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Re:Palantir Wins $876M U.S. Army Contract by jknz on Saturday March 10, 2018 @06:00PM (#16560599)
Their Open Positions page advertises the following. Sounds like sales 2.0 positions.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Communications Strategist

Deployment Strategist

Forward Deployed Security Engineer

Proposal and Capture

Legal Strategist

Proposal and Capture Strategist

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Re:Palantir Wins $876M U.S. Army Contract by enraged_camel on Saturday March 10, 2018 @06:05PM (#16560619)
Yep, “business development” basically means business-to-business sales, with a dash of “consulting” mixed in for taste.
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Re:Palantir Wins $876M U.S. Army Contract by username223 on Saturday March 10, 2018 @06:38PM (#16560721)
What's the difference between a "Proposal and Capture" and a "Proposal and Capture Strategist"? What the heck is a "Forward Deployed Security Engineer"? Are these 20-somethings wearing camo, with an AR in one hand and a laptop in the other? This would honestly be pathetic if Peter Thiel weren't making enough money to build his own island. I haven't heard if he's in the Mars Rocket Club yet.
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Re:Palantir Wins $876M U.S. Army Contract by un_montagnard on Saturday March 10, 2018 @06:58PM (#16560804)
Forward Deployed means you're working at the client place and not in a Palantir office if I recall correctly the information I got when I interviewed with them.
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Re:Palantir Wins $876M U.S. Army Contract by smacktoward on Sunday March 11, 2018 @01:01AM (#16561881)
It certainly sounds more tacticool than "On-Site."
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Re:Palantir Wins $876M U.S. Army Contract by halfjoking on Saturday March 10, 2018 @09:04PM (#16561313)
The "Proposal and Capture Stategist" strategizes the job of "Proposal and Capture" employees and he reports to the "Proposal and Capture Strategist Proposal Capture Manager."
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