Staff TPM — Security & Trust Engineering

Databricks; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager (TPM) for Trust & Safety Engineering to drive execution across security initiatives that protect platform integrity, user identity, and data privacy at scale.

You will collaborate with Security Engineering, Identity Infrastructure, Machine Learning, and Core Platform teams to design, build, and deploy authentication, access control, and anomaly detection systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, CE, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of progressive TPM/engineering program management experience.
• Ability to translate security/privacy requirements into technical strategy, architecture decisions, execution plans, and measurable outcomes.
• Resolve conflicting priorities and resource constraints across cross‑functional teams without direct authority, establishing engineering processes and multi‑team roadmaps.
• Strong written and verbal communication with executives.
• Experience using AI‑enabled tools to accelerate strategy, problem‑solving, analysis, and automation.
• Ability to work onsite three days per week in Bellevue, Seattle, San Francisco, or Mountain View.

Responsibilities

• Define, articulate, and own the security program strategy and roadmap, aligning with Databricks’ goals.
• Drive initiatives across Identity Infrastructure, Data Governance, Platform Security, ML, and Trust Engineering.
• Oversee execution of complex security engineering initiatives from strategy to outcomes.
• Leverage deep technical knowledge to influence design decisions, identify risks, and remove roadblocks.
• Define and track security metrics (KPIs, OKRs) and communicate program health and impact.
• Present program status and risks to executives and technical audiences with transparency.

Skills

Security program management

Cloud security

IAM / Identity access management

Data privacy controls

Metrics & KPIs

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE or equivalent

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager (TPM) for Trust & Safety Engineering to drive execution across security initiatives that protect platform integrity, user identity, and data privacy at scale.

You will collaborate with Security Engineering, Identity Infrastructure, Machine Learning, and Core Platform teams to design, build, and deploy authentication, access control, and anomaly detection systems.