Senior Solutions Architect - Lakebase

Databricks

FEQ427R168 At Databricks, our core values are at the heart of everything we do. Creating a culture of proactiveness and a customer-centric mindset guides us to create a unified platform that makes data science and analytics accessible to everyone. We aim to inspire our customers to make informed decisions that push their business forward. We provide a user-friendly and intuitive platform that makes it easy to turn insights into action and fosters a culture of creativity, experimentation, and continuous improvement. As a recognised thought leader, you will be measured by your impact and contributions to impactful initiatives, such as leading SME teams and delivering regular presentations at conferences and industry events. You'll work with a collaborative, customer-focused team that values innovation and creativity, using your skills to create customised solutions to help our customers achieve their goals and guide their businesses forward. Join us in our quest to change how people work with data and make a better world! The impact you will have: * Lead and manage complex enterprise and strategic customer accounts, ensuring exceptional customer satisfaction and value delivery. * Serve as a role model within Field Engineering, embodying Databricks' core principles and acting as a recognised leader. * Collaborate with Field Engineering leadership to mentor and guide the development of Solutions Architects and Senior SAs, fostering team growth. * Enhance Databricks' technical community presence by developing impactful customer-facing materials and leading workshops, seminars, and industry events. * Contribute to the development and implementation of regional best practices and efficient processes to improve team effectiveness. * Cultivate a strong internal network within Databricks, building key relationships with stakeholders across various specialist and product teams. What we look for: * Extensive experience in navigating complex customer engagements and the sales lifecycle within a technical pre-sales environment. * Proven ability to lead strategic business discussions with C-level executives to build strong relationships, orchestrate internal teams, and influence outcomes that drive long-term customer success. * Strong aptitude for identifying and prioritising key business use cases, strategic resource allocation, and investment strategies to maximise impact. * Understanding of core programming concepts and a willingness to engage with data and analytics technologies at a conceptual level. * Experience guiding customers through complex evaluations and a solid understanding of public cloud platforms. * Expertise in developing and articulating compelling solutions for diverse customer needs and effectively positioning Databricks in a competitive landscape.   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.

Newrelic

We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic, we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems. As we continue to expand our global footprint, we're looking for passionate people to join our mission. If you're ready to help the world's best companies optimize their digital applications, we invite you to explore a career with us! YOUR OPPORTUNITY: Are you ready to take ownership of high-value technical evaluations for some of the world's most recognizable brands? Join New Relic as a Senior Solutions Consultant, where you will leverage your unique blend of technical expertise, commercial acumen, and customer-centricity to deliver meaningful outcomes across our DACH and Eastern Europe (EE) expansion patch. In this role, you won't just be ticking boxes; you will be the absolute owner of the technical 'win'. Partnering closely with our Enterprise Account Executives, you will guide technical strategies and establish deep, trusted relationships with major enterprise accounts. You will have the autonomy to run with your insights, serving as a critical bridge between complex customer environments and our internal Product and Engineering teams to directly influence the evolution of our market-leading Intelligent Observability platform. WHAT YOU'LL DO: * Secure the Technical Win: Partner closely with Sales teams to drive revenue opportunities, upselling new solutions, and expanding our Azure Consumption Revenue (ACR) footprint across strategic T1 and T2 accounts. * Consult & Architect: Lead technical discovery sessions, deliver tailored Proof of Value (PoV/PoC) presentations, conduct structured architectural workshops, and craft compelling responses to RFX/RFIs. * Establish Trusted Partnerships: Deeply understand our customers' business objectives and technical landscapes to build long-term relationships, helping them eliminate digital experience disruptions and realize maximum platform value. * Evangelize Innovation: Actively champion new product capabilities to the market while channeling structured field feedback directly to New Relic Product Managers and Engineering leads to fuel future platform evolution. * Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Expand the team’s operational reach by collaborating seamlessly with Solution Architects, Partner teams, and Customer Success colleagues to navigate enterprise complexity. THIS ROLE REQUIRES: * Enterprise Pre-Sales Mastery: A proven track record of leading and managing large, complex pre-sales or technical consulting engagements for enterprise-level organizations. * Modern Cloud Expertise: Hands-on familiarity with native cloud technologies, including Kubernetes, containers, microservices, SRE practices, DevOps, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. * Full-Stack Technological Breadth: A foundational understanding that spans modern enterprise layers, from user experience and cloud applications to infrastructure, networks, data, and security. * Data-Driven Consulting: A strong grasp of how telemetry, insight, and data enable better decision-making within complex global organizations. * Superb Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to engage, influence, and build credibility with both engineering teams and C-suite stakeholders. * Language Fluency: Professional professional proficiency (written and spoken) in both German and English to support the DACH and EE region effectively. BONUS POINTS: * Observability Background: Previous experience working with performance monitoring tools across infrastructure, application (APM), network, or digital experience monitoring (DEM). * Mobile Architecture Knowledge: Familiarity with mobile device platforms and architectures across iOS and Android ecosystems. * Academic Foundation: A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent technical field. * Location: Based in or around Munich, Germany.   #LI-JJ2 #LI-Remote Fostering a diverse, welcoming and inclusive environment is important to us. We work hard to make everyone feel comfortable bringing their best, most authentic selves to work every day. We celebrate our talented Relics’ different backgrounds and abilities, and recognize the different paths they took to reach us – including nontraditional ones. Their experiences and perspectives inspire us to make our products and company the best they can be. We’re looking for people who feel connected to our mission and values, not just candidates who check off all the boxes.  If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application or recruiting process, please reach out to resume@newrelic.com. We believe in empowering all Relics to achieve professional and business success through a flexible workforce model. This model allows us to work in a variety of workplaces that best support our success, including fully office-based, fully remote, or hybrid. Our hiring process In compliance with applicable law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work and to complete employment eligibility verification. Note: Our stewardship of the data of thousands of customers means that a criminal background check is required to join New Relic. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records based on individual circumstances and in accordance with applicable law including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. New Relic does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes, and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with New Relic. New Relic develops and distributes encryption software and technology that complies with U.S. export controls and licensing requirements. Certain New Relic roles require candidates to pass an export compliance assessment as a condition of employment in any global location. If relevant, we will provide more information later in the application process. Candidates are evaluated based on qualifications, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, age, disability, neurodiversity, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other legally protected characteristics.  Review our Applicant Privacy Notice at https://newrelic.com/termsandconditions/applicant-privacy-policy

