Snowflake
Sr Manager, Applied Field Engineering - AI/ML
US-CA-Menlo Park. Posted 2 months ago
The role
You will lead a team of Applied Field Engineers specializing in AI/ML products. You will drive product adoption and serve as a strategic bridge between the field and the product organization to shape roadmaps.
What you will do
- Drive team performance toward meaningful product adoption
- Coach AFEs to lead with product depth
- Review customer architectures with a product lens
- Engage in strategic customer conversations as a player/coach
- Own the field-to-product feedback loop for AI/ML
- Maintain relationships with AI/ML Product Management and Engineering
- Partner with Product Marketing to ensure accurate field-facing materials
- Participate in product beta programs and design partnerships
- Partner with Sales leadership to align technical resources to pipeline
- Recruit, onboard, and develop a team of Applied Field Engineers
Required qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in technical field roles
- 2+ years of people management experience leading technical or product specialist teams
- Demonstrated experience working closely with product management
- Practical depth in at least two of: Large Language Models / GenAI, ML model development and deployment, MLOps, Snowflake Cortex, or cloud-native AI/ML platforms
- Ability to drive product adoption and measurable customer value
- Executive presence for engaging VP and Director-level stakeholders
- University degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
About the company
Snowflake is powering the era of the agentic enterprise. The company prioritizes impact, innovation, and collaboration.