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Global Head of Technical Scale and Strategy (Field Engineering)

Databricks ·
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B35 U65
📍 San Francisco, US 🛠 AI tools welcome at work Director 10+ yrs
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Global Head of Technical Scale and Strategy at Databricks, leading Field Engineering operations and strategy. Responsible for defining organizational models, driving AI-enabled productivity, and executing cross-functional initiatives across a 3,000-person global team.

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Job description

Req ID: FEQ127R98

We are seeking a technically savvy, visionary Global Head of Technical Scale and Strategy (FE) to partner with the SVP of Field Engineering and the broader leadership team of a 3,000-person global organization within Databricks. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of a rapidly growing tech company by defining and executing strategies that drive scale, productivity, and technical excellence.

This is not a traditional strategy or operations role; you will be deeply embedded in the technical heart of Field Engineering, running centralized technical functions and helping design the operating model for the future. You will work closely with leaders across Product, Sales, Finance, People, and engineering teams to determine where global consistency is critical, where accountability should sit within business units, and which experiments to run to optimize organizational performance.

In this role, you will also help drive a high-performing, AI-driven builder culture, identifying ways to leverage AI, automation, and tooling to increase efficiency, improve decision-making, and enable teams to focus on the highest-impact work. This is a high-visibility, high-impact role for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy, execution, and technical leadership.

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Why Join
This is a highly visible, high-impact role at the center of a large, fast-growing global Field Engineering organization. You’ll have the opportunity to shape the strategic direction of the organization, work directly with a founder-SVP, and drive initiatives that fundamentally improve the effectiveness and scale of the business. This is a career-defining opportunity for a strategic leader who wants to operate at the forefront of organizational growth and transformation.

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 TwitterLinkedIn and Facebook.

Benefits

At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here.

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.

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