Sr. Manager, Customer Enablement (APJ)

At Databricks were on a mission to help data and AI teams solve the worlds toughest problems and that starts with empowering our customers. The Customer Enablement team drives this mission forward by helping enterprise organizations develop the skills they need to accelerate adoption transformation and measurable business outcomes.

As a Sr. Manager Customer Enablement youll own the commercial success of Databricks training and enablement portfolio across the APJ region. This is a highly visible customer-facing and internal role where your ability to connect learning solutions with business outcomes will directly influence customer retention expansion and top-line growth.

You will lead and scale a regional team of enablement experts fostering a culture of excellence and strategic partnership. Youll work closely with account executives Professional Services engagement managers and solution architects to position Databricks training and certification programs as a strategic investment in each customers data and AI journey. You will analyze and identify operational efficiencies to optimize the regions overall operational effectiveness. You will further assist in expanding the learner growth by devising strategies with the Customer enablement architect team and APJ Training partners on how to scale Databricks training. From diagnosing skill gaps to building tailored enablement roadmaps youll ensure our customers have the knowledge and confidence to realize the full value of their Databricks platform.

This position will be reporting to the Director Learning and Enablement.

The Impact You Will Have

• People Leadership: Build mentor and inspire a high-performing APJ Customer Enablement team fostering an environment of continuous growth accountability and regional pride.
• Strategic Regional Growth: Drive the commercial success of Databricks learning and enablement offerings across enterprise accounts by aligning your teams efforts with the broader APJ business objectives.
• Operational Excellence: Scale the impact of your team by optimizing internal workflows identifying efficiencies and ensuring consistent high-quality delivery of enablement programs across diverse markets.
• Collaborative Influence: Partner with sales and customer success leadership to position learning as a non-negotiable lever for customer adoption renewal and expansion.
• Ecosystem Scaling: Strategize with the APJ Director and Customer Enablement Architects to devise strategies for team-led and partner-led growth ensuring the regional engine is built for scale.
• Outcome Management: Track and report on enablement success metrics translating team activities into measurable business impact including adoption rates and revenue influence.

What We Look For

• Proven People Management: Significant experience leading coaching and developing customer-facing or professional services teams within the APJ region.
• Leadership Maturity: A demonstrated ability to manage through others drive team engagement and navigate the complexities of regional talent management and organizational change.
• Sales & Enablement Expertise: Proven track record of selling and implementing learning solutions into enterprise accounts ideally in the software or cloud technology space.
• Partner Strategy: Experience managing Training partners across APJ and executing impactful partner strategies to drive scale through an indirect delivery model.
• APJ Market Depth: Deep understanding of the APJ enterprise landscape industry verticals and cultural nuances. Lived experience managing diverse teams across this geography is essential.
• Operational Rigor: A strong background in training operations and program management is non-negotiable; you should be comfortable building the playbook as well as executing it.
• Executive Presence: Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders and gain buy-in for training as a critical lever of digital transformation and ROI.
• Communication: Excellent relationship-building and consultative skills with fluency in English.

Required Experience:

Manager