Associate Director - Delivery

About the Role

You will lead delivery for large-scale Data Engineering programs, working closely with clients to architect and drive execution of modern data platforms - data pipelines, cloud migrations, lakehouse implementations, and real-time data processing solutions. You will own end-to-end delivery governance across multiple engagements, act as a senior escalation point for clients, and provide technical and delivery leadership to teams building enterprise-grade data engineering solutions. If you enjoy operating at the intersection of technical depth in Data Engineering and delivery leadership, we would like to talk to you.

Required Skills & Competencies

• 15-18 years of experience in Project Delivery, Client Engagement, or Data Engineering Delivery Management, with a significant portion focused on Data Engineering programs.
• Strong hands-on exposure to Data Engineering tools and technologies, including cloud data platforms
• Proven experience in Analytics/Consulting/IT Services, managing complex Data Engineering project execution, architecture reviews, and governance.
• Exposure to US/Global clients, with experience handling client escalations.
• Ability to manage multiple Data Engineering project teams and pods, mentor Delivery/Engineering Managers and technical leads, and drive engineering process improvement and best practices.
• Experience partnering with architecture/technical teams to guide platform decisions, technology selection, and scalability/performance considerations.
• Strong background in resource planning, margin management, and organizational design within a Data Engineering delivery org.