Databricks · 7 hours ago
Field CTO - America Industries
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$216K/yr - $302K/yr
15+ years expDatabricks is seeking a Field Chief Technology Officer (Field CTO) for the Americas Industries Business Unit to be a senior, customer-facing technology and business transformation thought leader for our most strategic, often global, accounts in regulated industries. The role involves building trusted relationships with C-level executives, leading strategy sessions, and driving multi-year change on the data platform while representing real-world needs back into Databricks.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data IntegrationData ManagementData StorageInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Build and maintain trusted-advisor relationships with C-level executives (CIO, CDO, CTO, CISO, business COs) in large US-based and global accounts, especially in highly regulated industries (financial services, public sector, healthcare, manufacturing)
Proactively cultivate a strong social and professional network across customer executives, boards, key industry bodies, and partners, knowing which organizations and forums to engage to open doors with the right stakeholders
Shape executive thinking on modern data and AI architectures, with emphasis on Lakehouse and data platform modernization as the primary lever for long-term Gen AI impact
Lead C-level briefings, strategy sessions, and multi-day workshops that connect business outcomes, regulatory constraints, and operating model change to concrete Databricks-based roadmaps
Serve as a deep technical counterpart in the field, maintaining L200–L300 proficiency across Databricks products and being able to credibly engage architects, data engineers, and data scientists on solution design and trade-offs
Generalize patterns from the field into reusable reference architectures, industry blueprints, and best practices for regulated industries, and share them through blogs, webinars, whitepapers, and conference keynotes
Orchestrate the broader ecosystem (cloud providers, GSIs, consultancies, ISVs) around customer objectives, ensuring Databricks is at the center of multi-year transformation programs rather than isolated projects
Partner with Account Executives, Solutions Architects, Industry Leads, and Product Specialists to drive complex, multi-year sales cycles, securing platform decisions and expansions while influencing ACV and consumption growth
Provide structured, prioritized feedback from strategic customers into Product, Engineering, and Field leadership to influence product roadmap, especially around data, governance, security, and regulated-industry requirements
Mentor senior Field Engineering and industry-focused talent, contributing to a pipeline of principal- and CTO-level leaders and codifying ways of working for complex, regulated accounts
Qualification
Required
15+ years of experience spanning enterprise technology and consulting, including leading or advising on multi-year data platform and analytics transformations in large, complex organizations
Significant time spent inside a large enterprise software or cloud company (e.g., Microsoft or similar) in roles that required navigating matrixed organizations and driving change at scale, combined with direct industry exposure rather than a career spent solely in horizontal software
Experience in or with regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, public sector, regulated manufacturing, utilities), with familiarity with regulatory and compliance considerations affecting data and AI platforms
Background that blends: Hands-on technology and architecture work on data platforms and analytics; Organizational and operating model change (ways of working, skills, governance); Executive consulting or advisory, ideally seeing transformations through from strategy to multi-year execution, not only strategy decks
Proven ability to operate as a highly credible peer to C-level executives, driving business-outcome-focused conversations while also diving deep into technical details when needed
Strong, proactive networker who is naturally curious about which associations, councils, and forums matter for a given customer set, and who uses those networks to create new executive entry points and opportunities
Demonstrated longevity and impact in prior roles, with evidence of building and sustaining long-term customer relationships and programs rather than frequent short stints
Benefits
Eligibility for annual performance bonus
Equity
Company
Databricks
Databricks is a data and AI platform that unifies data engineering, analytics, and machine learning on a lakehouse architecture.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25.81BKey Investors
Counterpoint GlobalFranklin TempletonAndreessen Horowitz
2025-12-16Series Unknown· $4B
2025-09-08Series Unknown· $1B
2025-01-13Debt Financing· $5.25B
Leadership Team
Ali Ghodsi
CEO and Co-founder
Ion Stoica
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
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