About the Role

The Strategic Technology Executive is a senior, customer-facing role responsible for communicating Teradata’s product vision and platform differentiation to executive stakeholders. This position serves as a global voice from the field into Product while delivering consistent strategic messaging to customers.

What You’ll Do

• Act as Teradata’s technical executive liaison to customer C-levels and senior leadership.
• Lead strategic discussions on cloud modernization, hybrid/cloud architectures, and Vantage roadmap (SQL to AI/ML to GenAI).
• Deliver executive briefings, workshops, and thought leadership at conferences and customer events.
• Guide Solution Engineers and Account Teams in strategic technical messaging and positioning.
• Drive consistency in outbound messaging through reusable assets, decks, white papers, and social content.
• Represent global field and customer perspectives in product strategy and roadmap planning.
• Participate in Product Advisory Councils, POC feedback loops, and roadmap workshops.
• Define and communicate long-range customer-driven needs (2–4 year vision).
• Partner with Product Marketing to refine messaging based on field experience.
• Coordinate global initiatives, knowledge sharing, and consolidated product feedback summaries.

Who You’ll Work With

• Reports To: VP, WW VantageCloud Platform Architecture
• Customer C-level executives and senior leadership teams.
• Internal stakeholders across Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales.
• Global Strategic Technology Executive peers.

Minimum Requirements

• 15+ years in technical sales leadership, field technology advocacy, or product strategy roles.
• Expertise in cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP), data platforms, hybrid environments, and AI/ML use cases.
• Executive presence with ability to communicate complex topics clearly to technical and business audiences.
• Proven ability to influence product strategy through structured feedback.
• Strong collaboration skills across engineering, marketing, and sales.
• Demonstrated thought leadership through public speaking or publications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master’s or MBA preferred).
• Experience in global, matrixed organizations with customer-facing strategic roles.
• Public cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Expert) preferred.
• Ability to drive customer digital transformation and business outcomes through data and analytics.

What You’ll Get

• Opportunity to shape Teradata’s future product vision.
• Platform to drive innovation and elevate customer conversations.
• Ability to build a globally influential network and be a change agent at the intersection of technology and business.