The Impact You Will Have
Strategic Advisor, Organization Strategy & Team Leadership: Serve as a key sounding board to CAO leadership while defining organization strategy, managing third-party consulting partners, and directing a team of individuals across all CAO programs to foster operational excellence.
AI Enablement & Technology Modernization: Lead AI enablement and practical use case adoption throughout the CAO organization, while driving enterprise-level system implementations (including SAP) to automate workflows and enhance accounting operations.
Program Management, Compliance & Governance: Own CAO OKRs, offsites, compliance frameworks, SOX alignment, and the overall program governance roadmap. Design and execute high-stakes, cross-functional programs across Accounting, FP&A, IT, Engineering, Product, and Go-to-Market.
Commercialization Support & Cross-Functional Alignment: Provide strategic commercialization support across teams, ensuring global accounting processes and program management structures seamlessly align with new business models and scaling goals.
What We Look For
Experience: 12+ years of progressive experience across accounting, business operations, organization strategy, and program management leadership, including proven experience managing third-party consulting engagements and ideally combining top-tier management consulting with in-house corporate leadership.
Accounting, Compliance & Operational Expertise: Deep foundational knowledge of global accounting processes, financial controllership, regulatory compliance, and SOX requirements, paired with strong governance frameworks and a track record of managing cross-functional initiatives.
System Implementations & SAP Experience: Extensive experience leading large-scale ERP and system implementations,
AI Enablement & Tech Fluency: Demonstrated success championing AI enablement and practical use cases across an enterprise function, leveraging modern data platforms, automation, and predictive tools.
Elite Executive Presence: Exceptional communication and presentation skills (Google Slides, Docs). Ability to command a room, influence senior executives, and distill complex financial transformations into clear, actionable strategies.
GTM, and Finance, and deliver commercialization support within SaaS or high-tech enterprise environments.
Expertise in program management, executive communications, reporting, and metrics
Experience in implementing and managing SOX controls on both business process and IT sides
Proficiency with JIRA, project management tools, and reporting systems
SAP experience is a plus
SaaS industry experience is a plus
CPA certification is a plus
SQL or Python experience is a plus
Expert-level presentation skills, including the ability to develop impactful presentations using Google Slides
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 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 anticipates 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
$221,800—$305,050 USD
Zone 2 Pay Range
$199,700—$274,550 USD
Zone 3 Pay Range
$188,600—$259,250 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. To learn more, 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.
