Sr. Manager, Field Engineering (Specialist)

Job Title: Sr. Manager, Field Engineering (Specialist)

We are seeking a seasoned leader to join our Field Engineering team as a Sr. Manager, Field Engineering (Specialist). As a key member of our team, you will lead a team of Specialist Solutions Architects (SSAs) responsible for key elements of the technical sales cycle. Your team will focus on enterprise software, data engineering, and data science/machine learning, with a deep understanding of Databricks as the platform expands.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of SSAs to grow and develop their expertise in areas including enterprise software, data engineering, and data science/machine learning.
• Guide and get involved to enhance your team's effectiveness, communicate complex business value-focused solutions, and support complex sales cycles and customer architectures.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders in large corporations and establish relationships across the business to make your customers and team successful.
• Grow Databricks platform usage and prevent churn in strategic accounts by overseeing and retiring a regional growth quota.
• Create positive morale for the team and help foster a working relationship between Field Engineering, Sales, and other important internal partners.

Requirements:

• Experience in senior roles in the data space with a technical product (i.e., data warehousing, big data, or machine learning).
• Experience in leading technical overlay customer-facing teams (team sizes greater than 8), preferably in a pre-sales organization leading technical engagements.
• Trusted advisor to technical executives that guide strategic data infrastructure decisions.
• Team player, but able to challenge and define priorities.
• Self-starter, challenger, strategic planner & analytical thinker.
• Lead a team through best practices for technical qualification, proof of concepts, architecture discussions, and product demonstrations.
• Experience hiring qualified candidates, ramping them up to be successful, and promoting into larger roles.

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees.
• A commitment to diversity and inclusion, ensuring that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards.

If you're a motivated and experienced leader looking to join a dynamic team, please submit your application.