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Lead Technical Enablement Specialist, Field Capability & Readiness

Databricks
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Hybrid (United States)$137.1k - $235.8kfull-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Lead role to define and build the capability engine for Databricks Field Engineering, shaping how field engineers build expertise, demonstrate readiness, share knowledge, and apply capabilities with customers. Owns a portfolio of readiness experiences and drives a federated operating model to scale field capability in an AI-enabled environment.

Responsibilities

  • Set the vision and roadmap for FE capability. Develop a clear point of view on how Databricks should build, demonstrate, recognize, and evolve field expertise; translate strategy into a focused portfolio of investments.
  • Own and evolve a portfolio of readiness experiences across skills verification, technical demonstrations, role-based pathways, credentials, and practical application; decide what to scale, redesign, connect, or retire.
  • Invent new ways for FEs to build and prove expertise beyond traditional courses (e.g., customer scenarios, live demonstrations, peer reviews, AI-enabled assessments).
  • Make readiness relevant to FE work by embedding it into existing workflows and defining credible standards and evidence of capability.
  • Help the organization adapt to an AI-enabled future by aligning capability models with AI-driven workflows and measuring impact beyond static product knowledge.
  • Create systems and signals to make capability visible, partnering with internal platforms and engineering teams to implement scalable experiences.
  • Build the operating model for a federated technical organization with clear ownership, governance, and lifecycle management across programs and regions.
  • Drive adoption through stakeholder engagement, reduce friction, and use data/feedback to improve the experience.
  • Provide leaders with visibility into capability, gaps, and trends to inform investment decisions and evolution of the FE organization.
  • Connect capability to growth and career opportunities by aligning with HR and career architecture for development and progression.

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in technical enablement, product management, learning and development, consulting, field engineering, or program leadership within a high-growth technology company.
  • Track record of building and scaling something new from ambiguity; able to shape strategy, design experiences, launch, measure, and iterate.

Skills

Required:Strategic thinking and executive presenceProduct mindsetData fluencyCommunication
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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