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