Sr. Industry Marketing Manager, Startups

MKTQ427R40 We are looking for a creative, passionate and well-rounded individual to join our Digital Native and Startup marketing team to help us focus on the fastest-moving segment in tech: venture-backed startups building and scaling on AI. Our mission is to meet founders and technical teams where they are, from pre-seed to pre-IPO, with messaging, programs and community that make Databricks the obvious foundation for the companies being built right now. This is a highly collaborative strategic role that works closely with many other functions, plus the venture capital ecosystem that surrounds this segment. As a Sr. Industry Marketing Manager at Databricks, you will guide messaging, content and GTM programs for the Startup segment. You will work with sales, partners, VCs, accelerators and our customers to build awareness, demand generation and sales enablement programs that help achieve pipeline goals. You will also build the credibility engine for this audience through founder and engineering-led content, developer channels, community programs, and startup and investor events. This role reports to the Sr. Director of Industry Solutions Marketing. Ideal candidates will have a proven record of impact marketing to startups and developers, real technical fluency, and a working understanding of how venture-backed companies buy, adopt and expand their use of infrastructure and AI tooling. You will have a strong point of view on where this segment is going, informed by time spent with founders, investors and builders. Finally, you will have experience building strategies that resonate with a startup audience, from the first engineer evaluating a platform to the founder or CTO signing off on the spend. The impact you will have • Establish a startup-segment positioning and co…