Field Engineering Manager, Specialist Solutions Architects

Databricks is a data and AI platform that lets organizations build analytics, AI agents, and applications on a unified, governed lakehouse.

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160 Spear Street, Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States
About Databricks

Data engineers, analysts, and AI teams use Databricks to process large datasets, build reliable pipelines, and train models on a single governed platform. Users can run SQL analytics, serve ML predictions in real time, and deploy AI agents grounded in enterprise data. Its open lakehouse architecture provides consistent security and governance across analytical and operational workloads.

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About the Role

You will lead a team of Specialist Solutions Architects involved in the technical sales cycle. You will hire, train, and grow the team, work with cross-functional counterparts to drive consumption, and support strategic customers. You report to the Director, Field Engineering.

Requirements

  • 5+ years leading Data & AI Engineering, technical pre-sales and/or post-sales teams
  • 5+ years hands-on experience developing data solutions on technical platforms
  • Skills in technical discovery, architecture validation, POC management, and value-selling
  • Trusted advisor to technical executives
  • Experience hiring and ramping candidates
  • Experience working with Sales, Product Management, and Forward Deployed Engineering teams
  • Native proficiency in Korean; business level English preferred

Responsibilities

  • Hire, train, and grow a team of Specialist Solutions Architects
  • Exceed regional consumption targets by deploying technical experts on critical use cases
  • Make customers successful with Databricks
  • Establish relationships across the business
  • Grow platform usage and prevent churn by retiring a regional growth quota
  • Foster morale and collaboration between Field Engineering, Sales, and partners
  • Help resolve customer questions on strategic accounts
  • Handle escalations, mentor team members, and build career paths