Sr. Manager, Field Engineering

Precision Labs; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Manager, Field Engineering to lead a growing team of Solutions Architects for the Startups segment. You will partner with Sales to deliver value from the Databricks Data + AI Platform and accelerate customer success.

You will hire and mentor top talent, guide strategic data infrastructure decisions, and align cross-functional teams to meet ambitious GTM targets while ensuring scalable, high-impact deployments.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building and leading technical pre-sales teams with coaching.
• Experience leading teams in data warehousing, big data, ML, or generative AI.
• Trusted advisor to technical executives guiding data infrastructure decisions.
• Ability to review complex architectures and guide scalable solutions.
• Experience partnering with SI and ISV to accelerate client success.

Responsibilities

• Hire, train, and grow a Solutions Architects team for rapid growth.
• Lead the technical pre-sales function to increase revenue and customer success.
• Establish external partnerships with SI/ISV to maximize outcomes.
• Maintain a robust candidate pipeline and foster cross-functional collaboration.
• Engage with executives to drive GTM strategy and world-class execution.

Skills

Team leadership

Pre-sales leadership

Technical architecture

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Tools

Databricks platform

SQL

Python

Job description

Mission

Reporting to a Director, Field Engineering, the Sr. Manager, Field Engineering will help lead a team of Solutions Architects (SAs) for the Startups segment of Databricks’ Field Engineering team. You will lead and promote a diverse team focusing on enterprise software, big data/analytics, data engineering, data science, data warehousing and generative AI. Leading the technical sales team, you will partner with Sales (and other Field Engineering technical segments) to increase revenue and help customers achieve success through Databricks’ Data Intelligence Platform. You wil scale and maintain an outstanding Field Engineering team that is efficient in its operations to help accelerate Databricks' growth in the market.

The Impact You Will Have

• You will hire, train, and grow a team of Solutions Architects for a company in high-growth mode
• Make your customers extremely successful with Databricks and provide outsized value to their businesses
• You will maintain a robust hiring pipeline of highly qualified, bar-raising candidates
• You will establish relationships across the business to make your customers and team successful
• You will keep your team of SAs ahead of the technical curve by ensuring they maintain advanced knowledge of the Databricks technology stack
• You will ensure that your team is continuously learning and working to provide our customers with the most comprehensive solution for their needs
• You will engage with customers strategically at the Executive Level to drive mutually beneficial outcomes and set GTM strategy and drive world class execution towards meeting aggressive sales targets

What We Look For

• Proven experience building and leading technical pre-sales teams - hiring, on-boarding, coaching and mentoring those teams to mature and grow into highly capable individual operators as well as exceptional team-players
• 10+ years of experience in the data space with a technical product (i.e. data warehousing, big data, machine learning, or more recently with generative AI)
• Trusted advisor to technical executives that guide strategic data infrastructure decisions
• Lead a team through best practices for technical qualification, technical validations, architecture discussions, and product demonstrations
• Establish and foster external partnerships with systems integrators (SIs) and independent software vendors (ISVs) that maximize and accelerate client success
• Strong understanding of consumption-driven business models and the recipes for long term growth and success
• Experience hiring candidates that continually raise the bar, ramping them up to be successful, and promoting into larger roles
• Create a positive culture and morale for the team - fostering strong working relationships between Field Engineering, Sales, and other important internal cross-functional teams
• Experience working cross-functionally with other teams such as Sales, Product Management, Engineering, and Customer Success
• Must be technical enough to earn the trust of Engineering talent and leadership at Databricks
• Ability to influence and review complex architectures; guiding your team and customers towards ideal solutions - that scale

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for th**is role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.

About Databricks

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.

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 click here.

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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