Sr. Staff People Partner

GAQ227R145

As a Staff People Partner supporting our global GTM & Marketing organizations, you aren't just an HR advisor—you are a strategic architect of our most valuable asset: our people. At Databricks, we don't just use technology; we define it. In this role, you will be at the forefront of integrating AI-driven insights into the talent lifecycle, ensuring our GTM and Marketing engines are fueled by high-performance culture and intelligent organizational design.

You will serve as a high-impact consultant to senior leaders, translating complex business goals into scalable people strategies. Your mission is to evolve the People Partner function into a predictive, data-first organization that enables Databricks to scale with precision and speed.

The impact you will have:

Strategic Partnership & AI Integration

• Executive Advisory: Serve as a trusted counselor to GTM executives (C-Suite through Director) on organizational design, workforce planning, and leadership effectiveness.

• AI-Driven Outcomes: Pioneer the use of AI and predictive analytics to identify talent gaps, forecast attrition, and optimize team structures for maximum ROI.

• Business Alignment: Ensure the people strategy doesn't just support the business—it accelerates it—by proactively designing solutions for a rapidly shifting global market.

Talent Strategy & Intelligent Leadership

• Precision Talent Planning: Lead performance calibrations and succession governance, utilizing data to remove bias and elevate high-potential "Bricksters."

• Executive Coaching: Coach senior leaders to move beyond traditional management, fostering a culture of accountability, rapid feedback, and radical transparency.

• Future-Proofing Teams: Partner with L&D to build enablement programs that prepare our leaders to manage in an AI-augmented workplace.

Culture, Engagement & Change Enablement

• Data-Backed Insights: Use Pulse and Culture Survey data to diagnose organizational health and prescribe high-impact interventions.

• Change Orchestration: Guide leaders through large-scale organizational transformations, ensuring consistent execution and cultural cohesion across global borders.

• Inclusion & Belonging: Design and champion programs that ensure every employee can do their best work in an equitable, high-performance environment.

Operational Excellence

• COE Collaboration: Partner with Comp, Talent, and Analytics teams to operationalize complex processes with minimal friction.

• Process Evolution: Continuously refine the People Partner operating model, leveraging automation and AI to simplify workflows and increase "time-to-impact."

What we look for:

• Experience: 7+ years of HRBP/People Partner experience in a global, hyper-growth tech environment. Supporting GTM or Marketing organizations is highly preferred.

• The "AI Edge": A proven track record of using AI and advanced analytics to solve people problems and drive business outcomes (e.g., using LLMs for productivity, predictive modeling for retention, or data-driven org design).

• Executive Presence: The ability to challenge senior leaders, influence complex decisions, and navigate a highly matrixed global organization.

• Analytical Rigor: You don't just read reports; you find the narrative in the data and use it to drive a bias for action.

• Architect Mindset: A passion for building scalable systems rather than just managing "business as usual."

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected base salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipated utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.

Zone 1 Pay Range
$214,400—$294,800 USD

Zone 2 Pay Range
$193,000—$265,300 USD

Zone 3 Pay Range
$182,200—$250,600 USD

Zone 4 Pay Range
$171,500—$235,850 USD

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.

Benefits

At 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.

Compliance

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