Staff Professional Services Consultant

Alation’s Professional Services team implements Alation at key customers, delivering immediate value, broad adoption, with an unparalleled customer experience. We’re looking for someone excited to work with Alation’s industry-leading technology to truly drive data culture at forward-thinking enterprises. The right candidate loves engaging with customers, building trusted relationships, and ensuring a high-quality, timely implementation.

A Staff Consultant is one of the most experienced members of the Alation Professional Services team who possesses extensive experience in data management, software deployment, deep data management expertise, and an outstanding record of program delivery success. As the leading authority on Alation’s technology, they are primarily responsible for the installation, configuration, advising key client sponsors, and leading multi-phase implementation programs to drive usage, adoption, and value.

What You'll Do:

• Lead Alation software implementations of enterprise customers
• Participate in account knowledge transfer sessions with Alation pre-sales.
• Advise on best practices for defining and populating data classifications, domains, taxonomies, glossaries, documentation content, and lineage.
• Conduct training and advise customers on the approach and use of key product features, and best practices to drive usage, adoption, and value.
• Lead the customer through on-premise and cloud-based product installation procedures.
• Lead the customer through single sign-on, authentication configuration to LDAP or Active Directory.
• Configure out-of-the-box database, file system, and Business Intelligence tool connectors.
• Provide project status reports and briefings.
• Identify opportunities for account expansion.
• Document lessons learned, tips/tricks, and contribute knowledge base articles.
• Participate in customer community forums.

Requirements:

• Energized and excited about being in a high-growth, startup environment
• Passionate about continuously innovating and improving.
• Comfortable working in a non-traditional office environment using virtual teaming and working remotely.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to resolve technical and project challenges.
• Professional customer-facing communications and client-management skills.
• Demonstrated inclination to share knowledge and assist teammates.
• Willing to travel 30%.

What You Need:

• Minimum 5+ years of consulting experience in a lead role.
• Data management experience with data governance, data quality, master data management, and/or reference data.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, and GCP cloud deployments.
• Experience with multiple databases and excellent SQL skills.
• Experience with Business Intelligence tools, including Tableau, PowerBI, Looker, and Microstrategy.
• Experience administering Linux operating systems.
• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker deployments.
• Python or Java experience using REST APIs.

Bonus Skills:

• Experience with Alation or other data catalog tools.
• Experience delivering services as part of a software company.
• Project Management/Scrum certifications (CAPM, PMP, Six Sigma etc).
• Hands on data & analytics experience.
• Fluency in multiple languages.