Lead Solutions Architect (CTO level-CPG/Retail, DS/DE background)

Databricks Inc.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data and AI company in London is seeking a Lead Solutions Architect to provide technology guidance in the Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods vertical. This role requires building strong executive relationships and facilitating digital transformation efforts. Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years of experience in a senior leadership role in the RCG sector, coupled with knowledge of industry regulations and a proven ability to lead technology sales initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in a senior leadership role within RCG.
• Proven ability to innovate technical solutions for business transformation.
• Strong knowledge of European regulations in the RCG industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology thought leadership initiatives for digital transformation.
• Build executive relationships with C-level executives at client organizations.
• Collaborate with internal teams to architect solutions for customers.

Skills

Leadership in Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods

Technology Sales Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Data Transformation

Job description

Lead Solutions Architect (CTO level-CPG/Retail, DS/DE background)

London, United Kingdom

Job Overview:

You will be the domain expert for Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods (RCG) within Databricks UK and Ireland, working in coordination with the Industry Leads within Databricks. In this role, you will set the vision, build executive relationships with customers and partners, and work with a cross-functional team across Databricks within Northern Europe.

As a Trusted Technology Leader for our customer in the Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods vertical, you provide technology guidance and orchestrate the interaction between the customer and Databricks resources to drive new opportunities, demand generation, digital transformation, and the mapping of industry/business scenarios to Databricks solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Be a thought leader within our global Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods community
• Influence stakeholders at all levels through complex engagements with the wider cloud ecosystem and third party applications
• Working closely with the Strategic or Global Account executives, leveraging our large, multi-functional team, lead internal teams to provide analyses and architect solutions for the customer
• Technology Sales Leadership – Lead technology thought leadership and technology sales activities to drive the customer’s digital transformation vision and roadmap with Databricks
• Cultivate relationships - and solutions - with the partner ecosystem, including SIs, ISVs, and Data Collaboration partners
• Collaborate with marketing to develop RCG content, collateral, and demand-generation plans
• Digital Transformation Strategy – Own the relationship with C-level technology/innovation executives at the customer and build relationships with business leaders to achieve their business and technology outcomes

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of experience working as a senior leader or executive in the Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods vertical
• Intimate knowledge of the technology landscape in the RCG industry
• Experience driving data transformation projects change at a large RCG company, with a strong understanding of how large RCG firms make decisions
• Prior experience in acting as the Technology Leader for the customer and "go-to" person in established, long-term relationships with technical and/or business decision-makers at the Chief X Officer (CxO) level
• Ability to innovate technical solutions to achieve customers’ business transformation and achieve account growth targets
• Proactively builds and maintains a strong knowledge of the Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods industry, associated business strategy, and key industry partners and solutions
• Coordinates with internal and external industry experts to gather industry knowledge to improve customer outcomes
• Strong knowledge of key regulations in the Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods industry, with a particular focus on European regulations

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.

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