Presales Solutions Architect (Retail/CPG)

At Databricks, our core values 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. You will be an essential part of this mission, using your technical expertise to demonstrate how our Databricks Data Intelligence Platform can help customers solve their complex data challenges.

Reporting to Manager, Field Engineering.

The impact you will have:

• Form successful relationships with clients throughout your assigned territory, providing technical and business value to Databricks customers in collaboration with Account Executives.
• Operate as an expert in big data analytics to excite customers about Databricks, developing into a ‘champion’ and trusted advisor on architecture, design, and implementation.
• Scale best practices in your field and support customers by authoring reference architectures, how-tos, and demo applications, and help build the Databricks community in your region.
• Grow your knowledge and expertise to the level of a technical and/or industry specialist.

What we look for:

• Fluent in French and English speaking - is a requirement.
• Experience in technical customer-facing roles, with a background in Data Science / Generative AI / Machine Learning / Data Warehousing or Data Engineering.
• The customer base accounts will be within the Retail industry sector.
• Engage customers in technical sales, challenge their questions, guide clear outcomes, and communicate technical and value propositions.
• Develop customer relationships and build internal partnerships with account executives and teams.
• Prior experience with coding in a core programming language (i.e., Python or SQL) and experience with Spark.
• Proficient with Big Data Analytics technologies, including hands-on expertise with complex proofs-of-concept and public cloud platform(s).
• Experienced in use case discovery, scoping, and delivering complex solution architecture designs.
• The role requires travel to customer sites and the London offices in the UK, traveling approx. 20-30% of the time.
• Nice to have: Databricks Certification.

About Databricks

Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. 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.