Databricks

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager to own and lead a company-wide portfolio of security programs spanning Trust & Safety Engineering, Identity and Access Management, Platform Security, Security Operations, Product Security, and IT.

About Databricks

At Databricks, we are passionate about enabling data teams to solve the world's toughest problems; from making the next mode of transportation a reality to accelerating the development of 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 impr

Requirements & Eligibility

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent technical experience.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in technical program management, engineering program management, security program management, or an equivalent technical leadership role.
• Demonstrated ability to translate security, privacy, policy, and compliance objectives into technical strategy, architecture decisions, execution plans, and measurable outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve conflicting priorities and resource constraints across cross-functional teams without direct authority, establish organization-wide engineering processes, and deliver complex, multi-team roadmaps.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical strategies to executive engineering leaders.
• Experience using AI-enabled tools to accelerate program strategy, technical problem-solving, analysis, and automation.
• Ability to work onsite three days per week in Bellevue, Seattle, San Francisco, or Mountain View.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and drive execution of strategic security initiatives across Trust & Safety Engineering, Identity and Access Management, Security, and IT.
• Establish company-wide processes to identify, track, and resolve high-risk security issues while influencing architecture and infrastructure decisions.
• Connect core security infrastructure to platform services so unified identity, data lineage, and audit controls extend across structured, unstructured, and AI workloads.
• Resolve cross-organizational blockers with Director-, VP-, and C-suite engineering leaders while balancing technical tradeoffs and resource constraints.
• Mentor TPMs and strengthen standards for technical rigor, operational execution, and program management.
• Represent Databricks’ security architecture and posture in executive technical reviews and, where appropriate, industry forums.