Sr. Manager - BFSI, Field Engineering

Databricks
Mumbai, India
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level managers with 6+ years in BFSI pre-sales who can scale technical teams in India's data and AI market.

Best fit for

  • Experienced pre-sales leader with BFSI domain expertise and team scaling track record.
    — “6+ years experience in a pre-sales / consulting / customer facing managerial role
  • Technical architect comfortable interfacing with C-suite stakeholders on data/AI solutions.
    — “Interface with leadership & C-suite stakeholders at strategic customers
  • Cloud data platform specialist with hands-on Spark/Databricks ecosystem knowledge.
    — “Knowledgeable in Apache Spark™ / Databricks ecosystem

Things to consider

  • Requires managing both in-person and remote team members in India.
    — “managing both in-person and remote working models
  • Must demonstrate 2-3x ROI improvement in SA team performance within 18 months.
    — “Support increasing Return on Investment of SA involvement in sales cycles by 2-3x over 18 months

How to stand out

  • Quantify impact of prior team scaling efforts in big data/AI contexts.
    — “Rapidly scale the designated Field Engineering segment organisation
  • Showcase specific BFSI account wins generating over $1M ARR.
    — “strategic Banking / Financial Services / Digital Enterprise accounts generating +$1M ARR
  • Highlight cross-functional collaboration with marketing on regional brand building.
    — “Build Databricks' brand in India in partnership with the Marketing and Sales team
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • manage hiring and building a pre-sales team
  • scale the field engineering segment
  • build a collaborative culture
  • support sales cycles
  • build relationships with key stakeholders
Typical background
6+ years experience in pre-sales / consulting / customer facing managerial role6+ years experience in Big Data Architecture

Skills & requirements

Required

Pre-salesTeam ManagementCloud InfrastructureBig DataData EngineeringData ScienceMachine LearningApache SparkDatabricks Ecosystem

Preferred

Apache AirflowKubernetes

Stack & domain

Apache SparkDatabricks EcosystemBig Data ArchitectureData EngineeringData WarehouseMachine LearningData ScienceLeadershipCoachingMentoringTeam BuildingCollaborationProblem SolvingFinanceHealthcareTechnology

About the role

Original posting from Databricks

FEQ327R192

As a Manager, Field Engineering (Data & AI), you will lead a team of Solutions Architects focusing on large & strategic customers in India. You will help lead our team in India expansion, you will build and lead a technical pre-sales team. You will guide and get involved to enhance your team's effectiveness; be an expert at positioning and articulating business-value-focused solutions to our customers and prospects; whilst coaching new sales and pre-sales team members to work together, support various stages of the sales cycles; and build relationships with key stakeholders in large corporations.

The impact you will have:

Manage hiring, building the Pre-Sales team consisting of Solutions Architects in the Data & AI domain.

Rapidly scale the designated Field Engineering segment organisation without sacrificing calibre.

Build a collaborative culture within a rapid-growth team. To embody and promote Databricks' customer-obsessed, teamwork and diverse culture.

Support increasing Return on Investment of SA involvement in sales cycles by 2-3x over 18 months.

Promote a solution and value-based selling field-engineering organisation.

Coach and mentor the Solutions Architect team to understand our customers’ business needs and identify revenue potential in their accounts.

Interface with leadership & C-suite stakeholders at strategic customers in the assigned region to position the strength of Databricks, the comprehensive solutions strategy, and build trust and credibility in the account.

Build Databricks' brand in India in partnership with the Marketing and Sales team

Bring the experience, priorities, and takeaways of the field engineering team to the planning and strategy roadmap of the organisation. 

What we look for:

6+ years experience in a pre-sales / consulting / customer facing managerial role: developing, managing and building a team of successful Big Data, Cloud, or SaaS professionals

Experience working with strategic Banking / Financial Services / Digital Enterprise accounts generating +$1M ARR

6+ years experience in Big Data Architecture incorporating components of Data Engineering / Data Warehouse / Machine Learning / Data Science 

Experience in scaling and mentoring field and technical teams managing both in-person and remote working models

Knowledgeable in and passionate about data-driven decisions, AI, and Cloud software models

Knowledgeable in Apache Spark™ / Databricks ecosystem

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

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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.

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Source: Databricks careers

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