Director, Technical Program Management

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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, Technical 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 into the AVP, Strategy and Execution within the central Transformation and Program Office (TPO) team.

The impact you will have :

• Lead, mentor, and scale a team of Technical Program Managers, fostering a culture of trust, accountability, and measuring impact
• Translate business and technical strategy into execution focused outcomes
• Own operationalizing and delivering high quality execution 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)
• Be self-driven, and show ability to drive decisions on ambiguous asks with incomplete data.

What we look for :

Comfortable and thrive in a rapidly scaling and dynamic startup environment

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.

Zone 1 Pay Range : $225,000 – $315,000 USD

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.

Benefits

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Compliance

If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.

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