Sr. Specialist Solutions Architect

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

This role is for a Sr. Specialist Solutions Architect focused on defining the technical go-to-market strategy and driving adoption of Databricks' AI/BI product suite in the APAC and Japan region. The individual will act as a trusted advisor to customers and internal field engineering teams, support product managers in defining product direction, and serve as a thought leader through external engagement. The role requires expertise in cloud-based data visualization and analytics solutions, building production-level data applications, and strong pre-sales experience.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the vision and strategy for AI/BI products adoption in Asia Pacific and Japan
  2. Develop materials for our GTM team to effectively communicate our value proposition
  3. Support our field teams in key strategic pursuit opportunities
  4. Lead a team of subject matter experts (SMEs) to scale your impact in local regions and enable the broader field team to have confidence in competing in the market
  5. Act as the thought leader to build confidence and relationships with our customers at the executive level

Skills

Required

  • data visualisation and analytics
  • cloud-based Data Visualisation and Analytics Solutions
  • building production level data applications
  • SQL
  • Python
  • pre-sales experience
  • communication

Nice to have

  • AI/BI product suite
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • GCP

What the JD emphasized

  • defining our technical go to market strategy
  • driving our data application stack adoption
  • guide and influence their data application architecture and decisions
  • present, demo and pitch Databricks AI/BI product suite
  • trusted advisor for senior executives
  • in-depth technical knowledge
  • technical expert to support our field engineering teams
  • help enable the team to understand the key differentiators of our product against our competitors
  • partner with product managers to help to define the product direction
  • inform our product strategy with our go-to-market field teams
  • recruit and lead a group of specialists
  • thought leader externally to the market
  • speaking at conferences, online webinars, and blog posts
  • communicate the vision and gather feedback
  • designing and delivering cloud-based Data Visualisation and Analytics Solutions
  • building production level data applications
  • creating and articulating a compelling value proposition
  • enabling Account Executives and Field Engineers to operate effectively
  • 6+ years of experience in data visualisation and analytics
  • Hands-on experience building solutions within major public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Trusted advisor to technical executives that inform strategic data decisions
  • Proven ability to co-plan large territories with Account Executives and operate in a highly coordinated, cross-functional effort across GTM and R&D teams
  • Proficient in programming, debugging, problem-solving using SQL and Python, and building data solutions
  • Proven track record of successful pre-sales experience in competitive situations
  • Ability to define and executive strategic program cross functionally
  • High impact communication internally and externally