We are seeking an experienced Engagement Manager to join our team in Tokyo. As an Engagement Manager, you will be responsible for driving customer success by ensuring that our customers are making the most value of our products and services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with sales counterparts to understand customer needs and develop valued solutions
• Identify opportunities for new services and articulate the business value
• Perform 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
• Drive resolution of delivery challenges, address resource contentions, scoping issues, and manage expectations

Requirements:

• Strong fundamental knowledge around Big Data Platforms Implementation from both the technology, operations, and security/governance lenses
• Proven experience in 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
• Strong problem-solving skill about customer's pain points by using modern technologies
• 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
• Strong service delivery and program management skills with the ability to synthesize customer success outcomes into well-structured program plans that deliver against such outcomes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in project/program proposal to customers at Consulting, SI, Software/Cloud Vendor
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related educational background

Benefits:

• Comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all employees

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

• Databricks is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel

Compliance:

• Access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, and it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions

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Stripe Professional Services provides a rapid path to success and ongoing value for our users. Our Engagement Managers utilize Stripe's proven Implementation Methodology coupled with their project leadership expertise, to guide and enable users and partners to successfully integrate Stripe's solutions rapidly while delivering immediate impact and measurable value.

Responsibilities:

• Own all facets of the relationship with the User - Our Engagement Managers provide overall vision and direction throughout the program/project lifecycle for Stripe's most complex user engagements. They are the single point of contact for the Stripe internal organization and for the user program/project management counterparts as it relates to the in-flight implementation to help lead and drive collaboration, knowledge sharing, issue resolution and decision-making.

• Accelerate time to value - Rigorous program/project management and quality assurance practices lead to implementation efficiencies that generate cost savings and speed of business outcomes. Engagement Managers are seasoned leaders who build high-performing project teams, accelerate time to value, and drive rapid and effective program decision-making by proactively managing the integration of Stripe's products into the user's application/technical architecture, test and change management strategies and transformation timelines.

• Deliver Program / Project Management expertise & innovation - Engagement Managers deliver program/project management expertise based on experience, continuous learning, and in-depth knowledge of Stripe's products and implementation best practices. They drive innovation and adoption of deployment practices, provide product adoption insights and help users achieve the maximum value from their Stripe investment. In addition to this, they play a pivotal role in the continuous improvement and enablement of the Stripe Implementation Methodology and it's associated tools, templates and processes

• Manage scope, time, cost and quality - The Engagement Manager provides well-established program/project governance to manage requirements in line with the agreed scope and business objectives. This is made possible through effective balance of time, cost, and quality via proactive program planning focused on business outcomes.

• Mitigate and Manage risk - Engagement Managers are responsible for providing proactive risk assessment, prevention and mitigation plans and the efficient identification, tracking, and resolution of issues and decisions using established tools and templates with internal and user stakeholders. Engagement Managers are the primary interface between the user and Stripe's Product and Engineering teams to drive implementation alignment to the forward roadmap and future capabilities.

• Provide Program / Project Governance - Leading into and throughout the Implementation Program and associated projects, the Engagement Manager will work in concert with the User's assigned Program / Project Manager to instantiate and execute on the agreed Program / Project Governance model and related Stakeholder Management and Communications plan

• Close out the project - Upon project completion, Engagement Managers ensure a smooth transition of the implemented Stripe capabilities into operation for the user. This includes complete knowledge transfer and the handover to Stripe Support

• Engage as part of a thriving internal Engagement Management Community - Our Engagement Managers actively participate in a global community of practitioners to continually evolve and improve the way in which Stripe leads and supports our Users through high impact and complex implementations of Stripe's payment infrastructure

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements:

• 7+ years of experience working with enterprise level strategic users on complex technology or business transformation programmes with a track record of top performance or a related field

• Ability to understand complex business requirements and craft tailored solutions

• Ability to quickly learn and explain technical concepts to Stripe's largest Users in a way which they will understand. Some may be deeply technical. Others may be more business focussed, so you'll need to talk to Users in a language they can understand

• Proven program management skills and experience

• Strong critical thinking skills, including the ability to identify suboptimal processes and drive more efficient ways of working

• Ability to recognize repeated user-facing issues and build scalable solutions

• Superior verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to operate independently in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment

• Demonstrated ability to engage with and lead executive stakeholders and key decision makers on the User side to drive towards an agreed outcome

• Experience in working with or in complex Enterprise organizational and decision making structures

• An ability to work collaboratively with and influence Stripe's Product and Engineering teams to advocate for our Users and continuously shape the forward roadmap of Stripe's applications

• Apply structured problem-solving and stakeholder management frameworks , drawing on experience from complex, multi-workstream client engagements to drive programme clarity, alignment and outcomes

Preferred qualifications:

• This role is well-suited for professionals with a background in management consulting, technology advisory, or professional services, who are looking to bring their client engagement expertise to a high-growth technology environment.

