Watney

Deployment

DeploymentStrategist

San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
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The Brief

“Deployment Strategist at Watney. Skills: Deployment, Customer Relations, Robotics. Run deployments end-to-end. define work scope”

What You'll Achieve.

increase the speed and capacity of buildout; turn cutting-edge robotics into operational value; deploy and scale general-purpose robots in live production environments; create high-impact solutions

Industry & Context.

Deployment
Problems you'll solve

exceptional critical thinking; intuition for strategic and product decisions; locate their biggest problems; understand the critical questions they need to answer

Eligibility Requirements

go onsite

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

customer-first operator (2-5 yrs), leading deployments or integration of critical technology for large customers, stakeholder management skills, build trust with both technical and non-technical partners, comfortable navigating competing priorities, intuition for strategic and product decisions, exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Nice to Have

hardware, manufacturing or data center experience

What You'll Do.

Run deployments end-to-end

manage deployment environment

drive robot performance

locate their biggest problems

understand critical questions

Align C-suite executives

communicate customer needs internally

develop and execute deployment-specific product roadmaps

Embed with engineering team

create high-impact solutions

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

work cross-functionally with engineering and research teams; Collaborate with engineers; Embed with our engineering team

Communication Scope

exceptional written and verbal communication skills; Align C-suite executives at the biggest companies on Earth; communicate customer needs internally; presenting deployment strategies and product roadmaps to senior executives

Process & Methodology

manage deployment environment, drive robot performance, develop and execute deployment-specific product roadmaps

Full Job Description

OUR MISSION Expand human ambition in the physical world. Critical infrastructure is constrained by labor shortages, hazardous working conditions, and operational complexity. Watney builds and deploys autonomous robotic systems that increase the speed and capacity of buildout, starting with data centers. ABOUT THE ROLE At Watney, Deployment Strategists turn cutting-edge robotics into operational value for the largest companies in the world. You’ll work directly with executives at hyperscalers and Fortune 500 enterprises to design and execute their automation roadmap, helping customers deploy and scale general-purpose robots in live production environments. You’ll work cross-functionally with engineering and research teams to translate real-world operational challenges into new robotic capabilities, shaping both product direction and robot behavior in the field. We’re looking for someone with exceptional critical thinking, strong interpersonal skills, and outstanding technical intuition. You should be equally comfortable discussing nuanced customer feedback with our engineers, managing robots in the field, and presenting deployment strategies and product roadmaps to senior executives. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Run deployments end-to-end: define work scope, manage deployment environment and drive robot performance. - Be the key bridge: go onsite and meet with customers to locate their biggest problems and understand the critical questions they need to answer. Align C-suite executives at the biggest companies on Earth. - Collaborate with engineers: communicate customer needs internally to develop and execute deployment-specific product roadmaps. Embed with our engineering team to create high-impact solutions. YOU MAY BE A GOOD FIT IF YOU: - Are an excellent customer-first operator (2-5 yrs) with experience leading deployments or integration of critical technology for large customers. - Have strong stakeholder management skills and can build trust with both technical and non-tech

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