SunnyData Engagement Manager at SunnyData owning commercial health and client relationships for Databricks data and AI engagements. Manage scope, budget, and delivery to ensure business value and client satisfaction.
Responsibilities
Own the engagement's commercial health by partnering with project management to monitor budget, margin and forecast
Serve as a trusted advisor to client executives and sponsors, lead steering committees, and keep stakeholders aligned
Manage scope and change by owning changes to scope, budget and timeline and agreeing to them with the client
Partner with Sales and Solutions Architects to ensure smooth transition into delivery with clear success criteria
Work alongside technical leaders to turn client business goals into data and AI solutions
Define, track and report business outcomes and lead strong close-out with measurable results
Identify new use cases and follow-on opportunities to grow client relationships
Qualification
ClearExperience at a Databricks partnerGrowth-stage company backgroundComfort with ambiguityBachelor's degree in BusinessLocation & Travel
Required
6+ years in client-facing consulting or professional services
3+ years leading engagements as engagement manager, delivery lead or senior manager
Experience leading engagements valued at $250K - $2M
Experience managing engagement financials including margin, burn, forecast and change orders
Strong executive stakeholder management including running steering committees with VP and C-level sponsors
Data and AI domain knowledge with experience realizing business value from data and AI
Clear, concise communication with technical and business audiences
Preferred
Experience at a Databricks partner, data consultancy or data platform vendor's services team, or working directly with Databricks field teams.
Engagements in financial services or healthcare.
Databricks certification or hands-on exposure to Unity Catalog, migration or lakehouse programs.
Growth-stage company background, building a services practice or process where none existed.
Familiarity with PSA and delivery tooling such as Ruddr, Jira, Asana or Notion.
Comfort with ambiguity: you stay calm and resourceful when an engagement changes under you.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field is preferred.
Location & Travel: US-based, remote. Up to 25% travel to client sites.