Industry certifications to ensure project success. Typical certifications include:

• Certified ScrumMaster

• PMP or PRINCE2 Certification

Prior experience in the payments industry

A familiarity with the integration and testing of APIs

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Stripe Professional Services provides a rapid path to success and ongoing value for our users. Our Engagement Managers utilize Stripe's proven Implementation Methodology coupled with their project leadership expertise, to guide and enable users and partners to successfully integrate Stripe's solutions rapidly while delivering immediate impact and measurable value.

Responsibilities:

• Own all facets of the relationship with the User - Our Engagement Managers provide overall vision and direction throughout the program/project lifecycle for Stripe's most complex user engagements. They are the single point of contact for the Stripe internal organization and for the user program/project management counterparts as it relates to the in-flight implementation to help lead and drive collaboration, knowledge sharing, issue resolution and decision-making.

• Accelerate time to value - Rigorous program/project management and quality assurance practices lead to implementation efficiencies that generate cost savings and speed of business outcomes. Engagement Managers are seasoned leaders who build high-performing project teams, accelerate time to value, and drive rapid and effective program decision-making by proactively managing the integration of Stripe's products into the user's application/technical architecture, test and change management strategies and transformation timelines.

• Deliver Program / Project Management expertise & innovation - Engagement Managers deliver program/project management expertise based on experience, continuous learning, and in-depth knowledge of Stripe's products and implementation best practices. They drive innovation and adoption of deployment practices, provide product adoption insights and help users achieve the maximum value from their Stripe investment. In addition to this, they play a pivotal role in the continuous improvement and enablement of the Stripe Implementation Methodology and it's associated tools, templates and processes

• Manage scope, time, cost and quality - The Engagement Manager provides well-established program/project governance to manage requirements in line with the agreed scope and business objectives. This is made possible through effective balance of time, cost, and quality via proactive program planning focused on business outcomes.

• Mitigate and Manage risk - Engagement Managers are responsible for providing proactive risk assessment, prevention and mitigation plans and the efficient identification, tracking, and resolution of issues and decisions using established tools and templates with internal and user stakeholders. Engagement Managers are the primary interface between the user and Stripe's Product and Engineering teams to drive implementation alignment to the forward roadmap and future capabilities.

• Provide Program / Project Governance - Leading into and throughout the Implementation Program and associated projects, the Engagement Manager will work in concert with the User's assigned Program / Project Manager to instantiate and execute on the agreed Program / Project Governance model and related Stakeholder Management and Communications plan

• Close out the project - Upon project completion, Engagement Managers ensure a smooth transition of the implemented Stripe capabilities into operation for the user. This includes complete knowledge transfer and the handover to Stripe Support

• Engage as part of a thriving internal Engagement Management Community - Our Engagement Managers actively participate in a global community of practitioners to continually evolve and improve the way in which Stripe leads and supports our Users through high impact and complex implementations of Stripe's payment infrastructure

We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply.

Minimum requirements:

• 7+ years of experience working with enterprise level strategic users on complex technology or business transformation programmes with a track record of top performance or a related field

• Ability to understand complex business requirements and craft tailored solutions

• Ability to quickly learn and explain technical concepts to Stripe's largest Users in a way which they will understand. Some may be deeply technical. Others may be more business focussed, so you'll need to talk to Users in a language they can understand

• Proven program management skills and experience

• Strong critical thinking skills, including the ability to identify suboptimal processes and drive more efficient ways of working

• Ability to recognize repeated user-facing issues and build scalable solutions

• Superior verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to operate independently in a highly ambiguous and fast-paced environment

• Demonstrated ability to engage with and lead executive stakeholders and key decision makers on the User side to drive towards an agreed outcome

• Experience in working with or in complex Enterprise organizational and decision making structures

• An ability to work collaboratively with and influence Stripe's Product and Engineering teams to advocate for our Users and continuously shape the forward roadmap of Stripe's applications

• Apply structured problem-solving and stakeholder management frameworks , drawing on experience from complex, multi-workstream client engagements to drive programme clarity, alignment and outcomes

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