Description
About the Role
We are looking for a Solutions Architect to join our Benelux Hunter Pre-sales team at Databricks. You will be the technical lead for our most strategic new engagements in the region, with the mission to establish Databricks as the main data & AI platform on greenfield and developing accounts. You will be a strategic advisor who raises the bar for how our customers build and reason through data solutions.
This role is perfect for someone who thrives in rapid growth environments and high-paced customer engagements, creating structure in ambiguous situations and driving commitment from senior stakeholders even when priorities shift. Your ability to manage high-level stakeholders and deliver measurable business outcomes is what will make you successful.
The Impact You Will Have
You will:
- Lead the technical strategy for greenfield and developing accounts within the Benelux region, assessing a customer's architecture and providing strategic guidance and deep technical expertise addressing problems that span multiple systems, teams, and stakeholders.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, driving alignment during high-tension negotiations and ensuring long-term technical commitment.
- Abstract learnings from your builds into reusable patterns and guidance for the wider Databricks community, anticipating objections before they surface.
- Deliver outcomes the business can measure, using adoption signals to ensure sustained customer impact.
- Coach and develop junior members of the team on technical discovery and complex use-case prioritisation.
What We Look For
- 8+ years of experience in technical and client-facing roles with strong skills in use case discovery, scoping, and delivering complex solution architecture designs.
- Deep expertise across the data landscape,including Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, and GenAI,with a strong "AI-Builder" mindset.
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Databricks, AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP) and relevant certifications.
- Prior experience with coding in a core programming language (i.e., Python, SQL) and willingness to learn Apache Spark.
- Ability to execute through ambiguity and excellent communication and presentation skills in English.
Benefits
We strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees.