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GAQ126R170
Role Overview:
As a Program Manager, you will be at the forefront of establishing and working with our Director of Career Programs to build a Center of Excellence (COE) starting with Talent Architecture. You will partner closely with the Career Program Director to define and operationalize our career strategy at Databricks. You will help define clear expectations for all Bricksters through clear, strong career ladders and chart the pathways and programs for Bricksters to build their career at Databricks.
This is the first phase of a multi-year effort that raises the talent bar and supports our overall company growth strategy. Our career ladders are a critical variable to that strategy, including how we assess talent externally, internally, and promote and move talent to meet the demands of our scaling business.
This is a dynamic role—some days, you will partner with Program Directors on strategy, at other points, you may execute the strategy or programs, and at other points, you will be in the weeds of our job architecture data. As the COE matures, you will establish other career development programs to support organizational growth and employee advancement.
You will collaborate closely with key partners, including business leaders, People Partners, Compensation, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, and Learning & Development (L&D). This position reports to the Senior Manager, Talent Management Operations.
The Impact You Will Have:
- Support building the Talent Architecture COE: Build and operationalize a global framework for career ladders, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and scalability.
- Develop and Implement Career Ladders: Collaborate with business leaders and People Team stakeholders to create and implement career ladders that support talent mobility and growth.
- Process Optimization: Establish and refine repeatable processes for creating, maintaining, and updating career ladders, ensuring consistency and integration across People programs.
Cross-functional Collaboration: Serve as the primary connection point between the COE and other key stakeholders, driving alignment and adoption of talent architecture initiatives.
- Data and Insights: Establish and monitor performance benchmarks and KPIs to evaluate the effectiveness of the Talent Management programs supported.
- Evolve Career Development Programming: Lead efforts to design and implement additional career development programs (in partnership with L&D) as talent architecture matures, supporting long-term organizational growth and employee engagement.
What We Look For:
- Experience: 7+ years of experience managing cross-functional projects and programs, with a proven track record in process optimization, change management, or HR strategy implementation in the Talent Management space.
- Builder Mindset: Track record of leading and scaling programs. Comfortable with the adaptation needed to mature and scale at the company level.
- Operating in micro and macro environments: Ability to operate at 30,000 ft and in the weeds - being able to shift easily between the two.
- Strategic Communication: Exceptional ability to communicate complex ideas with clarity and authority, influencing stakeholders at Director+ levels.
- Problem-Solving Skills: Expertise in defining problem statements, critical outcomes, and actionable plans to address ambiguous challenges.
- Collaboration and Influence: Proven ability to create alignment and drive decision-making across diverse groups and levels (including senior leaders up to VP) within an organization.
- HR and Organizational Knowledge: Familiarity with career architecture principles, career development strategies, and talent management best practices.
- Analytical Skills: Capability to analyze complex data, map processes, and deliver insights that guide decision-making and program improvements.
- Thought Leadership in one of more of the following areas of Talent Management, org design, career planning and development, talent review, and/or performance assessment.
- HR Tech: Understands processes and systems (from design to implementation). Particularly HR / Talent systems.
Why Join Us? You will play a critical role in shaping how our organization approaches career development, creating opportunities for employees to grow and thrive while supporting our strategic goals. This role offers the opportunity to influence talent architecture on a global scale and to drive meaningful change in our People Team and beyond.
Pay Range Transparency
Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents base salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks utilizes the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.
Zone 1 Pay Range
$113,900—$201,500 USD
Zone 2 Pay Range
$102,500—$181,400 USD
Zone 3 Pay Range
$96,800—$171,300 USD
Zone 4 Pay Range
$91,100—$161,200 USD
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 Twitter, LinkedIn 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, please visit https://www.mybenefitsnow.com/databricks.
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.
Compliance
If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.
What We Do
As the leader in Unified Data Analytics, Databricks helps organizations make all their data ready for analytics, empower data science and data-driven decisions across the organization, and rapidly adopt machine learning to outpace the competition. By providing data teams with the ability to process massive amounts of data in the Cloud and power AI with that data, Databricks helps organizations innovate faster and tackle challenges like treating chronic disease through faster drug discovery, improving energy efficiency, and protecting financial markets.
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