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Want to help solve the world's toughest problems with data and AI? This is what we do every day at Databricks.

Databricks operates at the leading edge of the Data and AI space. Our customers rely on us to drive the accelerated innovation needed to stay ahead in today’s highly competitive landscape.

We are looking for a Named Enterprise Hunter Account Executive based in Stockholm, Sweden to join the team to maximise the phenomenal market opportunity that exists for Databricks across the Nordics. Reporting to the Director of Enterprise Sales, you will be responsible for driving strategic growth and expanding our footprint across the region’s most critical enterprise accounts.

The impact you will have:

• Assess your list of assigned accounts and develop a strategy to execute against it
• Build a customer base, identifying and closing new logo opportunities
• Lead your customers and partners to identify impactful big data and AI use cases whilst proving out their value on the Databricks Lakehouse platform.
• Identify land opportunities and develop the expand / consumption use cases.
• Orchestrate and utilise internal teams to maximise the impact on your ecosystem.
• Build exceptional value with all engagements to guide successful negotiations to close point

What we look for:

• Minimum 5+ years of experience selling SaaS solutions to Enterprise Customers
• Extensive experience and strong performance in new logo hunting
• Experience working in Big Data, Cloud, or SaaS industries with some technical sales experience
• Successful experience selling complex software deals and quota over-achievement
• Understanding of consumption based land and expand sales models is advantageous
• Knowledge of the Data & AI space with some technology sales experience
• Evidence of creating demand that delivered substantial business value
• Experience of following robust sales methodologies and process, e.g. account planning, MEDDPICC, Value Selling and accurate forecasting
• Experience of building effective champions, collaborative teams and partnerships to support execution of your territory plan.
• Understanding of how to identify all key uses cases and buying centres in an opportunity to increase the impact of Databricks in an organisation
• Fluency in business English and a Nordic language is required

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Locations - Sweden, Denmark, Finland (Hybrid/Remote)

At Databricks, we are on a mission to empower our customers to solve the world's toughest data problems with the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. As a Delivery Solutions Architect (DSA), you are a trusted technical advisor to key customers, providing expert guidance that translates data, analytics and AI challenges into high-impact business value. You help design, implement, and scale data and AI solutions, focusing on architecture, operational excellence, and customer enablement. Internally, you will collaborate with our sales and field engineering teams to accelerate the adoption and growth of the Databricks Platform in your customers.

Delivery Solutions Architects (DSAs) are trusted technical advisors embedded within the customer organization, providing expert guidance that translates data and AI challenges into high-impact business value. They help you design, implement, and scale data and AI solutions, focusing on architecture, operational excellence, and team enablement. DSAs focus on:

• Designing secure, scalable architecture 
• Aligning people, processes, and technology 
• Establishing trusted advisor relationships
• Leveraging the broader ecosystem of Databricks experts 

This is a hybrid technical and commercial role. Technically, the expectations are that you become the post-sales technical lead and trusted advisor across all Databricks products for the customer’s top priority use cases. This requires you to use your technical skills and credibility to engage and communicate with technical/technical leadership stakeholders in our customer organizations, do architecture reviews, help with performance and cost optimizations, demonstrate new capabilities, remove blockers, etc. In parallel, it is commercial in the sense that you will drive growth in your assigned customers and use cases through leading your customers' stakeholders, building executive relationships, orchestrating other focused/specialized teams within Databricks, and creating and driving onboarding plans. 

While not a hands-on-keyboard role, this is a highly technical position where architectural skills in fields such as Data Architecture, Data Engineering, Data Warehousing or Data Science are essential.

You will report directly to a DSA Manager within the Field Engineering organization.

The impact you will have:

• Be the Databricks Architect working with customer technical teams working on use cases/data products, from development to go-live, addressing any technical challenges and blockers and providing guidance, best practices and enablement
• Lead the post-technical win technical account strategy and execution plan for the majority of Databricks use cases within our most strategic accounts
• Be the internal point of contact for any questions related to production/go live status of agreed upon use cases within an account, often for multiple use cases within the largest and most complex organizations
• Leverage both Shared Services, User Education, Onboarding/Technical Services and Support resources, along with escalating to expert-level technical teams to address the tasks that are beyond your scope of activities or expertise
• Create  and execute a point-of-view as to how key use cases can be accelerated into production, coordinating with Professional Services (PS) resources on the delivery of PS Engagement proposals
• Navigate Databricks Product and Engineering teams for new product Innovations, private previews and upgrade needs, presenting them to the customers when applicable for their ongoing developments
• internal and external updates - KPI reporting on the status of usage and customer health, risks and blockers, product adoption and use case progression - to your Field Engineering leadership

What we look for:

• Programming experience in PySpark, SQL or Scala 
• Understanding and hands-on experience of solution architecture-related distributed data and analytics systems
• 5+ years of experience where you have been accountable for delivery of projects in  Data, Analytics or AI and where you can contribute to technical debate and design choices with customers
• Experience in a customer-facing pre-sales, technical architecture, customer success, or consulting roles
• Understanding of how to attribute business value and outcomes to specific project deliverables
• Technical program coordination including account and stakeholder management
• Experience resolving complex and important escalation with senior customer technical stakeholders
• Track record of overachievement against quota, Goals or similar objective targets
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience through work experience
• Can travel up to 30%

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About the Role

At Databricks, we are looking for a Senior Solutions Architect to join our Nordics Hunter team. You will be the technical lead for our most strategic new engagements in the region, with the mission to establish Databricks as the main data & AI platform on Greenfield accounts. You aren't just a technical resource; you are a strategic advisor who raises the bar for how our customers build and reason through data solutions.

