Hiring: Forward Deployed Strategist (Project Lead)

? Location: Bengaluru

? Experience: 5-7 Years

? Employment Type: Full-Time

? Level: IS2

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Forward Deployed Strategist who thrives at the intersection of product strategy, client engagement, and execution.

This is a client-facing role for professionals who want to go beyond traditional consulting and actively drive the deployment, adoption, and scaling of enterprise-grade digital and AI-powered solutions. You will work closely with clients, product teams, engineering teams, and delivery leaders to transform ideas into measurable business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Client Engagement & Strategic Execution

- Partner directly with client stakeholders to understand business processes, challenges, and transformation objectives.
- Act as an embedded strategist during solution deployments, ensuring alignment with operational realities and business needs.
- Build robust client relationships by serving as a trusted advisor and hands-on problem solver.

Product & Solution Design
- Translate business challenges into scalable product solutions, workflows, and feature requirements.
- Balance client-specific needs with reusable and scalable platform capabilities.
- Provide real-world insights to influence product strategy and platform evolution.

End-to-End Delivery Ownership
- Lead engagements from discovery and solution design through pilot, rollout, and optimization.
- Convert business objectives into functional requirements, user stories, and prioritized backlogs.
- Collaborate with engineering and delivery teams to ensure solutions are production-ready and scalable.

Adoption & Value Realization




- Define and track success metrics related to efficiency, productivity, user experience, and business outcomes.
- Drive user adoption through onboarding, change management, and operating model alignment.
- Continuously optimize deployed solutions based on feedback and usage insights.

Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Act as a bridge between Sales, Consulting, Product, Engineering, and Delivery teams.
- Support pre-sales activities through solution design discussions, demos, and feasibility assessments.
- Contribute to best practices, playbooks, and reusable deployment frameworks.

Required Qualifications
- 5-7 years of experience in Product Management, Solution Consulting, Forward Deployed roles, Solution Architecture, or Technology Consulting.
- Hands-on experience working directly with enterprise clients during implementation and deployment programs.
- Strong understanding of enterprise platforms, AI-driven solutions, automation technologies, data platforms, or cloud-native ecosystems.
- Ability to translate business requirements into functional and operational solution designs.
- Proven ability to work in fast-paced, ambiguous environments while maintaining execution accountability.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Product-Led Services, Enterprise SaaS, or Platform Engineering environments.
- Exposure to IT Operations, Digital Transformation, or Enterprise Support modernization initiatives.
- Experience scaling solutions from pilot programs to enterprise-wide deployments.
- MBA or advanced degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, or related disciplines.

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🏢 ITC Infotech
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