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Role: Data Delivery Leader
Location: Plano TX (Onsite)
Visa: USC/H1 Transfer
Fulltime/W2
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Data Delivery Leader to manage and drive the successful delivery of data products and solutions within our modern enterprise data engineering group. This individual will lead a team of data engineers and collaborate closely with business stakeholders, product owners, and technical teams to ensure seamless data delivery that meets business needs.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring deep technical knowledge in modern data platforms (preferably Azure and Snowflake), excellent communication skills, and a passion for delivering high-quality, scalable data solutions in an Agile environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership & Team Management:
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of data engineers responsible for building, testing, and deploying data pipelines and solutions.
- Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and innovation.
- Coach team members on best practices in data engineering and Agile delivery.
- Delivery Management:
- Own end-to-end delivery of data products, ensuring on-time, within-scope, and high-quality deliverables.
- Collaborate with business and product stakeholders to define requirements, prioritize work, and align delivery with strategic goals.
- Monitor team velocity, manage risks, and proactively resolve blockers.
- Stakeholder & Business Interface:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for internal clients and business partners regarding data engineering initiatives.
- Translate business needs into technical requirements and ensure clear, consistent communication throughout the project lifecycle.
- Technical Oversight & Hands-on Involvement:
- Provide technical guidance on the design and implementation of data pipelines and architectures.
- Be comfortable jumping into hands-on development when needed to unblock issues or guide the team.
- Agile & Process Excellence:
- Champion Agile methodologies and contribute to the continuous refinement of delivery processes.
- Facilitate sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and demos as needed.
Required Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in Data Engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership or delivery management role.
- Proven experience leading delivery of enterprise-grade data solutions in Agile environments.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with business, technical, and executive stakeholders.
Technical Skills:
- Must-Have:
- Hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory and/or SSIS.
- Proficient in data pipeline orchestration, ETL/ELT concepts, and performance tuning.
- Strong SQL skills and familiarity with data modeling.
- Familiarity with Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse, or other modern data warehousing tools.
- Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD practices in data projects.
- Familiarity with data governance, data quality, and data catalog tools
- Preferred:
- Experience with Snowflake as a cloud data platform.
- Exposure to DBT (Data Build Tool) for transformation logic other similar tools
- Experience in Banking or Financial sector
- Experience with DataOps or data product management.