Senior Gov't PM at Databricks | $250K+ AI Role in Columbus
Career & Market Insight
This is a senior, high-impact product management role at one of the most prominent data and AI companies in the world. Databricks is a late-stage unicorn (valued at $62B+), giving this position strong career cachet without the typical pre-IPO uncertainty of early-stage startups.
Compensation: The Zone 1 range of $181,700–$249,800 base, plus bonus and equity, is competitive even by San Francisco standards. For a government-focused PM role, this is notably above the typical public-sector product manager market rate, which signals Databricks is paying commercial-scale salaries for specialized domain expertise.
Skills you will develop:
- Deep expertise in FedRAMP, DoD Impact Levels (IL4/5/6), NIST 800-53, and classified cloud environments — a niche but extremely high-demand skill set.
- Cross-functional influence at scale: aligning R&D, Security, Legal, GTM, and C-suite stakeholders.
- Strategic product roadmapping for one of the fastest-growing sectors in enterprise software (government AI/data).
Green flags: Databricks serves 70% of the Fortune 500 and is on a clear IPO trajectory — equity upside is real. The public-sector AI market is growing rapidly, making this a future-proof specialization.
Red flags to consider: The requirement for US citizenship and a security clearance dramatically narrows the talent pool — which is good for your negotiating position, but it also means your career mobility after this role is limited to other cleared or government-adjacent positions. This is a path toward a highly specialized career niche.
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At Databricks, we are passionate about helping data teams solve the world's toughest problems, from making the next mode of transportation a reality to accelerating the development of medical breakthroughs. We do this by building and running the world's best data and AI infrastructure platform protected by the highest standards of security and compliance. Nowhere are those standards higher than in the US public sector.
As the Product Manager for US Public Sector, you will own the roadmap that brings the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to every tier of the US Government mission, from federal civilian agencies and state and local governments to the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. Your surface spans the full accreditation spectrum: FedRAMP on commercial clouds, the sovereign AWS GovCloud and Azure Government regions, and classified environments up to Top Secret.
You will define the product strategy to identify, prioritize, and sequence where Databricks should invest next. As the voice of the government customer inside Databricks, you will shape and influence roadmaps across R&D so that our latest Data and AI innovations reach mission owners without compromising on security or sovereignty. You will partner cross-functionally with R&D, security, legal, GTM, and support teams, and directly with the public-sector field team, to enable adoption across the most demanding regulated environment in the world, empowering government customers to focus on their mission while relying on Databricks to meet the bar.
The Impact You Will Have
- Own the US public-sector product offerings end to end — from FedRAMP on commercial clouds, to AWS GovCloud and Azure Government, to DoD Impact Levels and classified environments.
- Design new features, and adapt existing ones, to meet the specific needs of the US Government and its regulated environments.
- Ensure compliance and authorization processes scale with Databricks' rapid growth and with each new region and impact level.
- Launch public-sector offerings in close partnership with GTM and the public-sector field teams to accelerate adoption of Databricks' Data and AI capabilities across federal, defense, Intelligence Community, and State, Local and Education customers.
- Partner with the Security Assurance, Corporate Operations, Sales and Engineering teams to define the company-wide public-sector compliance roadmap across all clouds, prioritizing and sequencing the authorizations (FedRAMP, DoD Impact Levels, and beyond) that open new government markets.
- Partner with cloud providers to coordinate product launches and obtain capabilities needed to support regulated customers.
What We Look For
- Product management experience with enterprise B2B or SaaS products, with experience delivering successful customer-facing products/features.
- Proven ability to lead customer conversations, write PRDs, define success metrics, prioritize features, and guide engineering and design execution.
- Domain expertise in US public-sector compliance and accreditation — e.g., FedRAMP, DoD Impact Levels (IL4/5/6), and NIST 800-53 — and with government cloud (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government) or classified deployments.
- Experience launching enterprise products and driving adoption in large, complex organizations — ideally including US Government or other highly regulated customers.
- Experience driving business results through influential leadership across multiple partner teams including engineering, sales, marketing, solution architects and customer success.
- US citizenship and ability to obtain and hold a security clearance.
- [Preferred] Active US security clearance (i.e., Top Secret, or TS/SCI).
Pay Range Transparency
Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role represent the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and benefits. For more information regarding which range your location is in, visit our page here.
- Zone 1: $181,700 – $249,800 USD
- Zone 2: $172,600 – $237,325 USD
- Zone 3: $154,400 – $212,300 USD
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. Follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.
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, click here.
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
If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.
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