Manager, Solution Architects- US West at Starburst

United States

Starburst Logo
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, Data AnalyticsIndustries

Requirements

  • 8+ years of industry experience in a pre-sales capacity with 3+ years of direct line management experience (hiring, training and retaining top talent)
  • Industry expert within Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Data Analytics and/or Cloud Computing
  • Strong hands-on technical skills within Databases, Data Warehousing, ETL and Analytics
  • Outstanding presentation skills to both technical and executive audiences, whether impromptu on a whiteboard or using presentations and demos
  • Ability to connect a customer's specific business problems with Starburst's solutions
  • University degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or related fields, or equivalent experience preferred
  • Ability to travel occasionally for purposes including new hire onboarding, team and department offsites, customer engagements, and other company events

Responsibilities

  • Build and lead a team of Solutions Architects who serve as core product introduction, evaluation and education experts
  • Partner with sales leadership to achieve regional quota targets, company-wide goals and ensure long-term client relationships are built
  • Provide guidance to your team on sales strategy, product obstacles/gaps and represent the team's needs to executive staff
  • Interpret complex problems, create simple solutions and collaborate closely with prospects and sales team to deliver winning solutions
  • Collaborate and maintain a close working relationship with product, engineering, sales, marketing and services
  • Play an active role in sourcing and screening potential candidates and managing the interview process
  • Act as a player/coach working with your team on and delivering compelling presentations to customers and prospects

Skills

Pre-sales
Solutions Architecture
Team Leadership
Sales Strategy
Data Lakehouse
Product Demonstrations
POCs
Hiring
Customer Presentations
Data Platforms

Starburst

Data analytics and SQL engine distribution

About Starburst

Starburst specializes in data analytics by providing a distribution and support for the Trino SQL engine, which is designed for efficient and scalable analytics on data lakes and various data sources. Their products, Starburst Galaxy and Starburst Enterprise, allow clients to access and analyze data quickly, whether in the cloud or on-premises. Starburst connects seamlessly with popular data visualization tools like Tableau, Power BI, and Looker, making it easier for users to integrate and access their data. What sets Starburst apart from competitors is its enhancement of the open-source Trino engine with additional connectors, security features, and dedicated enterprise support. The company's goal is to help organizations achieve faster data insights and better decision-making through improved analytics capabilities.

Boston, MassachusettsHeadquarters
2017Year Founded
$402.7MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

Competitive salary & attractive stock grants
Remote-friendly work options
Quality & affordable insurance
Flexible & generous paid time off
Environment of transparency, honesty & respect

Risks

Increased competition from companies like Dell could impact Starburst's market share.
The rapid growth of unique data vendors may lead to increased market complexity.
Enterprises moving towards single-cloud strategies could challenge Starburst's multi-cloud offerings.

Differentiation

Starburst offers both cloud-based and on-premises solutions, catering to diverse client needs.
The company enhances the open-source Trino engine with additional connectors and security features.
Starburst's platform integrates with popular data tools like Tableau, Power BI, and Looker.

Upsides

Starburst Galaxy achieved 3x year-over-year growth in active customers and usage volume.
The platform enables 10X faster data processing and 66% cost reduction for clients like Arity.
Starburst's Icehouse platform leverages open-source Trino and Apache Iceberg for scalability.

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