Associate Director – Databricks & Modern Data Platforms (Client-Facing)

Level: Senior / Associate Director

This is a high-trust, external-facing role where credibility with both technical teams and senior client stakeholders is essential.

We’re looking for a Client-facing Associate Director to lead and shape the delivery of Databricks and modern data platform solutions across complex client environments.

This role is ideal for someone who combines hands-on technical experience with strong client leadership, and who enjoys operating at the intersection of architecture, delivery, and commercial influence.

What you’ll be doing

• Acting as a senior technical authority across Databricks engagements, providing assurance on solution design, performance, security, and governance
• Working directly with clients to understand business needs and translate them into scalable, high-quality data platform solutions
• Supporting presales and solution shaping, including architecture design, scoping, and risk definition
• Providing delivery oversight and escalation support on complex or high-value programmes
• Mentoring engineers and architects, setting technical standards and best practices
• Helping build reusable assets, accelerators, and frameworks to scale delivery capability

What we’re looking for

• Strong technical background in data engineering and modern data platforms (Databricks experience preferred)
• Experience designing or leading production-grade data platform solutions
• Comfortable engaging with clients, senior stakeholders, and delivery teams
• Able to explain complex technical concepts in clear business terms
• Experience in consulting, professional services, or client-facing enterprise environments
• Confident operating across architecture, delivery assurance, and commercial discussions

You do not need to be hands-on day-to-day, but you must have enough technical depth to challenge designs and guide teams.

Why this role?

• Client-facing senior leadership position with real influence
• Opportunity to shape how modern data platforms are delivered at scale
• Balance of strategy, delivery, and technical authority
• High visibility across clients and internal leadership

If you’re a technically credible leader who enjoys working directly with clients and shaping high-impact data solutions, we’d love to hear from you.

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