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Sr. Solutions Architect - Communications
Location
United States
Posted
122 days ago
Salary
$219.1K - $301.3K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Sr. Solutions Architect - Communications
Databricks
Role Description While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged for this role, candidates in other locations will be considered. At Databricks, our core principles are at the heart of everything we do; creating a culture of proactiveness and a customer-centric mindset guides us to create a unified platform that makes data science and analytics accessible to everyone. We aim to inspire our customers to make informed decisions that push their business forward. We provide a user-friendly and intuitive platform that makes it easy to turn insights into action and fosters a culture of creativity, experimentation, and continuous improvement. You will be an essential part of this mission, using your technical expertise to demonstrate how our Data Intelligence Platform can help customers solve their complex data challenges. You'll work with a collaborative, customer-focused team that values innovation and creativity, using your skills to create customized solutions to help our customers achieve their goals and guide their businesses forward. Join us in our quest to change how people work with data and make a better world! - Develop customer engagement strategies in partnership with Account Executive(s) in your designated territory. - Coach junior Solutions Architects and teams on use case prioritization and building technical champions. - Influence stakeholders at all levels through complex engagements with the wider cloud ecosystem and 3rd party applications. - Be a 'champion’ for both customers and colleagues, operating as an expert solution architect and trusted advisor for significant data analytics architecture, design, and adoption of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. - Contribute to Databricks' technical community engagement by developing customer-facing collateral and leading workshops, seminars, and meet-ups. - Opportunity to continue your development in one of four tracks - technical specialization, industry vertical thought leadership, strategic customer vision, and people management. Qualifications - Know how to engage in complex customer interactions and sales lifecycle in a technical pre-sales capacity. - Ability to influence decision-makers and C-level executives by developing relationships and orchestrating teams to achieve long-term customer success. - Prior experience with coding in a core programming language (i.e., Python, Java, Scala) and willingness to learn a base level of Spark. - Hands-on expertise with complex proofs-of-concept and public cloud platform(s). - Know how to provide technical solutions for specialized customer needs and navigate a competitive landscape. Requirements - 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. - Zone 3 Pay Range: $219,100 — $301,300 USD 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 mybenefitsnow.com/databricks . Company Description 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.
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