Sr. Solutions Architect

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For our FSI customer in Zurich, we are seeking a Sr Solution Architect. At Databricks, our core principles are at the heart of everything we do; a culture of proactiveness and a customer-centric mindset guide us to build 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. You will be an essential part of this mission, using your technical expertise to demonstrate how our Data Intelligence Platform can help customers solve their complex data challenges. 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: 

• Develop customer engagement strategies in partnership with Account Executive(s) in your designated territory.


• Coach junior Solutions Architects and teams on use case prioritization and building technical champions.


• You will influence stakeholders at all levels through complex engagements with the wider cloud ecosystem and 3rd-party applications, ensuring they are excited about the Databricks vision and solution strategy.


• Be a 'champion’ for both customers and colleagues, operating as an expert solutions architect and trusted advisor for significant data analytics architecture, design, and adoption of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform.


• Contribute to Databricks' technical community engagement by developing customer-facing collateral and leading workshops, seminars, and meet-ups.


• Opportunity to continue your development in one of four tracks - technical specialization, industry vertical thought leadership, strategic customer vision, and people management.
  
  

What we look for:

• Know how to engage in complex customer interactions and the sales lifecycle in a technical pre-sales capacity.


• Ability to influence decision-makers and C-level executives by building relationships and orchestrating teams to achieve long-term customer success.


• Prior experience coding in a core programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Scala) and a willingness to learn basic Spark.


• Hands-on expertise with complex proofs-of-concept and public cloud platforms, and the ability to demonstrate the art of the possible using a modern coding platform.


• Know how to provide technical solutions for specialized customer needs and navigate a competitive landscape.


• Prior expertise in the regulated FSI vertical is an advantage.


• Fluent in English. Fluent in German is a plus.