Deployment Strategist (Travel Heavy)

Column • San Francisco, CA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Column is a bank and software company providing technology-forward banking solutions designed to simplify the banking supply chain for financial technology companies. The Deployment Strategist will lead end-to-end deployments of Column’s technology and operating model into partner businesses. Acting as the “GM” of each deployment, this person will work at the intersection of product, operations, and strategy, translating operational challenges into systems, tools, and processes that measurably improve how partner businesses operate.

The role is based in Column’s San Francisco office in the Presidio and requires regular travel throughout the United States. The strategist can expect to be on the road more than 50% of the time, often embedded on-site for two to four weeks at a time. The position works alongside operators and senior leadership at Column to improve deployments and support the company’s growth.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in product, business operations, or a forward-deployed or solutions role at a high-growth technology company.
• Knowledge of what constitutes great software and great user experiences.
• A track record of owning complex, high-stakes deployments or programs end to end.
• Executive presence and the ability to align stakeholders with different priorities around a shared goal.
• A highly organized approach to execution and comfort running several workstreams across teams at once.
• Willingness to spend approximately 50% of working time traveling and embedded with the teams and operations receiving deployments.
• A scrappy, hands-on attitude, willingness to work hard, creativity, and low ego.
• Interest in becoming an expert in banking or fintech.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with banking or fintech; this is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end deployments of Column’s technology and operating model, from initial assessment through rollout and continuous improvement.
• Identify the largest bottlenecks to scale and design and ship products and workflows to remove them.
• Drive build-versus-buy decisions for tooling and systems that support automation and scale.
• Embed on-site with operators to understand workflows firsthand and translate observations into product and operational decisions.
• Own execution end to end, driving timelines, alignment, and accountability across teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed