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Sr. Manager, AI Forward Deployed Engineering

Databricks· Engineering
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Hybrid (Bengaluru)full-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Senior leadership role to build and scale an AI Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE) team in India, leading customer-facing AI engagements, shaping product strategy, and driving AI transformation for enterprise customers.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and scale a high-performing AI forward deployed engineering team, including hiring, mentoring, and building a team structure to support long-term growth and execution at scale
  • 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
  • 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
  • Partner with Field Engineering and Sales leadership to set strategy for strategic accounts and coordinate delivery across functions
  • Lead strategic AI initiatives, practice development, and scalable delivery processes
  • Own OKRs for AI-services led accounts, revenue, utilization, and public references
  • Represent Databricks as a thought leader in AI through conference talks, published content, etc.

Qualifications

  • Experience building and managing high-performing teams of AI/ML scientists, engineers, and leaders
  • Ability to scope, sell, and deliver technical engagements in enterprise environments, including managing escalations and ensuring successful customer outcomes
  • Strong, current technical depth in AI/ML foundations, with the ability to contribute meaningfully in architecture reviews and the curiosity to stay current as the field evolves
  • Experience leading teams that have shipped production AI solutions in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Proven success developing strategy with senior executive stakeholders to define program-level goals, align technical vision, and build trust throughout complex enterprise engagements
  • Experience driving AI transformation across enterprise customers, spanning applied AI product management, organizational change management, and stakeholder alignment
  • Experience working across Sales, Product, and GTM to connect AI delivery to business outcomes
  • Graduate degree in a quantitative discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Operations Research, etc.) or equivalent practical experience

Skills

Required:Leadership and team managementEnterprise AI program managementAI/ML technical depthCloud experience

Benefits

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Last updated Oct 1, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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