Senior Certification Development Program Manager (Snowflake AI Data Cloud)

Location: Menlo Park, California, United States

Salary: $144K–$189K per year

Company

Snowflake provides the AI Data Cloud and develops cloud data platform products and certification programs for technical professionals.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and deploy lab-based practical assessments, micro-credentials, performance-based tasks, and rubric-based evaluations for hands-on technical skills.
• Recruit, train, and lead global Subject Matter Experts through program design, job task analysis, item writing, technical review, and standard-setting workshops.
• Author, review, and technically validate scenario-based exam questions aligned with Snowflake platform updates, AI/ML features, and architectural best practices.
• Manage medium-to-large-scale exam development projects, simultaneous certification releases, item banks, QTI compliance, exam security, vendors, and psychometric collaboration.
• Oversee certification publishing, maintenance, localization, study guides, practice exams, web content, articles, and launch activities.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product Marketing, and Technical Documentation teams to synchronize certification paths with platform releases and product roadmaps.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in technical content development, certification design, assessment engineering, or IT/technical training in enterprise software environments.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience designing and building technical labs, practical assessments, or hands-on environments across enterprise cloud or data platforms such as Snowflake, AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, multi-stakeholder technical projects from concept to launch using standard project management tools and frameworks in fast-paced or asynchronous environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Engineering, Education, Statistics, or equivalent practical experience.
• Exceptional ability to translate complex cloud architectural patterns into clear assessment objectives and concise editorial content.

Nice to have

• SnowPro Core or SnowPro Advanced certification.
• Hands-on experience with the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, including SQL and/or Python proficiency.
• Experience with item banking platforms such as Pearson ExamDeveloper and assessment standards such as QTI.
• Hands-on experience or familiarity with LLMs, AI/ML workflows, and building agents.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on experimentation, innovation, and challenging conventional thinking.
• Work with a global network of Snowflake experts and cross-functional technical teams.
• Salary and benefits information is provided through the Snowflake Careers Site for United States roles.