Evangelist

Job Description

A World-Changing Company At Palantir, we’re passionate about building software that solves real problems. We partner with the most important institutions in the world to transform how they use data and technology. Our software has been used to stop terrorist attacks, discover new medicines, gain an edge in global financial markets, and more. If these types of projects excite you, we'd love for you to join us. The Role On the Evangelism Team, we’re looking for individuals who are passionate about helping the government better execute its most essential missions through technological innovation. The mission of Evangelism is to educate key leaders about Palantir. As part of that mission, we introduce and explain Palantir to a diverse range of people – politicians, journalists, leading researchers, influential bloggers, government types, and business leaders in Washington and beyond. We build relationships and emphasize how Palantir engineers are solving some of the most difficult problems around the world. Working with the Evangelism Team offers a truly unique opportunity to combine technical skills and learning with impactful policy work. We don’t expect or require extensive computer science or engineering backgrounds, but we do want individuals who are willing and eager both to learn new skills and to truly understand our technology in the pursuit of our policy and education-focused mission. The ideal Evangelist can learn not only to explain the intricacies of the U.S. budget process, but can also learn to program an app to help elucidate it (without putting the audience to sleep!). Our bottom line: be passionate about the mission and be adaptive!

Core Responsibilities

• Conduct research and analyses to support ongoing projects.
• Use the Palantir Platform to integrate and analyze data related to key domestic and international policy issues.
• Help the team identify new potential projects and areas for research.
• Execute time-sensitive projects in a fast-paced environment.

What We Value

• A background and/or interest in Computer Science, Political Science, Economics, or International Relations.
• The ability to operate autonomously and self-direct toward the most important problems to work on
• Keen interest in global events and involvement with academic journals, media resources, and/or online blogs relating to domestic and/or international affairs.
• Experience conducting policy research and analysis on a variety of topics and/or regional areas.
• Experience with or understanding of the legislative process is a plus.
• Experience in data modeling is a plus.
• Experience in Java, Python, SQL, etc. is a big plus.

Palantir is committed to promoting a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We believe that all Palantirians share the responsibility of upholding our commitment to these values and encourage candidates from a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences to join us in solving the world’s hardest problems. Palantir does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Palantir is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. Please see the United States Department of Labor’s EEO poster and EEO poster supplement for additional information. Palantir is committed to making the job application process accessible to everyone. If you are living with a disability (visible or not visible) and need to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please reach out and let us know how we can help. Apply for this job