Sr Staff Technical Program Manager- Security
About this role
Databricks needs a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager to address complex security risks and bridge gaps between product security, trust engineering, and corporate infrastructure. This individual will orchestrate a company-wide security portfolio encompassing identity management, platform security, and IT controls to drive measurable risk reduction.
The person in this role will partner closely with C-suite executives, engineering VPs, and senior architects to align technical roadmaps and establish durable decision mechanisms. Candidates who succeed here are adept at structuring ambiguous problems, evaluating technical tradeoffs, and influencing cross-functional leaders without direct authority.
What you will do
- Architect and drive execution of strategic security initiatives across Trust and Safety Engineering, Identity and Access Management, Security, and IT.
- Establish company-wide processes to identify, track, and resolve high-risk security issues while influencing architecture and infrastructure decisions.
- Connect core security infrastructure to platform services so unified identity, data lineage, and audit controls extend across structured, unstructured, and AI workloads.
- Resolve cross-organizational blockers with Director, VP, and C-suite engineering leaders while balancing technical tradeoffs and resource constraints.
- Mentor TPMs and strengthen standards for technical rigor, operational execution, and program management.
- Represent Databricks security architecture and posture in executive technical reviews and appropriate industry forums.
What you need
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent technical experience.
- Bring 10+ years of progressive experience in technical program management, engineering program management, security program management, or an equivalent technical leadership role.
- Demonstrate the ability to translate security, privacy, policy, and compliance objectives into technical strategy, architecture decisions, execution plans, and measurable outcomes.
- Possess a proven ability to resolve conflicting priorities and resource constraints across cross-functional teams without direct authority.
- Exhibit strong written and verbal communication skills, with the capability to present complex technical strategies to executive engineering leaders.
- Have experience using AI-enabled tools to accelerate program strategy, technical problem-solving, analysis, and automation.
- Commit to working onsite three days per week in Bellevue, Seattle, San Francisco, or Mountain View.
Nice to have
- Experience operating in hyperscale cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, or in complex distributed data-processing environments.
- Prior hands-on experience as a software, systems, or security engineer before transitioning to Technical Program Management.
- Familiarity with unified data governance architectures, distributed-systems security, and security controls supporting AI and machine-learning infrastructure.
- Experience with external security research, open-source contributions, or speaking at major technical conferences.
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What is the location and work policy for this role?
This position is located on-site in Bellevue, Washington; Seattle, Washington; San Francisco, California; or Mountain View, California. The role requires working onsite three days per week in one of these locations.
What is the salary range for this position?
The local pay range for this role is $180,200 — $243,340 USD. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors including job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location.
Who will I be partnering with in this position?
This is an executive-facing role and a trusted partner to C-suite executives, VPs of Engineering and Product, Security executives, and senior architects. You will resolve cross-organizational blockers with Director-, VP-, and C-suite engineering leaders.
What domains does the security portfolio cover?
The security programs span Trust & Safety Engineering, Identity and Access Management, Platform Security, Security Operations, Product Security, and IT. The scope connects customer-facing product security with internal engineering and enterprise controls.