Presales Solutions Architect Manager (Energy, Resources and Utilities)
Databricks
London, United KingdomEngineeringLead / ManagerFull-time
Role at a glance
Lead and scale a pre-sales solutions architect team focused on energy, resources and utilities accounts for Databricks in the UK.
- →Manage hiring, onboarding and building the Pre-Sales Solutions Architect team
- →Rapidly scale the team without sacrificing quality
- →Support consumption revenue growth via Solutions Architect involvement in sales
- →Lead from the front engaging key customer stakeholders
- →Use AI natively to drive efficiency and scale
Who should apply
Pre-sales leaders with proven experience managing Big Data, AI or Cloud teams and a track record in the Energy, Resources and Utilities sectors across UK&I. Candidates must demonstrate success scaling field teams, developing GTM strategies and driving revenue through complex strategic accounts. They should be AI-native builders who excel at mentoring, stakeholder engagement and building collaborative cultures in high-growth environments.
Skills & technologies
pre-sales leadershipteam scalingai native toolscloud software modelsbig data platformsgtm strategymentoringstakeholder management
Full job description
As published by Databricks on their official careers page.
REQ ID: FEQ327R463
Recruiter: Dina Hussain
Location: London, United Kingdom
Industry Sector: Energy, Resources and Utilities sectors
As a Manager, Field Engineering (Data and AI), you will lead a team of pre-sales Solutions Architects focusing on complex, strategic accounts, helping to lead our UK&I expansion with a specific focus on the Energy and Resources sector. Your experience partnering with sales organisations will help to drive accelerated adoption of the platform in customers, demonstrated by revenue growth, while coaching new sales and pre-sales team members to work together. You will guide your team and be involved with opportunities to enhance your team's effectiveness. You must be an expert at communicating complex, business value-focused solutions; supporting complex sales cycles; and building relationships with key stakeholders in large corporations.
You will report to the Senior Director, Field Engineering.
The impact you will have:
- Manage hiring, onboarding and building your Pre-Sales Solutions Architect team
- Where required, rapidly scale the designated team without sacrificing quality
- Use AI natively yourself to drive efficiency and scale
- Build a collaborative culture within a rapid-growth team. To embody and promote Databricks' customer-obsessed, teamwork and diverse culture
- Support an increase in consumption revenue through the investment of Solutions Architect involvement in sales cycles
- Promote a solution and value-based selling field-engineering organisation
- Display an understanding of business needs and revenue potential for accounts in the assigned region
- Build Databricks' brand in UK&I in partnership with the Marketing and Sales team
- Lead from the front by engaging directly with key customer stakeholders to ensure and speed up customer projects and technical implementation decisions
- Help Databricks continue to expand by winning hearts and minds as we evolve our processes to support our business and technical growth
What we look for:
- AI native builder mentality - using AI to enhance your own productivity and that of your team is a non-negotiable
- Experience in a pre-sales leader role - developing, managing and building a team of successful Big Data, AI, or Cloud professionals.
- Experience in a customer-facing role across the Energy, Resources and Utilities sectors in the UK and Ireland
- Experience in developing go-to-market (GTM) strategies
- Experience in complex strategic accounts
- Have experience scaling and mentoring field and technical teams
- Knowledgeable in and passionate about data-driven decisions, AI, and Cloud software models
- Great at instituting processes for technical field members to improve efficiency
- Market experience of the UK&I region
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.
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.
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