Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - CMEG

Databricks; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 186.411 - 256.381; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Databricks is seeking a Manager of Forward Deployed Engineering in Germany to lead a high-performing team and manage critical data and AI initiatives. This role entails setting the standard for technical excellence, mentoring engineers, and driving substantial customer engagements across various industries.

The successful candidate will possess strong leadership skills and substantial technical experience in data migrations and AI platforms, alongside a thorough understanding of Databricks's offerings. The position comes with a competitive salary and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifikationen

• 4+ years of experience managing technical delivery teams.
• 5+ years as a technical solutions architect or data/AI engineer.
• Experience leading large-scale data migrations and AI/ML programs.
• Ability to navigate complex, high-stakes customer environments.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks or direct competitors.

Aufgaben

• Drive regional performance targets and champion delivery excellence.
• Lead enterprise engagements across data and AI initiatives.
• Establish best practices for governance and oversight.
• Act as an escalation point for critical customer situations.
• Mentor and develop technical talent in the organization.

Kenntnisse

People leadership experience

Technical solutions architecture

Data platform migrations

Stakeholder management

Knowledge of Databricks and AI ecosystem

Tools

Apache Spark

MLflow

Delta Lake

Jobbeschreibung

Databricks is redefining what organisations can achieve with data and AI. As the unified platform powering the world's most ambitious data‑driven enterprises, we sit at the intersection of cloud migrations, AI transformation, and real‑time intelligence and our customers challenge us every day to go further. As Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering, you will lead a high‑performing team of Forward Deployed Engineers at the forefront of this transformation.

As a people leader, you will build and scale a team that represents Databricks’s highest standard of technical excellence and customer impact. Your team will partner with enterprises across industries to architect and deliver mission‑critical solutions, from large‑scale data migrations and legacy modernisation programs to cutting‑edge generative AI, MLOps, and AI agent deployments. You will set the bar for delivery quality, grow world‑class talent, and drive the strategic governance framework that ensures every engagement is executed with precision and measurable impact.

Responsibilities

• Drive regional performance targets including billable utilisation, team growth, and hiring while championing delivery excellence and customer success across the FDE portfolio
• Lead high‑stakes enterprise engagements: partner with Account Executives, Engagement Managers, and Field Engineering leaders to position and deliver transformational PS programs spanning data migrations, AI/ML platforms, and advanced analytics
• Champion delivery governance and operational rigor: establish best practices for project oversight, risk management, and quality standards that scale with a growing FDE & AI Engineering practice
• Act as executive escalation point for critical customer situations, leveraging deep technical credibility and leadership judgment to protect strategic relationships and drive resolution
• Develop and retain exceptional technical talent: mentor Forward Deployed Engineers and AI Engineers through structured career pathways, technical coaching, and a culture of innovation, mastery, and continuous growth

Qualifications

• 4+ years of people leadership experience managing high‑performing technical delivery teams, solution architects, or professional services organisations with a proven track record of building excellence‑driven cultures
• 5+ years of hands‑on individual contributor experience as a technical solutions architect or data/AI engineer, providing the technical depth to coach and credibly support senior practitioners
• Demonstrated success leading large‑scale data platform migrations and AI/ML programs within enterprise environments, across industries such as Finance, Healthcare, Retail, Telco, or Energy
• Strong executive presence and stakeholder management skills, with experience navigating complex, high‑stakes customer environments and influencing at the C‑suite level
• Familiarity with Databricks, Apache Spark™, MLflow, Delta Lake, or the modern data and AI ecosystem; hands‑on experience with Databricks or a direct competitor is highly valued

Pay Range Transparency

Local Pay Range: $211,800 — $291,300 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio‑economic status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Compliance: 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.