Databricks · AI
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Req ID: FEQ128R126
Reporting to: Director, Field Engineering
Language requirements: Native level Japanese required; low business-level English preferred
At Databricks, our core values are at the heart of everything we do; a culture of proactiveness and customer‑centricity guides us to build a unified platform that makes data and AI accessible to everyone. In Japan Public Sector , we help central ministries, agencies, local governments, and public institutions use data and AI to deliver better, more trusted services to citizens.
You will be the senior technical leader for a set of strategic public sector accounts in Japan, using your executive‑level technical credibility and government expertise to shape and execute their data and AI strategy.
Reporting to: Director, Field Engineering, Japan
The impact you will have
- Own technical strategy for key Japan public sector customers, defining the target architecture and roadmap for their Databricks‑based data and AI platform.
- Lead solution design for priority government use cases (e.g., citizen 360 and eligibility, program analytics, smart infrastructure, cybersecurity, fraud/waste/abuse).
- Design for security and compliance, ensuring architectures meet public sector expectations on data residency, access control, governance, and auditability.
- Turn pilots into platforms, linking Databricks to visible mission outcomes and using those wins to drive expansion across bureaus, departments, and levels of government.
- Influence the ecosystem, collaborating with SIs, cloud providers, and public sector pa