Sr. Recruiter, GTM – Field Engineering (Contract)
Databricks· GTM / Field Engineering Recruiting
Hybrid (Bengaluru)contractPosted 2mo ago
About the role
Senior Recruiter responsible for full-cycle hiring of technical GTM talent in India (Solutions Architects, Forward Deployed Engineers, and Field Engineering leadership) to support Databricks’ India expansion.
Responsibilities
- Own full-cycle recruiting for technical GTM roles across India — Solutions Architects, Forward Deployed Engineers, and Field Engineering leadership — from first outreach to close.
- Partner with Field Engineering and Sales leaders as a strategic advisor on sourcing strategy, market mapping, competitive intelligence, comp positioning, and talent insights.
- Activate and engage passive, hard-to-reach technical talent who aren’t actively looking.
- Build and sustain engaged talent pipelines to meet aggressive hiring goals and APJ expansion.
- Create closing strategies that win against competitive offers and manage stakeholder expectations with data.
- Use data to set benchmarks, drive workforce planning, and refine hiring processes as we scale.
- Champion a world-class candidate experience and act as a Databricks brand ambassador at every touchpoint.
- Contribute to building a diverse, inclusive, and high-caliber workforce.
Qualifications
- Proven experience recruiting within the software / Data / AI industry, ideally for technical GTM, pre-sales, Solutions Architecture, or Field Engineering profiles.
- A track record of scaling teams at a high-growth company.
- High energy, grit, and a relentless work ethic.
- An "AI builder" mindset with hands-on interest in technology and ability to discuss technical concepts with candidates.
- Comfort with chaos, prioritization skills, and ability to perform under pressure.
- Ability to build strategic partnerships across the business and influence senior stakeholders with data.
- Creative, resourceful sourcing approach beyond obvious channels.
- Strong ownership and bias for action; treatReqs as own business.
Skills
Required:Full-cycle recruitingStakeholder managementSourcing strategyData-driven recruiting
Benefits
- Benefits are described in region-specific details linked in job description (region-specific details available via provided link).
Last updated Sep 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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