Sr. Product Manager, Compute Platform San Francisco, California

Databricks Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 156,600 - 215,250; Full time

Job summary

Databricks Inc. is seeking a Sr. Product Manager for the Compute Platform based in San Francisco, CA. This position involves owning the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for compute platform features while collaborating with cross-functional teams and engaging with enterprise customers. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of experience in product management, a solid understanding of data platforms, and exceptional communication skills. The position offers a pay range of $156,600 – $215,250, along with equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience, preferably in cloud, analytics, or data platforms.
• Deep understanding of data platforms and compute products.
• Experience working with engineers and designers.

Responsibilities

• Research, define, and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Work closely with engineering, design, sales, and marketing.
• Engage directly with customers to understand their needs.

Skills

Product management experience

Understanding of data platforms

Exceptional communication skills

Experience with enterprise customers

Education

Educational background in computer science or related engineering practice

Job description

At Databricks, we are passionate about enabling data teams to solve the world’s toughest problems — from creating the next mode of transportation to accelerating medical breakthroughs. We do this by building and running the world’s best data and AI infrastructure platform so our customers can use deep data insights to improve their business. Founded by engineers and customer‑obsessed designers, we leap at every opportunity to tackle technical challenges, from designing next‑gen UI/UX for interfacing with data to scaling our services and infrastructure across millions of virtual machines.

We are looking for a customer‑obsessed, strategic, and action‑oriented Sr. Product Manager for the Compute Platform. The Compute Platform powers Databricks workloads, providing customers a range of compute options—including Classic Compute, SQL Warehouses, and Serverless Compute. This platform is mission‑critical to many Databricks products and features.

This role will be highly cross‑functional and deeply technical. It will require coordinating product activities from vision through implementation, including engaging large enterprise customers to understand their needs, developing long‑term product strategy, defining product roadmaps, working with engineering to build those products, and coordinating with various internal stakeholders (both pre‑ and post‑launch) to ensure product success.

The impact you will have:

• Research, define, and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for compute platform features and products (Classic and Serverless)
• Work closely with engineering, design, sales, and marketing to launch new features and drive adoption.
• Engage directly with customers and partners to understand their needs and prioritize high‑impact solutions.
• Continually improve efficiency and value for internal stakeholders and external customers through measured and strategic execution.
• Drive competitive differentiation and positioning between our compute platform and competing SaaS and IaaS products.
• Collaborate with leadership to align product initiatives with business goals.
• Use data‑driven insights to measure success, iterate, and improve user experience.

What we look for:

• 5+ years of product management experience, preferably in cloud, analytics, or data platforms.
• Deep understanding of data platforms, the compute products that power them, and compute use cases.
• Educational background in computer science or related engineering practice.
• Experience working with engineers and designers to ship high‑impact and cross‑functional products.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills to inspire teams and stakeholders.
• Experience working hand‑in‑hand with enterprise customers and ISV partners in the data market.

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is Zone 1: $156,600 – $215,250 USD. Actual compensation packages are based on job‑related skills, depth of experience, and location, and may include a performance bonus, equity, and benefits.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices comply with equal employment opportunity standards and do not discriminate on the basis of 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, socioeconomic status, veteran status, or other protected characteristics.