Solutions Architect - PreSales

Databricks

REQ# FEQ227R44 Solutions Architect – Data & AI (Presales)  Please note that this role requires you to be based in Denmark. At Databricks, our Solutions Architects combine customer engagement with hands-on technical expertise. You will work closely with customers to understand their challenges and demonstrate how the Databricks platform can solve them – not just conceptually, but in practice. This role sits within our sales organization and is ideal for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of business, data, and AI — and who is motivated by turning ideas into working solutions. WHAT YOU’LL DO * Partner with Account Executives to drive technical sales cycles and customer outcomes * Lead customer workshops, discovery sessions, and technical deep-dives across multiple stakeholders * Build and deliver proof-of-concepts, demos, and solution prototypes using real data * Translate business requirements into practical, scalable data and AI solutions * Act as a trusted advisor, while also being able to go hands-on to validate solutions end-to-end * Work through technical challenges with customers, iterating and resolving issues as they arise * Contribute reusable assets, patterns, and best practices that accelerate adoption across customers WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR CUSTOMER-FACING MINDSET * Experience working with customers in a presales, consulting, or advisory capacity * Ability to communicate complex topics to both technical and non-technical audiences * Comfortable leading discussions that connect business goals to technical decisions HANDS-ON TECHNICAL FOUNDATION * Experience with Python (or similar) and familiarity with distributed data processing and compute and working with large-scale datasets * Understanding of data pipelines and modern data architectures * Ability to work practically with data (e.g. building PoCs, exploring datasets, troubleshooting) * Comfortable reasoning through code, explaining how it works, and adapting it when things don’t behave as expected DATA & AI UNDERSTANDING * Familiarity with analytics, data science, or machine learning workflows * Understanding of how data platforms support AI use cases (e.g. feature pipelines, model training, inference) * Interest in modern AI capabilities, combined with an understanding of how they operate on real data systems ARCHITECTURE & PLATFORM UNDERSTANDING * Familiarity with cloud platforms and data technologies * Ability to design solutions that consider scalability, performance, reliability, and data volumes * Awareness of trade-offs in architecture decisions and ability to adapt designs based on constraints WHAT MAKES YOU SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE * You are comfortable switching between business dialogue and technical execution * You don’t just describe solutions — you can build, validate, and iterate on them in practice * You take ownership of technical challenges and push problems forward, even when things are not working as expected * You apply structured thinking in discovery and can connect requirements to scalable technical solutions * You understand that AI solutions depend on solid data foundations * You are curious and continuously deepen your technical expertise About Databricks Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. 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 click here. 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. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. Compliance If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.

Databricks

REQ ID: FEQ327R463  Recruiter: Dina Hussain Location: London, United Kingdom Industry Sector: Energy, Resources and Utilities sectors As a Manager, Field Engineering (Data and AI), you will lead a team of pre-sales Solutions Architects focusing on complex, strategic accounts, helping to lead our UK&I expansion with a specific focus on the Energy and Resources sector. Your experience partnering with sales organisations will help to drive accelerated adoption of the platform in customers, demonstrated by revenue growth, while coaching new sales and pre-sales team members to work together. You will guide your team and be involved with opportunities to enhance your team's effectiveness. You must be an expert at communicating complex, business value-focused solutions; supporting complex sales cycles; and building relationships with key stakeholders in large corporations.    You will report to the Senior Director, Field Engineering.   The impact you will have: * Manage hiring, onboarding and building your Pre-Sales Solutions Architect team * Where required, rapidly scale the designated team without sacrificing quality * Use AI natively yourself to drive efficiency and scale * Build a collaborative culture within a rapid-growth team. To embody and promote Databricks' customer-obsessed, teamwork and diverse culture * Support an increase in consumption revenue through the investment of Solutions Architect involvement in sales cycles * Promote a solution and value-based selling field-engineering organisation * Display an understanding of business needs and revenue potential for accounts in the assigned region * Build Databricks' brand in UK&I in partnership with the Marketing and Sales team * Lead from the front by engaging directly with key customer stakeholders to ensure and speed up customer projects and technical implementation decisions * Help Databricks continue to expand by winning hearts and minds as we evolve our processes to support our business and technical growth   What we look for: * AI native builder mentality - using AI to enhance your own productivity and that of your team is a non-negotiable * Experience in a pre-sales leader role - developing, managing and building a team of successful Big Data, AI, or Cloud professionals. * Experience in a customer-facing role across the Energy, Resources and Utilities  sectors in the UK and Ireland * Experience in developing go-to-market (GTM) strategies * Experience in complex strategic accounts  * Have experience scaling and mentoring field and technical teams * Knowledgeable in and passionate about data-driven decisions, AI, and Cloud software models * Great at instituting processes for technical field members to improve efficiency * Market experience of the UK&I region About Databricks Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. 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 click here. 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. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. Compliance If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.

