Sr. Manager, Technical Solutions

Databricks Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Solutions Manager to lead and manage the Technical Solutions Engineers and support teams in India. This role requires building a regional team focused on resolving complex support tickets. Responsibilities include coaching engineers, driving support escalations, and coordinating with sales teams.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 15 years of experience in SaaS support, with at least 6 years in a managerial capacity.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in the tech industry, particularly in SaaS support.
• At least 6 years of managerial experience leading a team of technical support engineers.
• Proven customer-facing experience managing a large regional team.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a team of Technical Solution Engineers.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to engineers.
• Identify process improvements for better performance.

Skills

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Customer-facing communication

Cloud native applications knowledge

Team-oriented attitude

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Apache Spark

Job description

Senior Technical Solutions Manager

Databricks is looking for a Senior Technical Solutions Manager to grow, lead and manage the Technical solutions engineers and support teams in India. The Senior Technical Solutions Manager is responsible for building and managing a regional team of technical experts focused on resolving highly complex and long-running support tickets raised by Databricks customers while overseeing the Support operations.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a team of Technical Solution Engineers
• Provide coaching and mentorship to the engineers
• Identify and implement process improvements to meet or exceed regional performance KPIs
• Establish training plans and subject matter expertise within the team
• Drive support escalations and establish cross‑functional collaboration to manage and resolve issues
• Be a player‑coach and provide technical leadership to the regional support team
• Coordinate with Sales and field teams to address account‑level concerns and drive adoption and usage of the Databricks platform
• Define quarterly goals and track them to completion to drive team growth and personal development
• Scale the organization by developing processes and guidelines that promote operational efficiency
• Demonstrate a true sense of ownership and coordinate action items with engineering and escalation teams to achieve timely resolution of customer issues
• Perform risk assessments and be a hands‑on leader

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience in the tech industry – SaaS support, building, testing, and maintaining
• Minimum 6+ years of managerial experience, leading a team of at least 6+ technical support engineers
• Proven experience working with cloud native applications/SaaS (AWS, Azure, GCP), big data platforms, or Apache Spark in a technical capacity
• Demonstrated experience in a customer‑facing role managing a large regional team of technical support engineers
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent customer facing, verbal and written communication skills
• A team‑oriented attitude and a high degree of comfort working in a startup environment
• Hands‑on experience in systems troubleshooting, networking, and Linux fundamentals, JVM troubleshooting, debugging of Java applications is preferred

Benefits

At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees.

Diversity & 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.

Compliance

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