Director, Program Management
Databricks
GAQ326R199
At Databricks Information Technology, we are a product led organization transforming the way data is sourced, designed and used to help us scale seamlessly in face of incredible growth.
Databricks is seeking a Director, Program Management to translate our technical vision into scalable, high-impact programs that drive business growth. In this leadership role, you will oversee the planning, execution, and optimization of complex, cross-functional initiatives, ensuring seamless collaboration across engineering, security, product, and business teams. The ideal candidate combines a strategic mindset with technical expertise and a passion for building robust processes that enable teams to deliver at scale. You will leverage strong analytical skills to dive into program metrics and requirements, while always keeping the broader company objectives in focus. We are building a team that is more interested in getting it right than being right. We care more about winning the game than who scored the points.
This role will report to the AVP, Strategy and Execution within the central Enterprise Strategy & Deliver team.
The impact you will have:
- Identifies opportunity areas and drives cross-functional outcomes to grow and scale Databricks
- Own operationalizing and delivering on the business or technical outcomes in conjunction with cross functional business partners, while driving alignment with senior leadership
- Measure quantifiable impact of the outcomes implemented and create well defined KPIs to ensure successful execution of programs and sustainable improvement.
- Enable a tailored approach to meet the customer / business needs by adjusting behavior and outcomes based on the dynamics of the team, stakeholder, and program situation(s)
- Build a strong team by coaching internal talent and recruiting top talent into the organization
- Be self-driven, and show ability to drive decisions on ambiguous asks with incomplete data.
What we look for:
- 8+ years of experience in driving strategic initiatives across many functions, influencing stakeholders VP+
- Deep expertise in program management methodologies and tools
- Strong executive presence and influence
- Advanced research and analysis skills that you can flex to address a complex problem and/or situation
- Demonstrate an advanced ability to define and break down ambiguous and complex business or technical problems
- Communicate complex ideas with authority, influencing stakeholders including Databricks executives and department leadership.
- Experience in the enterprise software industry, SaaS and B2B experience preferred.
- Comfortable and thrive in a rapidly scaling and dynamic startup environment
- 8+ years of relevant product management experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or equivalent work experience.
Pay Range Transparency
Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.
About Databricks
Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
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