Staff Technical Enablement Specialist - AEB

Databricks Inc.; Berkeley (CA); Remote; USD 113,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Enablement professional to support the Field Enablement for their Americas Emerging Business Unit. This fully remote position involves developing and executing enablement strategies for Field Engineering, ensuring teams are well-versed in the latest Data & AI technologies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in technical pre-sales and enablement, with exceptional communication and presentation skills. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and inclusion, and help drive measurable results that positively impact customers while working collaboratively across teams.

Benefits

Annual performance bonus

Equity options

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible work hours

Remote work opportunities

Qualifications

• 6+ years in technical pre-sales or enablement roles.
• Experience in delivering training solutions for technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Co-develop a comprehensive FE enablement strategy.
• Ensure FE teams are proficient in product knowledge and technical enablement.

Skills

Technical Pre-Sales

Technical Enablement

Data & AI Technologies

Communication Skills

Presentation Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Tools

Lakehouse Architecture

Databricks Product

Job description

Location: This is a fully remote position.

Office Policy: Fully remote with expectation for travel once or twice per quarter to relevant business gatherings (QBR, Kickoff, Offsite, in-person training, etc.)

About the Role:

We are seeking an Enablement professional to help support Field Enablement for the Americas Emerging (AEB) Business Unit (BU), with a heightened focus on the Field Engineering (FE) component of this joint Sales + FE go-to-market (GTM) team. AEB includes Startups, Digital Natives, Emerging Enterprise.

The enabler will be a critical business partner to the VP of AEB FE along with sales and the cross-functional teams that support revenue growth within the BU. The enabler will also be responsible for co-developing and executing the AEB FE enablement strategy for FE personnel (individual contributors and leaders alike). The FE enablement strategy will align back to the broader company-wide GTM priorities.

The ideal candidate will bring expertise in technical field enablement and adult learning principles. Alongside that pedigree, a deep understanding of a consumption-based sales motion and a genuine passion for Data & AI technologies are preferred.

• Possess or be willing to develop a high degree of proficiency in foundational Data/AI concepts, including the Lakehouse Architecture.
• Experience supporting and enabling technical audiences in creating proofs-of-concept (POC) and technical solutions, with prior experience in a Pre-Sales capacity as a bonus.

The role will report directly to the AEB Enablement leader.

Key Responsibilities:

• Co-develop a comprehensive FE enablement strategy in partnership with A) Cross-functional leaders, B) the AEB FE and Sales leadership teams, and C) the cross-functional teams aligned to America's Emerging Business.
• Ensure FE teams are proficient in product knowledge (e.g.: Data Warehouse, GenAI, Unity Catalog, etc.), technical product enablement, industry positioning, and business value.
• Work cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Partner, Sales Ops, and GTM teams to ensure A) the highest quality materials/programs are built, which B) drive measurable results positively and meaningfully impacting customers.
• Define and track quarterly KPI’s to quantify the impact of Enablement, and in turn, regularly iterate on Enablement plans to drive the highest impact.
• Design programs that can be scaled out globally, sharing best practices across business units, and validating the efficacy of programs.

The Role’s Impact:

• Partner closely with FE leadership, FE individual contributors, Sales Enablement, and other stakeholders to discover, validate, prioritize, and scale technical enablement initiatives equally in a bottoms-up and a tops-down capacity.
• Collaboratively triage the most critical initiatives which stand to drive the largest efficiencies in AEB FE, thereby optimizing FE mindshare utilization.
• Tailor company-wide initiatives and programs specifically to the context of AEB FE.
• Coordinate, orchestrate, and/or facilitate FE enablement sessions, ongoing workshops, and/or launches in the AEB BU.

What we look for:

• 6+ years of relevant experience in technical pre-sales, technical enablement, or data/AI technical-adjacent roles.
• Experience delivering large-scale training and enablement solutions in a Tech or Data/AI company, targeted at a technical audience.
• An understanding of the processes and nuances associated with a technical platform-as-a-service sales and delivery motion.
• Possess or be willing to develop proficiency in foundational Data/AI concepts, the Lakehouse Architecture, and Databricks product.
• Experience supporting and enabling technical audiences in creating complex proofs-of-concept and technical solutions to support customer needs.
• Exceptional communication, storytelling, and presentation skills, coupled with a strong executive presence and the ability to effectively influence and engage large audiences.
• Prior direct experience in a Pre-Sales role building POCs and technical solutions is a bonus.

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents base 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 utilizes 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.

Zone 1 Pay Range: $133,300 — $235,800 USD

Zone 2 Pay Range: $120,000 — $212,300 USD

Zone 3 Pay Range: $113,300 — $200,400 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.

Benefits

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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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