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As the AWS Cloud Partner Solutions Architect for EMEA, you are the single-threaded technical owner of the AWS ↔ Databricks alliance across the region — today a ...
As the AWS Cloud Partner Solutions Architect for EMEA, you are the single-threaded technical owner of the AWS ↔ Databricks
alliance across the region — today a $220M trailing-year consumption book growing at +69.7% YoY, the largest hyperscaler-driven
consumption book in EMEA after Microsoft. You are the named Databricks counterpart that the AWS field (PSAs, PDMs, SAs) routes
opportunities to, the convener of the EMEA AWS SME community, and the author of the "better-together" technical narrative for
Databricks on AWS.
You will engage AWS field and partner leadership, Databricks Field Engineering, and joint customer account teams to drive adoption
and consumption of the Data Intelligence Platform on AWS — through executive alignment, large-scale partner enablement, joint
product contribution, and multicloud architectural arbitration in our most strategic EMEA accounts.
Reporting to: Director, Field Engineering (Partner Solutions Architect).
opportunities into Databricks (FY26: 150+ opportunities, ~$60M ARR pipeline, ~$10M realised, 35 net-new greenfield accounts)
and carry the FY27 plan-of-record of +60% YoY growth / $297.86M target.
France, Spain, Italy, Benelux, Nordics, MEA, Germany). Land the ASQ-scope expansion (SWAT pattern) and run the joint operating
cadence with the Databricks TFC at AWS. This is the mechanism that scales the role from single-person execution to
field-distributed delivery.
trained in EMEA in FY26; 50+ Databricks xSAs to AWS SA-Associate at zero net cost via the AWS Partner Training ↔ Databricks L&E
channel; 0-to-GenAI workshops, Lakehouse Days, regional meetups). Maintain the AWS Field Engineering Playbook.
Marketplace QuickLaunch ("Moonwalk+"), Agent Bricks ↔ Amazon Bedrock automation, the CloudFormation networking package, the AWS
data-exfiltration-protection (DEP) architecture, the remote-S3 strict-residency pattern, and the EMEA cloud-consumption
dashboard.
EasyJet, Klarna, ABSA, ADIA, Mercedes-Benz, BNP Paribas and others), where a single architectural decision can swing $1M+ ARR.
Summits, DAIS, and Re:Invent EMEA.
technical expertise to win and expand multicloud accounts.
mix.
is distributed across the EMEA field rather than concentrated in one person.
anchor joint go-to-market.
a cross-region SME community.
Glue ↔ Unity Catalog federation.
Databricks products and services.
architectures, solution guides, playbooks).
CloudFormation).
platforms.
The role requires up to 40% travel across EMEA — to customer and AWS partner sites, AWS EMEA offices, and the key partnership
moments of the year (AWS Summits across EMEA, DAIS, Re:Invent).
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
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applicant on this basis alone.
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California residents should read our California Recruitment Privacy Notice.
WHO WE ARE WPP Enterprise Solutions designs, builds, and operates the growth systems that competitive businesses rely on. In a world where Al is reshaping how companies drive growth, we lead clients in business transformation and marketing modernization, connecting strategy directly to execution. Our 12,000 experts in engineering and platforms, commerce, consulting, content transformation, CRM, and CX work within a unified global operating unit across 40+ markets. WPP Enterprise Solutions works alongside best-in-class partners including Adobe, AWS, Braze, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Shopify, as well as innovators in AI, to deliver growth solutions tailored to the needs of our clients’ businesses. Are you eager to learn about innovative technologies? Would you like to work with some of the awesome internal tools developed by the Catalyst team (MAP internal product team)? Then you might be just the Application Consultant we are looking for! WHAT WILL YOUR DAY LOOK LIKE? 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California residents should read our California Recruitment Privacy Notice.