Senior Director of Data Delivery
We are hiring a Senior Director of Data Delivery to steer delivery execution and uphold consistent technical excellence across your account portfolio.
You will partner closely with clients, run delivery governance, and coordinate teams to deliver complex data programs successfully. Apply today and help us grow trusted client partnerships.
Responsibilities
- Lead comprehensive solution delivery across assigned accounts
- Establish governance for production and delivery aligned to chosen delivery methods
- Coordinate staffing to ensure the right competencies and seniority for each project
- Architect durable solutions while providing strong technical leadership
- Coordinate collaboration across disciplines and stakeholders
- Cultivate and expand long-term client relationships
- Handle client escalations and minimize engagement risks
- Draft client proposals and statements of work
- Champion adherence to EPAM methodologies, emphasizing agile practices
- Maintain client accountability throughout engagements
- Develop delivery schedules with time, quality, and resource estimates
- Execute ongoing risk management to inform key decisions
- Measure and optimize delivery performance metrics
- Contribute technical and managerial expertise to sales bids
- Develop delivery managers through coaching and mentorship
- Participate in EPAM’s delivery management community
Requirements
- Extensive experience (15+ years) in leading Data and Analytics, Big Data, Data Warehousing, and BI projects
- Strong understanding of data engineering and data platform solutions, including batch and streaming processes
- Hands-on expertise in Big Data technology stacks such as Hadoop, Yarn, HDFS, MapReduce, Hive, Spark, Kafka
- Background in Python, Scala, or Java programming with a focus on analytics and machine learning
- Proficiency in SQL and cloud data technologies, and maintaining Big Data solutions
- Knowledge of data architecture and software delivery workflows
- Familiarity with data visualization concepts and tools
- Understanding of traditional analytics methods and theories
- Experience in agile and other delivery methodologies
- Awareness of data security considerations
- Expertise in leading cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and transitioning to cloud environments
- Strong presentation capabilities tailored to varying audience sizes
- Capability to oversee multiple projects in dynamic environments
- Excellent client relationship skills and advanced English (C1 level) communications
