Manager, Field Engineering

Databricks Databricks · Data AI · Bangalore, India · Field Engineering - Other

Manager for a team of Solutions Architects in the Data & AI domain, focusing on large strategic customers in India. The role involves leading team expansion, building technical pre-sales capabilities, coaching team members, and positioning Databricks' solutions to customers and prospects.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage hiring, building the Pre-Sales team consisting of Solutions Architects in the Data & AI domain.
  2. Rapidly scale the designated Field Engineering segment organisation without sacrificing calibre.
  3. Build a collaborative culture within a rapid-growth team. To embody and promote Databricks' customer-obsessed, teamwork and diverse culture.
  4. Support increasing Return on Investment of SA involvement in sales cycles by 2-3x over 18 months.
  5. Promote a solution and value-based selling field-engineering organisation.

Skills

Required

  • 6+ years experience in a pre-sales / consulting / customer facing managerial role: developing, managing and building a team of successful Big Data, Cloud, or SaaS professionals
  • Experience working with strategic Banking / Financial Services / Digital Enterprise accounts generating +$1M ARR
  • 6+ years experience in Big Data Architecture incorporating components of Data Engineering / Data Warehouse / Machine Learning / Data Science
  • Experience in scaling and mentoring field and technical teams managing both in-person and remote working models
  • Knowledgeable in Apache Spark™ / Databricks ecosystem

Nice to have

  • Knowledgeable in and passionate about data-driven decisions, AI, and Cloud software models

What the JD emphasized

  • lead a team of Solutions Architects
  • Data & AI domain
  • scale the designated Field Engineering segment organisation
  • building the Pre-Sales team
  • scaling and mentoring field and technical teams