You will thrive in rapid growth environments and high-paced customer engagements, creating structure in ambiguous situations and driving commitment from senior stakeholders even when priorities shift. Whether you come from a pre-sales background or have deep technical expertise in complex systems, your ability to manage high-level stakeholders and deliver measurable business outcomes is what will make you successful.

The Impact You Will Have

• Technical Strategy & Leadership: Lead the technical strategy for Greenfield accounts within the Nordics - assessing a customer’s architecture and provide strategic guidance and deep technical expertise addressing problems that span multiple systems, teams, and stakeholders, from data & AI practitioners, business domains and all the way up to C-level.
• Executive Advisory: Act as a trusted advisor to VP+ and BU-level leaders, driving alignment during high-tension negotiations and ensuring long-term technical commitment.
• Raise the Bar: Abstract learnings from your builds into reusable patterns and guidance for the wider Databricks community, anticipating objections before they surface.
• Drive Adoption: Move beyond "proof of concept" to deliver outcomes the business can measure, using adoption signals to ensure sustained customer impact.
• Mentorship: Coach junior and professional SAs on technical discovery and complex use-case prioritization, helping the team maintain high standards at sustained velocity.

What We Look For

*Note - you do not need to fulfil every single requirement to be a strong candidate. If you are excited about this role and have related experience, we encourage you to apply.*

• 8+ years of experience in technical and client-facing roles. 
• Deep expertise across the data landscape—including Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, and GenAI—with a strong "AI-Builder" mindset.
• Proven ability to influence senior executives and drive alignment across competing constraints and evolving goals.
• Recognized as an experienced architect who can confidently lead technical discussions and solve high-complexity, multi-account architectural challenges.
• Ability to execute through ambiguity: A track record of identifying emerging risks early and mobilizing others to act, even when full information is not available.
• Pre-sales experience is a plus, but we value deep technical expertise and stakeholder management skills above all as key must-haves.
• Language & Location: Must be based in Sweden or Denmark with excellent communication skills suited for top-tier customer interactions.

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Look at all the apps you have on your mobile. Many of these are built by customers that are within our Digital Natives & Startup patch and are using Databricks to support their business.

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 foster a culture of creativity, experimentation, and continuous improvement. At Databricks, our core principles 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 and AI accessible to everyone. Join us in our quest to change how people work with data and make a better world!

About the team
The Solutions Architecture team serves as trusted advisors, helping customers identify and prioritize impactful use cases across their industries. Our team provides expert technical guidance to drive Data and AI solutions from concept to production. They act as a bridge between customers, product teams, and sales, ensuring that solutions are not only technically sound but also aligned with business objectives.

About the role
A Digital Native Business Solution Architect Leader is a senior technical and strategic role focused on designing, developing, and implementing technology solutions tailored for digital native companies—businesses born in the digital era, often leveraging cloud, APIs, and modern data platforms. This leader not only understands data solutions but also leads and mentors a team of solution architects to deliver impactful customer outcomes. You’ll empower companies to innovate and grow together with your team.

The impact you will have / Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership:
• Guide customers through competitive landscapes, best practices, and implementation strategies.
• Provide technical leadership to help customers understand how Databricks can solve their business problems.
  
  
• Team Leadership & Mentorship:
• Lead, build, and mentor a high-performing team of solution architects.
• Drive exceptional customer outcomes demonstrated by production applications and increased adoption of APIs and platforms.
• Develop technical champions within customer organizations.
  
  
• Customer Engagement & Strategy:
• Partner closely with sales teams to develop account strategies and align on plans that help our customers to achieve their business goals.
• Lead technical win strategies and support technical account management for strategic customers.
• Engage with end-user and developer communities to understand needs and tailor solutions accordingly.

What we look for:

*You do not need to fulfil every single requirement to be a strong candidate. If you are excited about this role and have related experience, we encourage you to apply.*

• Have 8+ years of experience in a technical customer-facing role, managing C-level technical and business relationships with complex global organizations.
• Have 2+ years of experience leading technical pre-sales teams with a demonstrated ability to hire, develop, and manage technical teams.
• Strong understanding of digital native business models and their technology and business requirements.
• Extensive experience (often 5+ years) in infrastructure architecture, database architecture, networking, and IT development or consulting within software or internet industries.
• Have a proven ability to lead technical teams and an operational and strategic mindset in doing this.
• Have strong communication skills with excellent presentation and negotiation skills, both in-person and written. 
• Have experience in pre-sales activities, such as solution design and business value selling.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; professional proficiency in English (knowledge of any Nordic language is a plus, but not a hard requirement).

Notes: 

• This role is based in Stockholm, within a reasonable commuting distance, and follows a hybrid working model.
• If you need any adjustments or accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know so we can support you.

REQ #: FEQ427R53

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Want to help solve the world’s toughest problems with data and AI? This is what we do every day at Databricks.
Databricks operates at the leading edge of the Data and AI space. Our customers turn to us to lead the accelerated innovation their businesses need to gain first-mover advantage in today’s ultra-competitive landscape.