Remote AI Field Engineering Manager

Databricks Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 173,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Manager, Field Engineering to lead a team of 8–10 technical customer advisors, guiding them to solve complex data, analytics, and AI challenges. You will partner with Sales and cross-functional teams to translate priorities into effective technical strategies and measurable business outcomes.

You will coach and develop the team, align resources, and maintain credibility across Databricks platform concepts, cloud architecture, governance, and AI technologies.

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical customer-facing professionals in enterprise software or cloud.
• Proven ability to hire, coach, and retain senior technical staff.
• Ability to give timely feedback and conduct career conversations.
• Strong executive communication and technical storytelling.
• Operational discipline using data to drive execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing Field Engineering team.
• Define technical-win strategy with account teams.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders (Director/Head of/VP level).
• Guide discovery, solution strategy, and adoption planning.
• Establish operating rhythms to monitor progress, health, and impact.

Skills

Executive stakeholder management

People leadership

AI-first mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Databricks or comparable data/AI platforms

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Manager, Field Engineering to lead a team of 8–10 technical customer advisors, guiding them to solve complex data, analytics, and AI challenges. You will partner with Sales and cross-functional teams to translate priorities into effective technical strategies and measurable business outcomes.

You will coach and develop the team, align resources, and maintain credibility across Databricks platform concepts, cloud architecture, governance, and AI technologies.