EMEA AI FDE Director of Engineering

Databricks Inc.; Town of Stockholm (NY); On-site; USD 199,000 - 348,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks in Stockholm seeks a world-class leader to grow the EMEA Forward Deployed AI Engineering team. You will recruit, mentor and scale a high‑performing data science and ML engineering group while guiding customers through AI transformations and production deployments.

Work with Sales, Product and GTM to shape strategy, delivery models and executive relationships. Own OKRs for AI services accounts, influence product roadmaps, and represent Databricks as a trusted AI leader across the

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing and growing AI/ML teams.
• Ability to scope, guide, and sell technical engagements in enterprise settings.
• Deep technical expertise in ML/GenAI and data science; stay current with field trends.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale a world-class AI/ML professional services team in EMEA, including hiring and mentoring.
• Develop executive relationships with VP+ and CIO/CDO-level stakeholders.
• Align with Field Engineering and Sales to define joint strategies for strategic accounts and ensure delivery coordination.
• Shape cross-functional collaboration to influence product roadmap and GTM strategy.
• Own OKRs for AI-services led accounts, revenue, utilisation, and public references.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

ML/AI expertise

People development

Education

Graduate degree in quantitative discipline

Tools

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Databricks in Stockholm seeks a world-class leader to grow the EMEA Forward Deployed AI Engineering team. You will recruit, mentor and scale a high‑performing data science and ML engineering group while guiding customers through AI transformations and production deployments.

Work with Sales, Product and GTM to shape strategy, delivery models and executive relationships. Own OKRs for AI services accounts, influence product roadmaps, and represent Databricks as a trusted AI leader across the