Databricks

FEQ427R180 The data and AI market is at an inflection point: organisations are moving from isolated pilots to platform decisions that shape how they build, operate, and scale for years to come. This creates a significant opportunity to help customers turn data and AI investments into measurable business outcomes. This role combines people leadership, business ownership, and executive engagement. You will operate as a player-coach in key deals while building a high-performing, scalable field-engineering organisation for a consumption-based business. You report to the Director, Field Engineering. THE IMPACT YOU WILL HAVE * Build, lead, and scale the pre-sales (Solutions Architect) team for your assigned customers in Germany, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development, and owning coverage across your account portfolio. * Own pre-sales ROI and effectiveness, including coverage models, prioritisation, and impact on win-rate, sales cycles, and customer adoption. * Act as a player-coach by balancing hands-on involvement in key customer engagements with building repeatable motions, artefacts, and coaching mechanisms that scale impact across the team. * Establish and reinforce a solution- and value-based selling culture, focused on business outcomes, not just technical excellence. * Partner closely with Sales leadership to support forecast accuracy, pipeline quality, and consumption growth in a usage-driven business model. * Engage with senior and executive stakeholders at customers to build trusted relationships and long-term partnerships. * Drive a scalable adoption model by anchoring partner and PS attach and establishing a crisp pre-/post-sales handshake tied to consumption outcomes (onboarding readiness, adoption milestones, expansion path). * Represent Field Engineering as part of the regional team, contributing to Databricks' brand, market positioning, and growth in Germany. WHAT WE LOOK FOR * Proven experience building and managing pre-sales or technical field teams in a high-growth environment. * Strong background in data engineering, analytics platforms, databases, or data science, gained through engineering, consulting, or technical leadership roles. * Demonstrated success in consumption-based or SaaS business models, including forecasting, expansion, and customer adoption. * Ability to operate as a player-coach, balancing hands-on deal involvement with scalable team leadership. * Track record of partnering effectively with Sales and cross-functional leaders to drive measurable business outcomes. * Experience establishing repeatable processes that improve efficiency without limiting innovation or ownership. * Passion for the data and AI market and the ability to articulate a clear, executive-level POV on the value of Databricks. * Executive presence with the ability to influence and communicate confidently with senior stakeholders. * Fluent German (highly preferred) and fluent English (required). 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.