Databricks appoints Corrie Briscoe to drive APJ partnerships

Databricks appoints Corrie Briscoe as Vice President of Partnerships and Alliances for Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ), putting a seasoned partner ecosystem leader at the centre of its regional growth plans. Based in Singapore, Briscoe will lead the expansion of Databricks' partner network across cloud providers, systems integrators, ISVs and technology partners.

The appointment comes as organisations across APJ increase investment in agentic AI. But turning that investment into working enterprise deployments is not straightforward. The region faces fragmented data environments, a shortage of AI-ready talent and different governance needs across industries and regulatory markets.

That makes the partner ecosystem a critical part of the AI adoption story.

Databricks Asia Pacific Japan partnerships enter a new phase

Briscoe brings 30 years of experience in building and scaling partner ecosystems across Asia Pacific. She joins Databricks from AWS, where she led the APJ Partner Core organisation and oversaw partner programmes, strategic investments and go-to-market initiatives.

Before AWS, she held leadership roles at Microsoft and Cisco, working on regional partner strategy and ecosystem development.

Her new role will involve working with cloud providers, global and regional systems integrators, ISVs and technology partners. The goal is to help organisations scale data and AI applications, analytics and agents.

For Databricks, the move reflects a broader shift in how enterprise AI is being deployed. The technology may be central, but partners often sit closer to the customer and understand the local business, skills and regulatory challenges.

Corrie Briscoe brings three decades of partner experience

The appointment also brings a familiar cloud and technology ecosystem background to Databricks. Briscoe's experience at AWS, Microsoft and Cisco has centred on partner strategy and ecosystem development. At AWS, she was responsible for the APJ Partner Core organisation, including partner programmes, strategic investments and go-to-market initiatives.

That experience could be particularly relevant as businesses across APJ look to move from experimenting with AI to scaling applications and agents.

The challenge is not limited to technology selection. Organisations also need partners that can help them navigate fragmented data environments, talent shortages and the governance and controls required to deploy AI with confidence.

Databricks Brickbuilder Partner Network APJ expands the ecosystem focus

Databricks has also been investing in its partner ecosystem through the Brickbuilder Partner Network (BPN), a global programme that rewards partners for turning complex implementations into immediate business impact.

The company works with more than 8,000 partners globally, including over 1,000 across APJ.

That network gives the new appointment a wider role than simply managing partnerships. It places the regional ecosystem at the centre of how Databricks aims to help customers build, deploy and scale data and AI applications.

For channel partners and systems integrators, the direction is notable. As AI projects become more complex, the ability to combine technology expertise with local market knowledge and implementation skills is becoming increasingly important.

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