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Sr. Manager, AI Forward Deployed Engineering

Bengaluru, India💼 Full-time🗓 2026-10-01 → 2026-10-07

Core

Lead and scale a high-performing AI Forward Deployed Engineering team to deliver professional services for GenAI applications, acting as a trusted advisor to C-level stakeholders.

Role type

Senior Manager, Customer-Facing AI Engineering Leadership

Builds

Production GenAI applications and scalable delivery processes for enterprise customers

Domain

Data & AI, Generative AI, Professional Services

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Team leadership and scaling, Technical AI/ML architecture, Enterprise solution scoping and delivery, Executive stakeholder management, Strategic account planning, OKR ownership

Preferred skills

Customer-facing leadership experience, Databricks platform experience (via careerplan.io/jobs/8630019002-sr-manager-ai-forward-deployed-engineering-at-databricks)

Technologies

AWS, Azure, GCP

Responsibilities

Lead hiring, mentoring, and team structure development; Shape cross-functional collaboration with Product and R&D; Develop executive relationships with VP+ and CIO/CDO stakeholders; Partner with Sales and Field Engineering on strategic accounts; Lead strategic AI initiatives and practice development; Represent Databricks as a thought leader through conferences and content.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC leader with management responsibilities