Manager, Partner Strategy & Operations
Role summary
Databricks is seeking a Manager, Partner Strategy & Operations to drive the operational scale of its APJ Partnerships team in a high-growth environment. This role is critical for scaling the Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy by combining analytical insights, business acumen, and cross-functional collaboration. The successful candidate will set strategy and medium/long-term goals, lead initiative execution, build scalable processes, and provide data-driven insights. Key responsibilities include OKR creation, reporting, forecasting, SQL analytics, BI dashboard development, territory planning, quota modeling, and ROI analysis. The role requires 7+ years of experience in sales strategy, business development, or channel management within enterprise technology, with a strong proficiency in SQL, BI tools, and Salesforce reporting, and experience operating across APJ markets.
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The Team
The Partner Strategy & Operations team supports Databricks' robust ecosystem of Cloud, SI and ISV, working with the Databricks Partnerships team. Our team is laser focused on driving operational scale in an extremely high-growth environment. We empower our stakeholders and senior leadership with the insights, tools and decision criteria to inform proactive, effective, and data-driven programmatic strategies.
The Role
You will be in a critical and visible position, playing a key role in scaling the APJ Partnerships team's GTM strategy. In this role, you will combine analytical insight, strong business acumen, and robust cross-functional partnerships with leaders across the company while partnering with our senior APJ Partnerships leaders to set a strategy and medium/long term goals for the business. You will then lead the execution of many of these initiatives, building scalable processes, building consensus, and supporting all of it with proactive data-driven insights and analysis along the way.
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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.BenefitsAt 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.
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