Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering – Full Stack

Databricks

Senior Manager leading Forward Deployed Engineering at Databricks. Collaborating with strategic enterprise accounts to drive data migrations and AI solutions.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeRemote • 🇫🇷 FranceSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ApacheSpark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive regional performance targets including billable utilisation, team growth, and hiring while championing delivery excellence and customer success across the FDE portfolio
Lead high-stakes enterprise engagements: partner with Account Executives, Engagement Managers, and Field Engineering leaders to position and deliver transformational PS programs spanning data migrations, AI/ML platforms, and advanced analytics
Champion delivery governance and operational rigor: establish best practices for project oversight, risk management, and quality standards that scale with a growing FDE & AI Engineering practice
Act as executive escalation point for critical customer situations, leveraging deep technical credibility and leadership judgment to protect strategic relationships and drive resolution
Develop and retain exceptional technical talent: mentor Forward Deployed Engineers and AI Engineers through structured career pathways, technical coaching, and a culture of innovation, mastery, and continuous growth

Requirements

What you’ll need

People leadership experience managing high-performing technical delivery teams, solution architects, or professional services organisations with a proven track record of building excellence-driven cultures
Hands-on individual contributor experience as a technical solutions architect or data/AI engineer, providing the technical depth to coach and credibly support senior practitioners
Demonstrated success leading large-scale data platform migrations and AI/ML programs within enterprise environments, across all industry sectors
Strong executive presence and stakeholder management skills, with experience navigating complex, high-stakes customer environments and influencing at the C-suite level
Familiarity with Databricks, Apache Spark™, MLflow, Delta Lake, or the modern data and AI ecosystem; hands-on experience with Databricks or a direct competitor is highly valued.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

data migrationsAI/ML platformsadvanced analyticsproject oversightrisk managementquality standardstechnical solutions architectdata engineerlarge-scale data platform migrationsAI/ML programs

Soft Skills

people leadershipteam growthdelivery excellencecustomer successmentoringstakeholder managementexecutive presenceinfluencingcoachingculture of innovation