Director, Field Engineering — AI-Driven Startups

Databricks; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Director, Field Engineering in San Francisco to lead a multi-team organization, shaping strategy, talent, and operating model for a major business area. You will scale customer impact through leaders and influence GTM, Product, Engineering, and executive priorities with AI-driven programs.

You will build a high-performing leadership team, own end-to-end strategic execution, and partner across Sales, Professional Services, Marketing, and Partners to drive measurable

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading technical customer-facing organizations.
• Experience owning strategy and execution for a significant business area.
• Experience in data platforms, analytics, AI, cloud, software.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and executive-stakeholder skills.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end strategy across talent, customer coverage, priorities, operating model, execution and business impact.
• Build and lead a leadership team and develop leaders across the organization.
• Influence cross-functional priorities across GTM, Product, Engineering, and Sales.
• Embed Databricks Culture Principles into talent, hiring, and performance practices.

Skills

Leadership

Executive communication

Strategic thinking

Talent development

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Databricks experience

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Director, Field Engineering in San Francisco to lead a multi-team organization, shaping strategy, talent, and operating model for a major business area. You will scale customer impact through leaders and influence GTM, Product, Engineering, and executive priorities with AI-driven programs.

You will build a high-performing leadership team, own end-to-end strategic execution, and partner across Sales, Professional Services, Marketing, and Partners to drive measurable