Product Operations Manager

Databricks
Costa Rica
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for mid-level professionals who synthesize customer and product data to influence decisions, with experience in enterprise software and stakeholder management.

Best fit for

  • Mid-level professionals with experience synthesizing customer feedback and product telemetry into actionable insights
    — “Analyze and synthesize data from multiple sources, including customer and partner feedback and product usage metrics
  • Candidates with a background in enterprise software, particularly SaaS and B2B environments
    — “Experience in the enterprise software industry, SaaS and B2B experience preferred
  • Individuals who have led automated reporting and process improvement initiatives in cross-functional teams
    — “Partner with cross-functional operations teams to develop key metrics, build automated reporting, and implement process improvements

Things to consider

  • The role requires comfort with high-level executives and translating complex analysis into clear messaging
    — “Comfortable communicating with Databricks executives and department leadership
  • Candidates may need to handle ambiguous projects with incomplete data regularly
    — “Show ability to deliver on ambiguous projects with incomplete data

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with SQL and Python in building data pipelines and dashboards
    — “Experience building Data pipelines using SQL, Python, R, or Scala
  • Demonstrate your ability to distill complex data into clear, concise narratives for leadership
    — “Capable of distilling complex analysis and modeling efforts into clear messaging
  • Emphasize your background in customer-facing support systems and self-help features
    — “Experience working with customer-facing support systems such as in-app help centers, customer case & form submission flows
  • Showcase your experience in leading update syncs and cross-departmental alignment
    — “Experience leading update syncs (strong preference for Agile/Scrum/JIRA experience)
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • Built actionable customer narratives highlighting high-impact opportunities
Typical background
6+ years of experience in a business analyst or data analyst roleExperience building data pipelines and dashboards

Skills & requirements

Required

Data AnalysisReport BuildingStakeholder ManagementProduct TelemetryProcess ImprovementsAgile/scrum/jira Experience

Preferred

Uptime Institute Or EPI Certification

Stack & domain

SQLMicrosoft ExcelPythonRScalaTableauSalesforcePowerbiData StudioAgileScrumJiraCommunicationPresentationStakeholder ManagementEnterprise SoftwareSaasB2BCustomer SupportData AnalyticsData VisualizationData PipelinesCustomer-facing Support SystemsZero-contact ResolutionSelf-help Features

About the role

Original posting from Databricks

P-1587

As a Product Operations Manager, you will join the Product and Engineering organization to drive operational excellence across multiple Databricks product lines. You will serve as an essential bridge between customer-facing field teams and the product and engineering teams building features used by thousands of customers. 

In this role, you will partner with Product Management, Engineering, and Field teams. By analyzing contact drivers, product telemetry, and operational friction points, you will build actionable customer narratives that highlight our high-impact opportunities.

This is a fast-paced, highly cross-functional role that requires strong communication, efficient prioritization and organization,. and deep expertise in stakeholder management.  of stakeholder management. Applied experience with analytics and reporting is a must.

Responsibilities:

Analyze and synthesize data from multiple sources, including customer and partner feedback and product usage metrics, to build cohesive stories around customer pain points

Design and maintain user-friendly reports and dashboards to surface key metrics and trends to stakeholders

Influence product and engineering decision-makers to deliver the best possible customer experience, using both data and qualitative analysis to inform your perspective

Partner with cross-functional operations teams to develop key metrics, build automated reporting,  and implement process improvements 

Organize and monitor key results across product lines, communicating  progress and blockers regularly to department stakeholders

Show ability to deliver on ambiguous projects with incomplete data

Facilitate stakeholder syncs and cross-departmental alignment to build consensus on critical product decisions.

Champion Databricks principles: : be customer obsessed, be data-driven, team work makes the dream work, and own it.

Competencies / Requirements

6+ years of experience in a business analyst or data analyst role. Experience using SQL and Microsoft Excel.

Experience building Data pipelines using SQL, Python, R, or Scala

Experience building dashboards and data visualizations, using tools such as Tableau, Salesforce, PowerBI, and/or Data Studio

Comfortable communicating with Databricks executives and department leadership. Capable of distilling complex analysis and modeling efforts into clear messaging

Experience in the enterprise software industry, SaaS and B2B experience preferred

Experience working with customer-facing support systems such as in-app help centers, customer case & form submission flows, and zero-contact resolution/self-help features 

Listen well in order to drive stakeholder alignment to help reach the necessary decisions

Excellent communication/presentation skills

Experience leading update syncs (strong preference for Agile/Scrum/JIRA experience)

You understand the benefits of moving quickly while paying attention to detail

Entrepreneurial, "can do" attitude - ability and willingness to make an impact in a start-up

About Databricks

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.

Benefits

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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.

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Source: Databricks careers

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