P1209
Technical Program Manager (TPM) is an integral part of the engineering organization and the connective issues across all fabrics (Eng PM UX Doc Support fields Sales Legal Security Privacy DevRel etc. of the company to define repeatable processes and drive velocity. TPMs lead teams to navigate through ambiguity pin down problems define requirements find solutions rally stakeholders identify risks manage constraints communicate status remove blockers launch products measure KPIs and celebrate successes.
You will be instrumental in driving strategic initiatives for the Platform Engineering team within the R&D platform. Our roadmap is filled with strategic initiatives that require working crossfunctionally across the organization. In addition there will be opportunities to work with Databricks strategic customer accounts to understand their problem and devise solutions to address the customers needs. This role will report into the VP R&D Operations part of the engineering org.
What Youll Do
- Lead grow and mentor a team of Technical Program Managers building an environment of teamwork trust and mutual success
- Deeply understand business and technical strategy to proactively identify highimpact programs
- Develop KPIs to measure the effectiveness of programs and establish frameworks using program management principles that foster highquality metricsdriven program delivery
- Partner with product and engineering teams to drive alignment prioritization and critical decisionmaking with internal partners and stakeholders
- Navigate diverse stakeholder groups forming and sustaining trusted relationships
- Work directly with Engineering and Product leadership to define and shape the strategy for our critical bets
- Define and manage the operating rhythms for the Engineering org planning program management partnership syncs etc.
- Your role entails handson collaboration with our engineering teams and cloud partners spearheading largescale projects to guarantee the engineering excellence of Databricks solutions in terms of stability scalability and security.
- You will strategically automate and improve daytoday operations and processes.
- You will be front and center in organizing controls and standards across our infrastructure to achieve product stability and excellence in DevOps practices.
What we need:
- B.S. in Computer Science or a related technical discipline or equivalent experience.
- 15 Years of experience in managing engineering or TPM teams and designing largescale or complex technical initiatives on shared infrastructure platforms
- Experience with at least one cloud provider: AWS Azure or GCP
- Experience leading and mentoring TPMs
- Experience in project/sprint planning driving risk management and effective communication with the business stakeholders
- Excellent crossgroup collaboration outstanding verbal and written communication
- Experience in program management process definition and improvements and influencing adoption of defined processes across multiple teams or organizations.
- Comfortable working towards a multiyear vision with incremental deliverables.
- Experience driving company initiatives towards customer satisfaction.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in driving and leading Devops initiatives collaborating with crossfunctional teams to improve development processes deployment pipelines and system reliability.
- Experience in incident management and root cause analysis(RCA)
- Experience building cloud infrastructure and applications
- Knowledge of SQL and dashboard building.
Benefits:
Comprehensive health coverage including medical dental and vision
401(k) Plan
Equity awards
Flexible time off
Paid parental leave
Family Planning
Gym reimbursement
Annual personal development fund
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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Required Experience:
Director