Databricks Delivery Lead

Location: New Jersey, USA

Type of Employment: Full-time

Key Result Areas and Activities:

1. Client Engagement & Delivery Coordination – Act as the primary onsite liaison between client stakeholders and offshore delivery teams, ensuring successful execution of multiple projects and initiatives.
2. Requirements & Solution Alignment – Facilitate requirements gathering, translate business needs into actionable plans, and align delivery outcomes with client objectives.
3. Technical Leadership & Issue Resolution – Leverage Databricks expertise to guide solution design, resolve technical bottlenecks, and support architecture and implementation discussions.
4. Executive Stakeholder Management – Engage with business and executive leadership to provide delivery updates, discuss roadmaps, and drive strategic alignment.
5. Offshore Delivery Partnership – Collaborate closely with distributed teams to ensure quality, timelines, governance, and successful project delivery.
6. Account Growth & Business Development – Support the Account Director in identifying growth opportunities, shaping proposals, and expanding the client relationship.
7. AI Innovation & Consulting – Propose, demonstrate, and implement AI Agentic and advanced analytics solutions that drive measurable business value.

Work and Technical Experience:

• Essential Skills:
• Strong hands-on experience with Databricks and modern data platform ecosystems
• Experience in client-facing delivery leadership and project coordination
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and resolve delivery risks and dependencies
• Experience working with offshore/global delivery teams
• Understanding of data engineering, analytics, and cloud-native architectures
• Ability to identify and position AI and data-driven transformation opportunities

• Desirable Skills
• Working knowledge of Power BI reporting and semantic models
• Experience with Azure Data and AI services
• Exposure to AI Agents, Generative AI, and intelligent automation solutions
• Experience supporting account growth, pre-sales, and solution consulting engagements

Qualifications:

• Experience:
• 10+ years of experience in Data & Analytics delivery, consulting, or technology leadership roles
• Minimum 5+ years of experience working with Databricks or modern cloud data platforms
• Proven experience engaging with senior business stakeholders and executives
• Relevant Databricks, Azure, or AI certifications preferred

• Education:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Relevant certifications in Databricks, AWS, GCP, or Cloud Data Architecture are an added advantage.

Qualities:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Consultative and customer-centric mindset
• Leadership, ownership, and accountability
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving capability
• Ability to influence and build trusted client relationships
• Innovation-driven approach with focus on AI adoption and business value realization