Director, Field Engineering Emerging Enterprises & Startups
Databricks · San Francisco, California · Remote - Washington
- Level
- Lead
- Type
- full-time
- Mode
- Remote-friendly
- Posted
- 2026-09-18
- Team
- Field Engineering - FE Direct Emerging
Role description
Req ID FEQ327R163 About the Role As a Director, Field Engineering, you will lead a multi-team Field Engineering organization and own strategy, talent, operating model, and execution for a significant business area. You will scale customer and business impact through other leaders while influencing broader go-to-market, partner, Product, Engineering, and company priorities. This role typically oversees a leadership team of approximately 3–5 leaders or an equivalent multi-team scope. Depending on the assignment, you may lead a broad business unit, multiple segments or countries, a major portfolio, or another strategically significant area.…
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