Go-To-Market; GTM) Digital Natives Program Leader

While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged for this role, candidates in other locations will be considered.

As the GTM Digital Native Programs Leader
, you will operate as the de facto COO and scale pipeline and consumption for the high growth Databricks’ Digital Native vertical. You will partner in a "two-in-a-box" model with the Industry GTM Leader to translate strategy into durable, repeatable commercial execution across a rapidly scaling global field organization. You will work closely with sales and field engineering leaders to ideate, build, execute and scale global programs.

You will play a critical role in shaping Databricks’ growth trajectory. You will be part of a lean GTM leadership that powers sellers to deliver measurable business outcomes through scale & leverage. You will be the lead orchestrator for your industry vertical, at the center of a mandate to inspire executives, drive industry outcomes, and unleash Databricks’ partner ecosystem in the high-growth SaaS space.

• Operating Model Ownership: Own and implement end-to-end op-model (across Sales, FE, Product, Engineering, Developer Relations, Partners) in a consistent global approach.
• Product-GTM Strategy: Inform the annual Digital Native strategy by synthesizing product telemetry and engineering roadmaps with field signals to identify Big Bets in the digital natives space.
• Data-Driven Product Feedback: Synthesize learnings from internal (field, product, engineering, developer relations) & external (customer, partner, developers) stakeholders into durable best practices

Market Presence & Influence

• Internal Executive Influence: Wield two-way influence on Databricks’ Field (Sales, FE, Business Dev), Product & Engineering leadership: i.e., reflect industry signals in product roadmaps, as well as translate product activation goals into verticalized industry programs
• Market Presence: Own and engage with technical & business customer and partner executives, build market presence to uncover signals on technical friction, business value and Databricks differentiators.
• Industry Evangelism: Serve as a visible evangelist & thought leader (e.g., open source advocacy, scaling AI adoption), representing Databricks’ at key customer, partner, industry and developer forums

Execution & Accountability

• Full-Funnel Program Design: Select & design the industry’s programs across products (and verticalize product programs) across the full funnel: demand generation → pipe creation & progression → consumption
• Asset Creation: Create high-quality and scalable program assets that will be used by the full field (Sales, FE, BD, Marketing, Ecosystem) at scale
• Field Activation & Community: Drive continuous field adoption of program assets and outcomes by cross-pollinating best practices across product and field teams in high-impact community cadences.
• Ecosystem Integration: Collaborate with the partnership, ISV, and Data Marketplace teams to drive adoption of a seamless, interconnected data-sharing ecosystem.
• Outcome Measurement: Deliver commercial outcomes by establishing measurement and monitoring systems that track product telemetry, industry & partner program performance.
• Executive Accountability: Drive cross-functional leadership accountability for program adoption and outcomes through continuous monitoring and executive influence.

Strategic & Operational Mindset

• COO Mindset: Proven ability to act as the operational backbone of a business vertical, focusing on pipeline health, organizational efficiency, and execution.
• Strategic Execution: A track record of defining and translating complex industry strategies into durable, "field-ready" commercial motions for large organizations.
• Programmatic Vision: Experience…