Technical Enablement Specialist - Field Engineering Onboarding
Databricks · United States · Field Engineering - Enablement · listed October 19, 2026
The shape of it
Seniority
Senior
Experience asked
5+ years
Where
On site
Stated pay
$111,000 – $152,550 USD
Requirements listed
8
Length
961 words
In the posting’s own words
At Databricks, we’re all builders. This role will develop the future of technical GTM Onboarding in the era of AI and innovate a highly-scaled program with a builder mentality.
What it asks for · 8
- 5+ years of experience in a GTM role, including solution engineering or solution architecture, post-sales or delivery, GTM enablement, or GTM Onboarding in a hyper-growth SaaS/AI environment.
- Deep technical skills and strong knowledge of a Field Engineering organization.
- A sharp instinct for field-readiness and the judgment to design a ramp that gets someone there fast.
- Demonstrated ability to own high-impact and scaled programs over time, with outsized outcomes as an individual contributor.
- Experience building technical enablement or internal tools with AI (skills, apps, or content) and demonstrated ability integrate AI into programmatic workflows.
- Strong executive presence and stakeholder management skills; ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional partners.
- Exceptional communication. You make complex technical concepts land for a technical audience across every role and tenure.
- A bias for shipping and iterating in a fast-moving environment.
Also a plus
- 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.
- Comfortable with facilitation and the ability to “own the room” from the front of the classroom.
What the job covers
- Reimagine Field Engineering Onboarding and serve as the technical innovation engine for ramping technical GTM teams.
- Leverage deep technical expertise to build, ship, and accelerate AI-native onboarding experiences, avoiding manual, one-size-fits-all approaches with tools that scale globally.
- Codify what 'great' looks like for a new Field Engineer in an AI-first world — working with FE leadership and StratOps to translate field expectations into measurable onboarding milestones.
- Advance the Field Engineering in-person onboarding experiences and lead the global planning and delivery, partnering with Onboarding Ops and Technical Trainers.
- Serve as an advisor and trusted enablement partner to the Solution Engineering early career program.
- Build strong partnerships with global Field Engineering, Product, and StratOps leaders to keep onboarding current and grounded in what the field actually needs on day one.
- Accountable for Field Engineering Onboarding OKRs - role-readiness and velocity - and collaborate with StratOps on leading indicators and results.
- Travel (up to 25%) for onboarding program delivery as you deploy new features and continuously innovate.
Tools and skills named
Go to market
- Go-to-market6×
- Partnerships
- SaaS
Data
- Databricks4×
Ways of working
- Cross-functional2×
Operations & finance
- Stakeholder management
Product & design
- Roadmap
Words the posting leans on
- onboarding16×
- field15×
- technical13×
- enablement9×
- experience7×
- field engineering7×
- solution7×
- gtm6×
- engineers5×
- delivery4×
- engineering onboarding4×
- global4×
- partner4×
- program4×
- skills4×
- advisor3×
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