Forward Deployed Data Engineer

ZoomInfo is a leading Go-To-Market Intelligence Platform, and they are seeking a Forward Deployed Data Engineer to define and operationalize their Forward Deployed Engineering function. The role involves engaging directly with strategic accounts to understand their data needs and delivering bespoke intelligence applications that integrate ZoomInfo's data with customer data to drive business outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Own Strategic Customer Engagements End-to-End
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for assigned strategic accounts
• Run discovery sessions with data engineers, sales operations leaders, and revenue executives
• Diagnose the underlying problem
• Scope the use case, design the solution, build the application, deploy it in the customer's environment, and stay accountable for the outcome
• Bridge Technical and Business Audiences
• Sit with the sales team
• Present to executive leadership
• Synthesize complex go-to-market data needs into clear, actionable proposals
• Build the FDE Playbook
• Document what works: discovery frameworks, engagement phases, integration patterns, deliverable templates, success metrics
• Drive Stickiness and Expansion
• Identify expansion opportunities as they emerge

Requirements:

• High Ownership, High Ambiguity Tolerance
• Strong Software and Data Engineering Fundamentals
• Customer-Facing Communication
• Go-to-Market Data Familiarity