Director – Data Engineering
Location
India
Posted
2 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Director – Data Engineering
phData
• Serve as the executive-level technical leader and primary advisor for strategic customer accounts • Act as a CTO for your accounts, guiding technology decisions, roadmaps, architecture, and platform maturity • Build deep relationships with technical and business stakeholders, driving consensus on solutions • Lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), Innovation Days, roadmap presentations, and architectural vision sessions • Deliver clear recommendations, success criteria, and measurement frameworks for each engagement • Step into complex or ambiguous problem spaces and provide clarity, direction, and momentum • Collaborate closely with Account Executives to create and execute growth strategies • Identify new opportunities for phData services and lead scoping, pricing, and proposal development • Influence buying centers, build executive relationships, and create value-based narratives for expansion • Deeply understand customer needs and industry trends, positioning phData offerings accordingly • Drive strategic alignment between the customer, partners (e.g., Snowflake), and internal teams • Own delivery success and overall satisfaction across all projects within assigned accounts • Ensure delivery quality through mentorship, leadership, and hands-on involvement as needed • Provide architectural oversight, escalation management, and alignment across teams • Build technical documentation, vision statements, solution architectures, and proofs of concept • Drive accountability across internal and client teams through strategic, candid communication • Lead enablement and education of delivery teams through documentation, onboarding support, and cross-training sessions • Mentor technical consultants and engineers across the delivery organization • Build and grow technical and communication skills across teams to elevate delivery maturity • Identify and share delivery patterns that drive scalable, repeatable customer success • Actively contribute to phData internal initiatives and communities of practice
Job Requirements
- 10+ years of hands-on experience delivering complex data or AI/ML platforms in production environments
- 3+ years in a consulting leadership role with direct client ownership and revenue accountability
- Deep technical expertise in cloud platforms (Snowflake, AWS, Azure, GCP), modern data stacks, and MLOps tools
- Proven success growing enterprise accounts and building executive-level relationships
- Strong architectural and implementation skills in Python, SQL, dbt, and modern infrastructure tooling
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills with a strong sense of presence and clarity under pressure
- Willingness to travel for customer meetings, QBRs, and key events
Benefits
- Medical Insurance for Self & Family
- Medical Insurance for Parents
- Term Life & Personal Accident
- Wellness Allowance
- Broadband Reimbursement
- Continuous learning and growth opportunities to enhance your skills and expertise
- Other benefits include paid certifications, professional development allowance, and bonuses for creating company-approved content
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