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Sr.Manager,AIForwardDeployedEngineering(FDE)–EMEA
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“Sr. Manager, AI Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) – EMEA at Databricks. Skills: AI, ML, GenAI, Data Engineering. Lead and scale AI/ML team. Hire AI/ML team”
What You'll Achieve.
Support long-term growth; Support execution at scale; Drive business impact
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting; Root cause analysis
Travel at least monthly, Near major office location
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Extensive experience managing teams, Experience hiring teams, Experience building teams, Experience scaling organizations, Experience developing scalable processes, Experience cultivating leaders, Ability to scope technical engagements, Ability to guide technical engagements, Ability to sell technical engagements, Manage escalations, Ensure successful delivery, Deep technical expertise in ML, Deep technical expertise in GenAI, Deep technical expertise in data science, Experience leading teams building ML solutions, Experience in cloud environments, Proven success developing strategy, Experience with senior executive stakeholders, Experience defining program-level goals, Experience aligning technical vision, Experience building trust, Demonstrated experience in cross-functional leadership, Experience collaborating with Sales, Experience collaborating with Product, Experience collaborating with GTM teams, Graduate degree in quantitative discipline, Equivalent practical experience
Nice to Have
Experience in customer-facing consulting, Professional services leadership role, Experience working with Databricks
What You'll Do.
Lead and scale AI/ML team
Develop executive relationships
Expand executive relationships
Act as trusted advisor
Align with Field Engineering
Align with Sales Leaders
Define joint strategies
Ensure delivery coordination
Lead strategic AI PS initiatives
Design scalable engagement models
Design reusable solutions
Shape cross-functional collaboration
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional collaboration; Sales; Product; R&D; GTM teams; Field Engineering; Sales Leaders
Communication Scope
Executive presentations; Thought leadership
Full Job Description
REQ ID: CSQ427R198 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands - Remote Mission The Forward Deployed AI Engineering (AI FDE) team is a highly specialized customer-facing AI team at Databricks. We deliver professional services (PS) engagements to help our customers build and productionize first of its kind AI applications with a focus on GenAI. We work cross-functionally to shape long-term strategic priorities and initiatives alongside AI/ML Product, Research, and Engineering. We are looking for a world-class leader to lead and grow our EMEA AI FDE team. In this role, you will lead customers on their AI/ML transformation with Databricks, push the boundaries of our product, recruit and develop top data scientists/machine learning engineers, and manage a portfolio of key EMEA accounts. You will report directly to the Head of EMEA AI FDE. This role can be remote in Europe, but the preference is for candidates to be near a major office location such as London, Amsterdam, Paris, or Munich. Candidates should expect to travel at least once a month. The impact you will have: 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 EMEA 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-ser
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