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About The Position

The Forward Deployed AI Engineering (AI FDE) team at Databricks is a highly specialized customer-facing AI team that delivers professional services (PS) engagements. Their primary goal is to assist customers in building and productionizing first-of-its-kind AI applications, with a particular focus on Generative AI (GenAI). The team collaborates cross-functionally with AI/ML Product, Research, and Engineering to define long-term strategic priorities and initiatives. Databricks is seeking a world-class leader to manage and expand this AI FDE team. In this role, the manager will guide customers through their AI/ML transformation journeys with Databricks, push the boundaries of the company's product offerings, recruit and develop top-tier data scientists and machine learning engineers, and oversee a portfolio of key accounts.

Requirements

  • Extensive experience managing, hiring, and building a team of high-performing data scientists/ML engineers and leaders, with a track record of scaling organizations through developing scalable processes and cultivating leaders.
  • Ability to scope, guide, and sell technical engagements, manage escalations, and ensure successful delivery in enterprise environments.
  • Deep technical expertise in ML, GenAI, and data science, and curiosity to continue to stay up-to-date in this ever-changing field.
  • Experience leading teams building cutting-edge production ML solutions in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Proven success in developing strategy with senior executive stakeholders to define program-level goals, align technical vision, and build trust throughout complex enterprise engagements.
  • Develop and drive a strategic vision for AI transformations across our customers, including product management for applied AI projects, organizational change management for the adoption of AI, and mapping and aligning with key stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated experience in cross-functional leadership roles, collaborating with Sales, Product, and GTM teams to drive business impact through AI/ML.
  • “Company-first” mindset.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience in a customer-facing consulting or professional services leadership role.
  • Experience working with Databricks.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and scale a world-class AI/ML professional services team, including hiring, mentoring, and building a team structure to support long-term growth and execution at scale.
  • Develop and expand executive relationships with key customers and partners (including VP+, CIO/CDO-level stakeholders), acting as a trusted advisor during complex technical engagements and AI transformations.
  • Align with Field Engineering and Sales Leaders to define joint strategies for strategic accounts and ensure strong delivery coordination across functions.
  • Lead strategic AI PS initiatives, practice development, and standardized delivery processes; design scalable engagement models and reusable solutions for repeatability across the global team.
  • Shape cross-functional collaboration by influencing Product, R&D, and GTM—ensuring voice-of-customer insights and delivery learnings help inform the product roadmap and GTM strategy.
  • Own OKRs for AI-services led accounts, revenue, utilization, and public references.
  • Represent Databricks as a thought leader in AI/ML.

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Manager

Education Level

No Education Listed

Number of Employees

5,001-10,000 employees

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