Manager, Field Engineering Italy

Databricks; Town of Italy (NY); On-site; USD 104,456 - 139,275; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Growth and mentorship opportunities

Job summary

A leading data and AI company is seeking a Field Engineering Manager to lead a technical pre-sales team in Italy. This role involves hiring and mentoring team members while building a customer-focused culture. Your expertise in the data and AI market will drive sales effectiveness and strategic partnerships. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership and communication skills, along with a background in Data Engineering or SaaS. This role offers a dynamic work environment in a rapidly growing sector.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a team in Big Data, Cloud, or SaaS environments.
• Passion for data and AI market and Cloud software models.
• Strong background in Data Engineering, Database technologies or Data Science.

Responsibilities

• Hire, mentor, and grow the pre-sales team in Italy.
• Build a motivated collaborative culture within the team.
• Engage with key customer executives to build strategic partnerships.

Skills

Managing a team of Big Data professionals

Technical field leadership

Collaboration with Sales

Strong communication skills

Data Engineering expertise

Job description

Overview

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Note: Location for the role is in Milan (i.e. within commutable distance). As a Field Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of technical pre-sales Solutions Architects and Solutions Engineers in Italy. Your experience partnering with the sales organization will help drive revenue with the right approach whilst coaching sales and pre-sales teams to work together. You will guide and get involved to enhance your team's effectiveness; be an expert at communicating complex, business value-focused solutions, support complex sales cycles, and build relationships with important partners in large corporations.

The Impact You Will Have

• Hire, mentor and grow the pre-sales team in Italy
• Build a motivated collaborative culture within a hyper-growth team to embody and promote Databricks customer-obsessed, teamwork and diverse culture
• Support increased return on investment of SA involvement in sales cycles
• Ensure a solution and value-based selling within the field-engineering organization
• Display an understanding of needs and revenue potential for accounts in the assigned region
• Engage with key customer executives to build and strengthen strategic partnerships
• Ensure close alignment with partners and internal services to secure implementation strategies within accounts
• Continue to build Databricks\' brand as a member of the Leadership team in partnership with Marketing and Sales teams across the region

What We Look For

• Experience managing a team of successful Big Data, Cloud, or SaaS professionals
• Experience in consumption based business environments
• Have experience mentoring and scaling technical teams
• Success in instituting processes for technical field members to lead efficiency and product focus
• Ability to partner and collaborate with Sales and other cross-functional leaders
• Passionate about data and AI market and Cloud software models and being able to deliver a strong POV on the value of Databricks solutions
• Technical or consulting background either in Data Engineering, Database technologies or Data Science
• Strong communication skills. Italian native-speaker and fluent in English.

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

At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region, please visit https://www.mybenefitsnow.com/databricks.

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.

Compliance

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