Software Engineering Manager, AI Migrations

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MANAGER, AI MIGRATIONS (FORWARD DEPLOYED) Location: Pune, India At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don't just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential — and people too. With a culture that's all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology — and careers — to the next level. Snowflake redefined the data landscape over a decade ago, and our biggest opportunity is also our customers' biggest challenge: migration. For every enterprise ready to harness the AI Data Cloud, there is a complex web of legacy systems that can take years and millions of dollars to untangle. We believe generative AI is the key. We are building products that don't just move data, but understand and rewrite the logic of entire data applications. We are hiring a Software Engineering Manager, AI Migrations (Forward Deployed) to work at the intersection of customer delivery and product engineering. In this hybrid role, you will lead a team of Forward Deployed Engineers who work directly with customers and partners on complex migrations, while also driving the development of AI-powered migration tools and products. Your team will be the bridge between field realities and product innovation, turning hard-won migration patterns into scalable, automated solutions. AS A SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MANAGER, AI MIGRATIONS AT SNOWFLAKE, YOU WILL: Lead and develop the team - Manage and mentor a team of Forward Deployed Engineers, giving clear feedback and building growth paths - Recruit, hire and onboard engineers who can succeed in both customer delivery and engineering - Grow technical delivery leads and engineering leaders, including staff-level engineers - Foster a culture of creativity, innovation and practical decision-making Deliver customer migrations - Lead complex migrations from legacy platforms such as Oracle, Teradata, Netezza and SQL Server to Snowflake - Provide strategic oversight so projects align with customer objectives and Snowflake's goals - Act as the primary escalation point for delivery, working closely with customers and system integrators - Stay hands-on in strategic projects to assess quality and unblock teams - Partner with sales teams to scope opportunities, estimate effort, develop proposals and support account strategy Build AI-powered migration pr