Senior Technical Program Manager
Senior Technical Program Manager
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At Databricks we are passionate about helping data teams solve the worlds most challenging problems from making the next mode of transportation a reality to accelerating the development of medical breakthroughs. We do this by building and running the worlds best data and AI infrastructure platform so our customers can use deep data insights to improve their business.
Databricks Information Technology (IT) is a productled organization transforming how we work from how easy it is to use our IT services to the applications we develop that help us scale in the face of incredible growth.Databricks IT is looking for a Technical Program Manager to help build a strong practice of delivery and of projects to support the growth and scale the function globally as Databricks continues our hypergrowth. You will work closely with the product owners leaders and partners across lines of business to define and shape ideas for business transformation projects into actionable plans aligned with best practices and longterm goals. As the Program Manager focused on Data Engineering projects you will be responsible for planning and coordinating with multiple groups to deliver notable business value to our customers through enterpriseclass product releases and platform enhancement projects at a regular and frequent cadence.
The impact you will have:
- You will apply your experience with the software development lifecycle models your knowledge of Agile and traditional project management principles/practices and your experience and blend them in the proportions best suited to achieve results.
- You will build and coordinate all aspects of a program including detailed project plans resource allocations risks/issues remediation status reporting and budget management and serve as the primary goto person for project details.
- You will maintain a deep technical endtoend understanding of the solution being built its upstream/downstream dependencies and impacts and the resulting customer journey experienced by our users.
- You will lead multiple concurrent programs varying in size scope and complexity spanning several teams and organizations.
- You will create communications that can be consumed at different levels of the organization from executivelevel presentations to materials consumed by other teams.
- You will collaborate with Product Managers Engineering leaders Architects Data Engineers and Business stakeholders to deliver the important
- transformational programs in the IT applications team
- You will identify risks in all assigned areas and work with teams and management to mitigate these risks before they become issues
- You will understand surface and understand technical challenges partnering with the Engineering Managers to guide the option that delivers robust engineering solutions with the best customer experience
- You will pursue delivery excellence to ensure success and that all team members understand the goals and success criteria. Uphold a culture of focus delivery and accountability across the organization
What we look for:
- 8 years of related experience with a Bachelors degree; or 6 years and a Masters degree; or a PhD with 3 years of experience; or equivalent work experience.
- Handson experience with using project management tools such as JIRA Spreadsheets Confluence and creating executive presentations
- Handson with writing effective SQLs and creating Ad Hoc reports on reporting tools such as Tableau for effective databased project management.
- Good understanding of Data Engineering Data Analytics Cloud Environments and general software engineering domains.
- Software development testing/UAT program management experience with largescale programs in a mature PMO
- Understanding cloud services application hosting operational practices and technical planning.
- Experience modulating the presentation of information based on your audience: from a Clevel executive to an Individual Contributor.
- Experience leading broad programs across organizations in a matrixed globally diverse workforce.
- Experience using Agile/Scrum methodologies and an Agile certification PMIACP SAFe or equivalent.
- Experience leading design and technical tradeoff conversations to closure.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
