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Director, Technical Marketing

Databricks· Marketing / Technical Marketing
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San Francisco, CA$240.1k - $330.1kPosted 1w ago

About the role

Lead and scale Databricks' Technical Marketing team to explain Databricks products to technical buyers and practitioners, owning strategy and execution of technical content, demos, workshops, and outbound evangelism to drive mindshare, product adoption, and pipeline.

Responsibilities

  • Assess current TMM team strengths, gaps, and capacity; establish operating model with defined ownership areas (product coverage, content types, GEO) and quarterly planning cadence.
  • Own and deliver the technical content agenda for Data + AI World Tour and/or major Tier 1 event, achieving ≥4.5/5.0 average session ratings and measurable pipeline contribution.
  • Launch or expand at least 2 outbound evangelism motions (e.g., YouTube series architecture, technical social media cadence, creator/influencer engagement) increasing external technical reach by ≥25%.
  • Build an AI-powered publishing engine to scale content creation and publishing with AI assistance.
  • Publish 3+ original technical pieces and represent Databricks at 2+ external events or podcasts.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in technical marketing, developer relations, solutions engineering, field engineering, or related technical field in enterprise software / SaaS / cloud
  • 3+ years of people management experience, with hiring, developing, retaining high-performing technical teams
  • Deep technical fluency in data, AI/ML, and cloud platforms; comfortable building demos and engaging with data engineers, data scientists, solutions architects, and other practitioners
  • Demonstrated outbound evangelism skills with visible external presence (conference speaking, technical blogging, YouTube/video content, social media)
  • Experience owning technical content strategy for major product launches and flagship events (e.g., user conferences, world tours)
  • Strong cross-functional influence with Product Management, Product Marketing, Field Engineering, and Sales
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to translate complex concepts for multiple audiences

Skills

Required:Technical marketingPeople managementPublic speaking / external evangelism

Benefits

  • See company benefits page linked in description.
Last updated Oct 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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