Deployment Strategist, Future Platforms (Accounting) | Housing

As a Deployment Strategist on the Future Platforms team, you will help found and scale a critical function at EliseAI: delivering our accounting platform from initial deployment through full operational adoption. You will own the accounting layer of complex deployments, serving as the primary driver of successful implementations across multiple clients at once.

Responsibilities

Own accounting deployment success end-to-end: Drive the accounting portion of multiple concurrent deployments, from late-stage sales handoff through post-launch stabilization; Roll off accounts once they are fully live and operating successfully on the platform; Ensure accuracy, completeness, and operational readiness across all accounting workflows; Lead accounting discovery, scoping, and decisioning: Partner with senior accounting stakeholders (Controllers, CFOs, Finance teams) to understand current-state workflows and define future-state processes; Drive critical implementation decisions; Own configuration and implementation: Lead hands-on accounting setup; Manage detailed back-and-forth with clients to gather, validate, and refine data inputs; Ensure integrity and correctness of client-provided materials; Drive migration and post-launch success: Ensure full readiness for data migration and system cutover; Lead post-launch activities; Enable adoption and training: Run trainings, walkthroughs, and tailored demos for accounting teams; Ensure end users are confident operating within the new system; Identify and resolve adoption blockers early; Build scalable systems and playbooks: Turn implementation learnings into repeatable processes, templates, and best practices; Partner with Product and Engineering to surface gaps and improve accounting workflows; Help define what great looks like for accounting implementations at scale

Requirements

3–5 years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, product management, and/or founder/operator roles at high-growth startups; Background in accounting or finance (e.g., former Controller, Senior Accountant, accounting consultant, or accounting-focused operator), ideally in a high-growth or tech-enabled environment; Experience managing complex, client-facing implementations or projects; Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals (GL, reconciliations, close process, workflows); Comfortable getting into the weeds with data, configurations, and systems; Excellent communicator who can build trust with senior finance stakeholders; Highly organized and able to manage multiple concurrent deployments under tight timelines; Autonomous, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in ambiguity; Willingness to work in person at our office 4-5 days a week

Benefits

Equity in the company; Medical, Dental and Vision premiums covered at 100%; Fully paid parental leave; Commuter benefits; 401k benefits; Fitness & home services stipend to cover part of your expenses so you can focus on what matters; A collaborative in-office environment with an open floor plan, fully stocked kitchen, and all meals covered in the office; Unlimited vacation and paid holidays; We'll cover relocation packages and make the move exciting, not painful!