comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage, commuter benefits, and a quarterly wellness reimbursement. The company supports schedule flexibility and operates with a remote-first culture, emphasizing accountability and mission alignment.

Required Skills
Project ManagementStrategic PlanningStakeholder ManagementChange Management
About company
Forerunner

One AI-powered system connecting compliance data, workflows, and field operations to build stronger, safer, and more resilient communities. Forerunner modernizes how governments work by providing intelligent tools that harness geospatial insights, streamline workflows, and improve community resilience.

The platform supports critical government functions such as stormwater management, code enforcement, floodplain and asset management, emergency response, and grant compliance — helping agencies across the U.S. protect infrastructure and adapt to rising challenges.

Backed by $39 million in funding, Forerunner is building the system of record for the built environment, empowering public sector teams with scalable, secure, and user-centric software solutions.

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Posted 6 months ago