Manager, Delivery Solutions (Archived) | VirtualInterview.ai

ADD Req ID CSQ227R176

Build and lead a team of Delivery Solution Architects. DSA leads the post-sales technical strategy for our Communications, Media, Entertainment, and Games (CMEG) customers, focusing on ensuring use cases go into production as quickly and smoothly as possible. This requires resource orchestration skills and a solid understanding of Databricks technology and the Data+AI ecosystem.

As a DSA Manager, you will shape and monitor the post-sales execution strategy for the customers in your region, in close collaboration with our sales, pre-sales, and professional services teams as well as partners. You will be responsible for the DSA CMEG team and you will report to the Sr. Manager, DSA in the region.

You will make investment decisions in collaboration with the sales and pre-sales managers for your region. You will help shape and adjust the value proposition of the DSA role for your region and promote it in front of sales teams and customers.

You will serve as a technical sponsor and thought leader to a select number of customers. You will hire and coach your team (of Delivery Solution Architects) to prioritize and work with different customer stakeholders up to C-level executives, with the goal of driving usage growth by getting use cases into production faster.

You and your team will contribute to the creation of assets to build the Delivery Solution Architecture practice and improve effectiveness and consistency in working with customers.

The Impact you will have:

Manage a diverse team of Delivery Solution Architects to achieve customer, company, and team goals (usage growth, career growth and hiring)

Hire, coach, and grow a team of Delivery Solutions Architects for a company in high-growth mode

Keep your team of DSA’s ahead of the technical curve. A DSA adds value by maintaining advanced knowledge of the technology stack, and advising customers on the best use of it in their architecture. You will make sure that your team is continuously learning and staying in line with the other field functions while consistently exceeding their certification goals

Assign accounts and distribute work across individuals for optimal customer coverage and team balance

Inspire the team to be customer-obsessed by understanding customer goals, their use cases, and Databricks technology

Build relationships and partner with Sales, pre-sales and professional services teams to accelerate the growth of customers

Work with cross-functional teams to reduce customer risk and help your team with escalations and address any issues or blockers

Lead team activities to monitor customer progress and forecast growth

Provide input to grow and improve internal processes, drive operational rigor and lead programs that drive impact across the organization

Maintain a robust hiring pipeline at all times

What we look for:

7+ years of successful experience in a customer-facing role

Proven delivery experience in SaaS Technologies, particularly in the areas of Data Analytics, Data Warehousing, Data Engineering, ETL, Machine Learning, AI or Data Science

Experience building and leading technical post-sales teams - hiring, on-boarding, and enabling post-sales professionals

Trusted advisor to technical executives that guide strategic data project delivery decisions

Lead a team through best practices for architecture discussions, use case Go-Lives, creating project and execution plans and customer growth strategy

Create a positive morale for the team and help foster a working relationship between Field Engineering, Sales, and other important internal partners

Experience in delivery and deployment of workloads or data products into production, e.g. in a delivery architect, project manager, devops, or service/product owner role

Conversant with business issues our customers face today and likely big data use cases in different industries

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.

Zone 1 Pay Range

$197,100—$270,975 USD

Zone 2 Pay Range

$197,100—$271,050 USD

Zone 3 Pay Range

$197,100—$271,050 USD

Zone 4 Pay Range

$197,100—$271,050 USD

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, please visit https://www.mybenefitsnow.com/databricks.

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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Manager, Delivery Solutions Architects

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