Head of AI Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE), Public SectorActive$233K
The opportunity
PLEASE NOTE: Due to federal contract requirements and client site access obligations, an active U. S.
What you'll do
Lead and scale a world-class AI FDE team, including hiring, mentoring, and: building a team structure to support long-term growth and execution at scale
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
Align with Field Engineering and Sales Leaders to define joint strategies for: strategic accounts and ensure strong delivery coordination across functions
Lead strategic AI 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-services led accounts, revenue, utilization, and public references
What they're looking for
- Represent Databricks as a thought leader in AI
- Passion for transforming the public sector with data and AI
- Extensive experience managing, hiring, and building a team of high-performing: data scientists/ML engineers and leaders, with a track record of scaling organizations through developing scalable processes and cultivating leaders
- Ability to scope, guide, and sell technical engagements, manage escalations,: and ensure successful delivery in enterprise environments