Elastic

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI. Are you looking to make a real impact and play a meaningful role in the growth of our company? As a Solutions Architect at Elastic you will serve as a technical authority and trusted advisor to our sales team, customers, partners and community. You will understand and solve our customer’s business issues with the Elastic Stack, engage the regional Elastic community through events and programs, and enable sales through our Partners. A successful SA at Elastic will be focused on excellence; taking the initiative to improve both themselves and the team through continuous learning and questioning the status quo. WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING: * Serving as the technical point of contact for your accounts and account managers in your assigned territory. * Developing a deep understanding of customers’ goals and objectives, and articulating how our offerings address their needs. * Creating and owning value based relationships at all levels in customer organizations. * Actively participating in all phases of planning and execution for your territory, from initial discovery to the technical win. * Developing and maintaining a deep understanding of the Elastic products and solutions to demonstrate the value of our offerings in sales meetings, and at events such as meetups and conferences. * Advising the sales team on effective ways of positioning Elastic products, solutions and services. * Onboarding, educating and enabling our partners, and supporting them in sales cycles. * Creating collateral, contributing to programs and collaborating with other Elasticians to meet individual client needs. * Being the voice of the customer and community to communicate needs, gaps, and enhancements to our engineering and leadership teams. * Deepening both your sales and technical skills through self driven education while taking advantage of all the professional development opportunities provided by Elastic. WHAT YOU BRING ALONG: * A track record of success in a technical presales role within the Enterprise Sector -- enough experience selling and implementing technology to earn your customer’s trust. * A demonstrable ability to articulate and sell the benefits of modern platforms, software and technologies. * A real passion for being curious and a continuous learner. You are someone that invests in yourself as much as you invest in your professional relationships. * A history of successful customer relations where you developed an understanding of what made a difference, and devised architectures that helped meet a goal, tackle a problem, or outpace competitors. * An ability to influence. Have you more than once convinced a team you worked for, of an idea, technology, or architectural pattern? * The ability to inspire groups, both large and small. * A willingness to travel 30% within region, as well as occasionally internationally. WHY ELASTIC? “Once I started, I was blown away to realize, what was always so obvious, everything is search. Anything you do with data involves search, every app needs search, even analytics are about search. Daily I am blown away with the types of things our users and customers are doing with search.” Director of Product, Elastic. WHY THIS TEAM? “We question the status quo, debate the best ways to accomplish our goals and hold ourselves and our teams to the highest standards of performance. We take pride in our ability to understand our customers needs and make recommendations that are based on extensive global experience across multiple use cases. We learn from our mistakes and losses and celebrate our successes with an eye towards constant improvement. Join this team if you are up for a compassionate, understanding and fair environment where you can really grow into the next phase of your career.” VP WW Solution Architecture, Elastic #LI-PF1 Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary plus a variable component. At Elastic, our compensation philosophy aims to provide fair, competitive and transparent remuneration. Salary ranges are established based on a combination of external market benchmarks, internal pay equity considerations, and the responsibilities and complexity associated with each role. This approach helps ensure consistency across comparable roles while remaining competitive within the relevant labour markets. The final compensation offered within the applicable range will be determined based on several objective factors, including relevant professional experience, level of skills and expertise, alignment with the role requirements, and the overall scope and complexity of the position. The typical starting On-Target Earnings range (Base Salary + Variable) for this role is: €110.400—€174.600 EUR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do. We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do. * Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary * Health coverage for you and your family in many locations * Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles * Generous number of vacation days each year * Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service * Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love * Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation. We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email candidate_accessibility@elastic.co. We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission. 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