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Julia Kato

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AVP, Strategy & Operations at Databricks
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Julia is an AVP of Strategy & Operations at Databricks, specializing in driving business transformation and operational improvements. An MBA from Case Western Reserve University, she has been described as having "razor sharp intelligence" and "strong leadership skills" while leading complex initiatives at high-growth companies.

Based on her professional focus, she appears to be a data-driven leader who values efficiency and building scalable processes. Her peers consistently recognize her for her collaborative nature, professionalism, and ability to bring out the best in her team members.

Unique fact: She built a 33-person business transformation team from the ground up at a previous company.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
AVP, Strategy & Operations
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Leading Change
Her title is "Change Agent" and she actively recruits "Change Leaders," focusing on engineering the people-side of change for critical company initiatives.
Business Transformation
She has led major transformation efforts at both Splunk and Databricks, including shifting business models from perpetual to consumption-based.
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Career

Work history

2-2023
AVP, Strategy & Operations
Databricks
4-2021 - 2-2023
Senior Director, Corporate Operations
Databricks
2-2018 - 4-2021
Senior Director, Business Transformation
Splunk
10-2015 - 2-2018
Senior Director, Field Success
Splunk
4-2014 - 10-2015
Director of Program Management (Business Operations and Product Management)
MarkMonitor
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Education
2015 - 2015
PM Certified Level IV
Pragmatic Marketing Training
2008 - 2010
MBA
Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University
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