
Software Development · 14k people
Manager, Field Engineering - MFG
Posted 17 Oct
What’s this role about? Manage a team of Solutions Architects focusing on the Manufacturing segment to drive customer Data and AI experiences. Partner with sales leadership to hit revenue and consumption targets while ensuring customer success and technical excellence.
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Company
About Databricks Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and over 60% of the Fortune 500 — rely on Databricks to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified Data Intelligence Platform that includes Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, Lakebase and Unity Catalog. --- Databricks applicants Please apply through our official Careers page at databricks.com/company/careers. All official communication from Databricks will come from email addresses ending with @databricks.com or @goodtime.io (our meeting tool).
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Responsibilities
- While candidates in the listed locations are encouraged for this role, we are
- open to remote candidates in other locations in the Central United States.
- The Databricks Field Engineering team activates and accelerates the value our
- customers get from their data and AI. Major Enterprises in the U.S. are
- leveraging the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to securely deliver AI’s
- potential to every audience, at scale. Our Field Engineering team is hiring a
- dynamic Solutions Architecture leader who is not only focused on team culture
- but also can translate their team vision into a tangible and effective strategy
- in order to drive our customers’ Data + AI experiences forward.
- As a Field Engineering Manager, you will manage a team of Solutions Architects
- organization. You will lead a dynamic team of pre-sales professionals focusing
- on enterprise software, big data/analytics, data engineering, data science, and
- AI. You will partner with Sales (and other Field Engineering technical segments)
- to increase revenue and help customers become wildly successful. You'll scale
- and maintain an outstanding Field Engineering team that is efficient in its
- operations to help accelerate Databricks’ growth in the market.
- Architects for a company in high-growth mode.
- Make your customers extremely successful with Databricks and provide outsized
- value to their businesses.
- You will maintain a robust hiring pipeline at all times.
- Establish relationships across the business to make your customers and team
- successful.
- Partner with sales leadership to hit sales and consumption targets while
- ensuring customer success
- Keep your team of SAs ahead of the technical curve. You will make sure that
- your team is continuously learning, maintaining advanced knowledge of the
- data+AI technology stack, and working to provide our customers with the most
- comprehensive solutions for their needs
Qualification
- 3+ years of experience building and leading technical pre-sales teams -
- hiring, onboarding, coaching, and enabling pre-sales professionals
- 7+ years of experience in the Data + AI space with a technical product (i.e.,
- data warehousing, big data, data science, machine learning, or AI).
- A deep technical understanding of the impact that Data + AI can drive within
- various industry segments
- Technical competence to earn the trust of Engineering talent and leadership
- at Databricks.
- Trusted advisor to technical executives who guide strategic data
- infrastructure decisions.
- Lead a team through best practices for technical qualification, proof of
- concepts, architecture discussions, and product demonstrations.
- Experience hiring pre-sales professionals, ramping them up to be successful,
- promoting them into larger roles, identifying and addressing performance
- issues, and implementing improvement plans.
- Create a positive team culture and help foster working relationships between
- Field Engineering, Sales, and other important internal partners.
- Experience working with other teams such as Product Management, Engineering,
- and Customer Success.
- Demonstrated architectural influence. Able to influence and review complex
- architectures, guiding your team and customers toward ideal solutions that
- scale.
- Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay
- range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range
- for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles.
- Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to
- each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of
- experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location.
- Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of
- the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include
- eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above.
- For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page
- here
- Zone 2 Pay Range
- $192,100—$264,100 USD
- Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide
- including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of
- the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale
- data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+
- offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes
- Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn
- more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn
Benefits
- At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet
- the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered
- in your region click here
- If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for
- performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply
- for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to
- proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.
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