Senior AI Forward-Deployed Engineering Leader for Enterprise

Databricks Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 233,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity

Region-specific benefits

Job summary

Databricks Inc. is seeking a senior leader to manage an AI Forward Deployed Engineering team delivering customer-facing professional services helping enterprises build and productionize first-of-its-kind generative AI applications.

The leader guides AI transformation efforts, shapes cross-functional collaboration with Product, R&D, and GTM, and develops executive relationships at strategic accounts, with travel expected at least once per month.

Qualifications

• Experience leading AI/ML teams to deliver production AI solutions.
• Proven track record scoping, selling, and delivering enterprise engagements.
• Experience shipping on AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale a high-performing team of AI/ML scientists, engineers, and people leaders, including hiring, mentoring, and building team structure for long-term growth.
• Influence Product, R&D, and GTM by ensuring voice-of-customer insights inform the product roadmap and go-to-market strategy.
• Build and expand executive relationships with key customers and partners, including VP+ and CIO/CDO-level stakeholders.
• Partner with Field Engineering and Sales leadership to set strategy for strategic accounts and coordinate cross-functional delivery.
• Lead strategic AI initiatives, practice development, and scalable delivery processes.
• Own OKRs for AI-services led accounts, revenue, utilization, and public references.
• Represent the organization as a thought leader in AI through conference talks and published content.

Skills

AI/ML leadership

Executive stakeholder management

Enterprise engagement

Team hiring/mentoring

Delivery of AI solutions

Education

Graduate degree in quantitative field (CS/Engineering/Statistics/OR)

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Databricks Inc. is seeking a senior leader to manage an AI Forward Deployed Engineering team delivering customer-facing professional services helping enterprises build and productionize first-of-its-kind generative AI applications.

The leader guides AI transformation efforts, shapes cross-functional collaboration with Product, R&D, and GTM, and develops executive relationships at strategic accounts, with travel expected at least once per month.