Technical Enablement Specialist - Field Engineering Onboarding

Databricks•United States, NJ

4d•$88,800 - $152,550

About The Position

Databricks is seeking a Technical Enablement Specialist to lead and advance onboarding for new Field Engineers, including Solution Architects and Forward Deployed Engineers. This individual-contributor role will shape technical go-to-market onboarding for an AI-first environment by building scalable, AI-native enablement solutions and influencing partners across the organization. The goal is for every Field Engineer to complete onboarding with core technical and customer-advisory skills and validated role-readiness across the Databricks platform, products, and customer-advisor competencies. The specialist will reimagine onboarding, create measurable milestones with Field Engineering leadership and StratOps, advance in-person onboarding, and lead global planning and delivery in partnership with Onboarding Operations and Technical Trainers. They will also advise the Solution Engineering early-career program, partner with global Field Engineering, Product, and StratOps leaders to keep onboarding relevant to field needs, and own onboarding OKRs related to role-readiness and velocity. Travel of up to 25% is expected for program delivery and feature deployment. Success includes creating AI tools, skills, and assessments that new hires use during onboarding and in the field; validating their ability to build with Databricks and advise customers; developing durable AI-native solutions for global onboarding operations; personalizing onboarding with early results in the first three months and a roadmap for the first six months; and aligning onboarding with global and regional priorities.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in a go-to-market role, including solution engineering or solution architecture, post-sales or delivery, go-to-market enablement, or go-to-market onboarding in a hyper-growth SaaS or AI environment.
Deep technical skills and strong knowledge of a Field Engineering organization.
Strong judgment about field-readiness and the ability to design a ramp that prepares people quickly.
Demonstrated ability to own high-impact, scaled programs over time and achieve outsized outcomes as an individual contributor.
Experience building technical enablement or internal tools with AI, such as skills, apps, or content, and integrating AI into programmatic workflows.
Strong executive presence and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional partners.
Exceptional communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical audiences across roles and levels of tenure.
Bias for shipping and iterating in a fast-moving environment.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on Databricks experience or experience with competitive platforms.
Familiarity with a consumption-based business motion.
Experience designing onboarding or enablement at a data, AI, or infrastructure company during a period of rapid scaling.
Comfort with facilitation and the ability to lead a classroom.

Responsibilities

Reimagine Field Engineering onboarding and serve as the technical innovation engine for ramping technical go-to-market teams.
Build, ship, and accelerate scalable, AI-native onboarding experiences using deep technical expertise.
Work with Field Engineering leadership and StratOps to define expectations for new Field Engineers and translate them into measurable onboarding milestones.
Advance in-person Field Engineering onboarding experiences and lead global planning and delivery with Onboarding Operations and Technical Trainers.
Advise and partner with the Solution Engineering early-career program.
Build partnerships with global Field Engineering, Product, and StratOps leaders to keep onboarding current and relevant to field needs.
Own Field Engineering onboarding OKRs for role-readiness and velocity, collaborating with StratOps on leading indicators and results.
Travel up to 25% to deliver onboarding programs, deploy new features, and continuously innovate.
Partner with Technical Excellence and Field Enablement teams to align onboarding with global and regional priorities.