Lead Solutions Architect - Strategic Customers
Lead technical transformation for enterprise customers in Data & AI at Databricks, shaping long-term strategies and mentoring teams.
Posted by employer 1 year ago
First seen on Joblaze 3 months ago
Last verified on the company career page 6 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
In the role of Lead Solutions Architect at Databricks, the individual will engage with high-level executives from major enterprise clients to drive the adoption of data and AI technologies, shaping their long-term strategies. Key skills include expertise in data architecture, familiarity with major cloud platforms, and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. This position is ideal for someone with significant experience in enterprise-level technology transformation and a collaborative mindset. The role also offers opportunities for mentorship within the technical community, reflecting Databricks' commitment to growth and innovation.
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Quick facts
- Is the Lead Solutions Architect - Strategic Customers role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in London, United Kingdom.
- Where is the role based?
- Databricks is hiring for this position in London, United Kingdom.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Apache Spark, Azure, Databricks, GCP, Python.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Databricks targets lead candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Lead Solutions Architect - Strategic Customers role at Databricks.
From the original posting
Req ID: FEQ126R19
Location: London
Industry Sector: All verticals - Strategic Customers
The Opportunity: Shaping The Future of Data & AI With Our Largest Customers
Data & AI are the engine driving transformation across our customer base. We are seeking a strategic technical leader to collaborate with our most significant, complex enterprise customers to accelerate that transformation across the UK & Ireland.
As a Lead Solutions Architect in the UKI Field Engineering practice, you will be an expert in driving organisational transformation through technology, data and AI. You will work with Databricks UKI leadership to identify and engage a select group of customers at the executive level to advise on and drive Databricks adoption to achieve their business objectives.
You will demonstrate our builder culture to the highest standards. At Databricks, we believe in “show, not tell”, and you will leverage the latest in Data & AI technologies to inspire customer CTOs, VPs and senior leaders to think bigger and go further in democratising Data & AI across their organisations.
You will act as a peer leader for the Databricks UKI technical communities, demonstrating thought leadership, working to establish and maintain best practices and collaborating across our leadership teams to drive collective success and develop the next generation of solutions architecture talent.
Why You’ll Love This Role
- Strategic Influence: You will move beyond pure technology to shape long-term data strategies for complex, enterprise-scale organisations operating at the cutting edge of Data & AI.
- Independent Ownership & Execution: As a Lead Solutions Architect, you will be encouraged to define your own approach to hitting our organisational goals, supported by our UKI leadership teams and extensive support functions.
- High Velocity & Growth: Databricks grew by over 65% across the last financial year and we have no intention of slowing down. Our product portfolio continues to expand and innovate, enabling you to bring a high-velocity reality to some of the UK & Ireland’s most recognisable brands and to evolve your own skills along the way.
How You Will Make an Impact
- Trusted Advisory: You will build authentic partnerships with stakeholders—from developers to C-suite executives—helping them understand the vision of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform.
- Strategic Planning: Partner closely with Account Executives & UKI Leadership to design engagement strategies that address the specific needs of our largest customers.
- Team Coaching: Act as a mentor for the wider practice, guiding them on how to approach complex customer scenarios and engage at an executive level with credibility.
- Ecosystem Integration: Solution complex engagements involving the broader cloud ecosystem (AWS, Azure, GCP) and third-party tools to ensure a seamless experience for the customer.
- Thought Leadership: Elevate your profile by leading executive engagement, creating customer-facing content, and speaking at industry events.
What We Are Looking For
- Enterprise Architecture: Experience influencing technology change at a global-scale enterprise level, with a particular focus on Data & AI strategy and implementation.
- Commercial Awareness: Deep appreciation of customer and vendor commercial motivations and sales cycles.
- Market Familiarity: Understanding and experience of key Data & AI technology market players, including the major hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and key ISVs.
- Builder Mentality: A bias towards “showing” rather than “telling”, preferring to inspire stakeholders through built examples.
- Technical Expertise: Deep experience in core data & AI technologies, including languages (Python, SQL), frameworks (Apache Spark) and platforms (Databricks, etc.)
- Collaboration: You can orchestrate diverse teams to achieve a common goal and explain complex tech to non-technical leaders.
- Travel: This role requires travel to customer sites in the UK and London offices (approx. 20-30%). We support flexible scheduling to help manage this travel alongside your personal life.
About Databricks
Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.
Benefits
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