# Senior Field Technical Program Manager, FDE

**Company:** [Databricks](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/databricks)
**Location:** Unspecified
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Salary:** $125k – $215k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Program Management, Project Management, Risk Management, Architectural Decisions, Technical Leadership, Business Intelligence, Data Management, Big Data, Negotiation, Conflict Resolution
**Posted:** 2026-08-31

> Leads complex customer-facing technical programs for Forward Deployed Engineering, guiding architecture, delivery, risk, resources, and escalations. Requires strong technical judgment without hands-on coding, complex engagement management, and executive-level communication.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead successful delivery of complex customer engagements, providing technical leadership and guidance to implementation teams.
- Guide technical teams through architectural decisions and trade-offs between established and innovative approaches.
- Identify and mitigate technical risks and dependencies affecting timelines and goals.
- Produce status reports, program plans, customer responses, and other high-quality deliverables.
- Manage program scope, schedule, budget, risk, and resources, with emphasis on technical complexity.
- Serve as the primary escalation point for customer technical delivery issues and coordinate rapid resolution.
- Build trust with technical stakeholders by articulating Databricks solutions and facilitating productive meetings.
- Manage multiple engagements while maintaining high customer satisfaction.

## Requirements
- Technical acumen sufficient to make sound technical decisions without hands-on coding.
- Experience managing large, complex engagements and unexpected technical challenges.
- Familiarity with trade-offs among scope, budget, and timeline.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Ability to influence technical teams and tailor communication for engineers and executives.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience with business intelligence, data management, and big data technologies.

## Compensation
- Base salary range varies by location zone: $124,800–$171,600 USD (Zone 4), $132,600–$182,400 USD (Zone 3), $140,400–$193,050 USD (Zone 2), or $156,000–$214,500 USD (Zone 1).
- Compensation may also include an annual performance bonus, equity, and benefits.

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