Databricks: Engagement Manager — Tokyo, Japan

About Databricks

Databricks develops a platform for data, analytics and AI. Its employer material describes bringing related capabilities together so organisations can build and scale applications, analytics and agents using their information. The advertised platform portfolio includes data-engineering, lakehouse, governance and AI-related products. Its business connects the infrastructure used to manage data with the tools used to derive insights or create applications, rather than treating those activities as entirely separate technology projects.

The position and its setting

Databricks lists Engagement Manager in Tokyo, Japan, under reference 8501186002. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Department: Professional Services Operations
• Employer listing date: 17 April 2026

Responsibilities and work described

• Demonstrate a passion for the job and lead by example by putting Databricks and our customers first to achieve the sales and delivery mission
• Identify opportunities for new services by understanding and addressing potential new use cases and the ability to articulate the business value in the upsell, or extension of services
• Performs as the Engagement Manager in the assigned area with full accountability for meeting/exceeding Professional Services and Training bookings and revenue targets
• Consult with clients to understand and analyze engagement scope, requirements, time, cost and benefits
• Estimating, scoping and developing the statement of work documents as necessary
• Drive resolution of delivery challenges, address resource contentions, scoping issues and manage expectations

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Articulate relevant customer success stories, services offerings, and metrics that demonstrate value to the customer
• Fundamental knowledge around end-to-end data systems Implementation from both the technology, operations, and security/governance lenses
• Experience: the following
• Selling services offerings at either implementation, advisory, education, and change management capacity
• Senior customer-facing roles that require a mix of influencing, validating, negotiating, understanding and execution to both business and technology audiences
• Consistent track record of identifying customer needs and successfully implementing solutions
• Owning projects/programs in agile scrum/kanban delivery methodology as well as waterfall methodology
• Problem solving skill about customer’s pain points by using modern technologies, particularly AI agents
• Excellence in presentation skills, providing proposals that enforce good project governance and drive scalable delivery practices to both internal and external executives
• High-level orchestration skills to align both internal and external stakeholders when proposing large initiatives
• Service delivery and program management skills with the ability to synthesize customer success outcomes into well-structured program plans that deliver against such outcomes
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related educational background
• Verbal and written communication skills in Japanese
• Written communication skills in English

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• Production-level implementation experience as an engineer or as a project manager is preferred
• Prior experience in project/program proposal to customers at Consulting, SI, Software/Cloud Vendor is highly preferred

Location, schedule and contract conditions

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• Advertised location: Tokyo, Japan

Benefits mentioned by the employer

• 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

Conditions requiring the complete notice

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Pay and application dates

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How to apply to Databricks

Applications follow the official employer page linked below.

Open the official Databricks posting below and match the title and reference 8501186002.

Compare your qualifications and experience with the essential conditions for the Tokyo, Japan position, then read the preferred criteria separately.

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Practical preparation: Excel

Excel examples should identify the task, the data and the checks used to avoid an incorrect result. Explain whether you built a reporting workbook, reconciled records, automated a process or maintained an existing model.

Relevant skills

• AI/ML
• Excel
• AI
• compliance
• sales
• training
• stakeholder management
• communication
• commercial negotiations