Manager, Field Engineering France

Neon; Paris; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks in Paris is seeking an experienced Field Engineering Manager to lead a talented team of pre-sales Solutions Architects and Solutions Engineers in France. You will guide value-based solution design and support strategic sales cycles, collaborating with Sales to drive growth.

You will coach your team to communicate complex ideas clearly, build strong customer partnerships, and establish best practices that improve efficiency and business impact across large organisations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading technical teams in Big Data, Cloud, or SaaS environments.
• Track record of mentoring and scaling pre-sales or technical field organisations.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with fluent English and native-level French.
• Technical background in Data Engineering, Databases, or Data Science; consulting a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing pre-sales team in France.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative culture aligned with Databricks values.
• Partner with Sales to drive growth through solution- and value-based selling.
• Improve team effectiveness by establishing best practices for business impact.
• Build trusted relationships with customer executives and strategic partners.
• Collaborate across Marketing, Sales, and Services for seamless implementation.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Communication

English fluent

French native

Big Data / Cloud / SaaS

Job description

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As a Field Engineering Manager, you will lead a talented team of technical pre-sales Solutions Architects and Solutions Engineers based in France. You’ll play a key leadership role at the intersection of technology and business, helping our teams design value-based solutions and drive growth through effective collaboration with Sales.

You’ll coach your team to communicate complex ideas clearly, support strategic sales cycles, and build strong partnerships with customers and stakeholders across large organisations.

The impact you will have:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing pre-sales team in France.
• Foster an inclusive and collaborative culture that reflects Databricks’ values of customer obsession, teamwork, and diversity.
• Partner with Sales to drive growth through solution- and value-based selling.
• Enhance team effectiveness by establishing best practices that improve efficiency and focus on business impact.
• Build trusted relationships with customer executives and strategic partners.
• Collaborate across teams- including Marketing, Sales, and Services- to ensure seamless implementation and customer success.
• Represent Databricks as part of the regional leadership team and contribute to building our brand and presence in the market.

What we look for:

• Proven experience managing technical teams in Big Data, Cloud, or SaaS environments.
• A track record of leading, mentoring, and scaling pre-sales or technical field organisations.
• Understanding of consumption-based business models.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Sales and other cross-functional leaders.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills- fluent in English and native-level French.
• Technical background in Data Engineering, Databases, or Data Science (consulting experience is a plus).
• Passion for data, AI, and cloud technologies and the ability to articulate their business value clearly.

Note: Location for the role is in Paris (i.e. within commutable distance).

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About Databricks

Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide - including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 - rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

Benefits

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to 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, and other protected characteristics.

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