AVP- Databricks Squad Delivery lead

You are looking for an Assistant Vice President (AVP) Databricks Squad Delivery Lead with at least 14 years of experience to join the team in Bangalore/Hyderabad/NCR/Kolkata/Mumbai/Pune. As the Databricks Squad Delivery Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing project delivery, team leadership, architecture reviews, and client engagement. Your role will involve optimizing Databricks implementations across cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP, while leading cross-functional teams. Your key responsibilities will include leading and managing end-to-end delivery of Databricks-based solutions, serving as a subject matter expert (SME) for Databricks architecture, collaborating with architects and engineers to design scalable data pipelines and analytics platforms, overseeing Databricks workspace setup, performance tuning, and cost optimization, acting as the primary point of contact for client stakeholders, driving innovation within the team by implementing best practices, tools, and technologies, and ensuring alignment between business goals and technical solutions. The ideal candidate for this role must have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent (Masters or MBA preferred), hands-on experience delivering data engineering/analytics projects using Databricks, experience managing cloud-based data pipelines on AWS, Azure, or GCP, strong leadership skills, and excellent client-facing communication. Preferred skills for this position include proficiency with Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow, and distributed computing, expertise in data engineering concepts (ETL, data lakes, data warehousing), certifications in Databricks or cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) are a plus, and Agile/Scrum or PMP certification is an added advantage.,