Sr. Manager, Field Engineering UAE

Databricks
Paris, France
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with technical leadership experience in Big Data or Cloud environments and comfortable with coaching sales teams and driving revenue.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with technical leadership experience in Big Data or Cloud environments and a track record of coaching sales teams
    — “Experience managing a team of successful Big Data, Cloud, or SaaS professionals
  • Candidates who have built and scaled technical pre-sales teams in the UAE market
    — “Experience dealing with clients in UAE
  • Candidates with a strong background in data and AI markets and the ability to communicate business value effectively
    — “Passionate about data and AI market and Cloud software models and being able to deliver a strong POV on the value of Databricks solutions

Things to consider

  • The role requires fluency in Arabic, which may be a critical language barrier for some candidates
    — “Fluency in Arabic and English
  • The position is based in either Paris or London, which may affect relocation or commuting plans
    — “Location for the role is either Paris or London (i.e. within commutable distance)

How to stand out

  • Emphasize experience in mentoring and scaling technical teams in your resume and interview responses
    — “Have experience mentoring and scaling technical teams
  • Highlight your ability to align with cross-functional leaders and drive revenue through collaboration
    — “Ability to partner and collaborate with Sales and other cross-functional leaders
  • Showcase your expertise in communicating complex, business value-focused solutions to clients
    — “Expert at communicating complex, business value-focused solutions
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • hiring and mentoring a pre-sales team
  • building a motivated collaborative culture
  • increasing ROI of SA involvement in sales cycles
  • ensuring solution and value-based selling
Typical background
managing technical pre-sales teamsexperience in big data, cloud, or saas

Skills & requirements

Required

Team ManagementTechnical Pre-salesComplex Sales CyclesPartner Relationship BuildingCommunication Of Complex Solutions

Preferred

Big DataCloudSaas

Stack & domain

Big DataCloudSaasTechnicalConsultingData EngineeringDatabase TechnologiesData ScienceLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoringScaling TeamsTechnical Field MembersProduct FocusSalesCross-functional LeadershipFinanceAICloud Software

About the role

Original posting from Databricks

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As a Field Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of technical pre-sales Solutions Architects and Solutions Engineers across the UAE market. Your experience partnering with the sales organisation will help drive revenue with the right approach whilst coaching sales and pre-sales teams to work together. 

You will guide and get involved to enhance your team's effectiveness; be an expert at communicating complex, business value-focused solutions, support complex sales cycles, and build relationships with important partners in large corporations.

The impact you will have:

Hire, mentor and grow the pre-sales team for the UAE market

Build a motivated collaborative culture within a hyper-growth team to embody and promote Databricks customer-obsessed, teamwork and diverse culture

Support increased return on investment of SA involvement in sales cycles

Ensure a solution and value-based selling within the field-engineering organization

Display an understanding of needs and revenue potential for accounts in the assigned region

Engage with key customer executives to build and strengthen strategic partnerships

Ensure close alignment with partners and internal services to secure implementation strategies within accounts

Continue to build Databricks' brand as a member of the Leadership team in partnership with Marketing and Sales teams across the region

What we look for:

Experience managing a team of successful Big Data, Cloud, or SaaS professionals

Experience in consumption based business environments

Have experience mentoring and scaling technical teams

Success in instituting processes for technical field members to lead efficiency and product focus

Ability to partner and collaborate with Sales and other cross-functional leaders

Passionate about data and AI market and Cloud software models and being able to deliver a strong POV on the value of Databricks solutions

Technical or consulting background either in Data Engineering, Database technologies or Data Science

Strong communication skills. 

Experience dealing with clients in UAE

Fluency in Arabic and English

Note: Location for the role is either Paris or London (i.e. within commutable distance).

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About Databricks

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.

Benefits

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Source: Databricks careers

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