Sr. Solutions Architect

Menlo Ventures; United States; On-site; USD 219,100 - 301,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k)

Equity awards

Flexible time off

Parental leave

Family Planning

Gym reimbursement

Annual personal development fund

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Solutions Architect for Retail - CPG to guide technical strategy with AE, drive adoption of ML & AI, and lead proofs of concept with a hands-on team.

You will work with 1–5 clients as the technical voice, drive a transformational journey, and align technical strategies with Databricks solutions while mentoring others.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in the Retail/CPG space with large ARR accounts.
• 4+ years in a pre-sales role or supporting sales activity.
• Strong background in big data, data science and cloud.
• Experience with Hadoop, NoSQL, MPP, OLTP/OLAP or full lifecycle data science solutions.
• Maintenance and evolution of production data systems to meet complex customer needs.
• Production programming experience in Python, R, Scala or Java.

Responsibilities

• You will be the main technical voice for 1–5 clients in Databricks.
• Lead customers on a transformational journey to adopt Databricks as part of their strategy.
• Implement the technical strategy in the account in alignment with overall strategy.
• Build a movement of technical champions within the account.
• Align technical strategies around Databricks solutions.
• Provide structured mentorship for other team members.

Skills

Retail/CPG exp

Pre-sales

Big data

Data-driven

Big data design

Programming

Job description

While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged for this role, candidates in other locations will be considered.

Sr. Solutions Architect, Retail - CPG

We are looking for experienced pre-sales professionals who have a successful track record helping large enterprises become more data-driven. Working with the Account Executive (AE), the Retail and CPG Sr. SA defines and directs the technical strategy for our largest and important accounts, leading to more widespread use of our products and wider and deeper adoption of ML & AI. You will lean upon your solid background in value selling, technical account management and technical leadership to maximize success in these accounts. While you work with a team that includes hands‑on resources who will build proofs of concept and demonstrate Databricks products, you need to be technical and must understand the relevance and application of ML & AI within a range of use cases important to the target accounts in the Retail and CPG space.

The impact you will have:

• You will work with 1-5 clients as the main technical voice for Databricks
• You will lead your customers on a transformational journey, helping them to evaluate and adopt Databricks as part of their strategy
• You will implement the technical strategy in the account, in close understanding of the strategy
• Build a movement of technical champions within the account
• Align technical strategies around Databricks solutions
• You will provide structured mentorship for other team members

What we look for:

• 8+ years of experience working very large (> $1m ARR), from the Retail and CPG related space
• 4+ years working in a pre sales capacity or supporting sales activity
• Technical in big data, data science and cloud
• An ability in data‑driven business transformation, and driving change with data
• 4+ years of experience with design and implementation experience in big data technologies such as Hadoop, NoSQL, MPP, OLTP, and OLAP or full lifecycle data science solutions
• Maintain and extend production data systems to evolve with complex customer needs
• Production programming experience in Python, R, Scala or Java

Nice to have: Databricks Certification

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k) Plan
• Equity awards
• Flexible time off
• Paid parental leave
• Family Planning
• Gym reimbursement
• Annual personal development fund
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this 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.

Zone 2 Pay Range: $219,100 to $301,300 USD

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.

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