Databricks Engagement Lead - Data & AI (m/f/d)

EPAM Systems; Leipzig; Remote; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday per annum

Company Pension Scheme

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking an Engagement Lead for Data & AI to guide large-scale engagements across Europe, including London, Zurich, Germany and Amsterdam. You will connect business strategy with data and AI programs, shaping proposals and driving long-term partnerships with senior stakeholders.

You will lead cross-functional teams, ensure value delivery and help clients navigate data modernization, governance and AI adoption.

Qualifications

• Experience managing client-facing engagements or accounts in consulting, professional services or systems integration.
• Ability to build credibility with C-level executives and steer business and technical discussions.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills to translate complex concepts into business value.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and drive account growth.
• Lead engagements end to end, ensuring on-time, high-quality deliverables.
• Advocate data governance, analytics and enterprise AI integration practices across engagements.

Skills

Client-facing engagements

C-level communication

Storytelling & presentation

Cross-functional leadership

Proposal shaping

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Advanced degree or certifications (cloud, data or AI)

Job description

Clients expect more than technical solutions - they need a partner who understands their business and can connect vision to measurable outcomes. The Databricks Engagement Lead – Data & AI role in London, Zurich, Germany and Amsterdam sits at the intersection of industry strategy and advanced data programs, guiding engagements from initial vision through delivery. If you thrive on shaping long-term relationships and influencing C-level stakeholders, you will find scope to drive impact across multiple sectors. You connect business objectives with actionable strategies, ensuring every engagement delivers value. Clients rely on trusted advisors to navigate complex data and AI transformations.ResponsibilitiesBuild and maintain trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, acting as the primary EPAM contact for Data & AI engagements and driving account growth by identifying new opportunities, shaping proposals and securing long-term partnershipsLead and oversee engagements end to end, ensuring on-time, high-quality deliverables that align with business objectives and collaborating with technical experts to design data modernization, machine learning and AI adoption strategiesAdvocate best practices in data governance, analytics and enterprise AI integration across engagements and manage client expectations and risks while coaching delivery teams to achieve successContribute thought leadership through client advisory sessions, industry events and internal knowledge sharing and support solutioning and pre-sales activities to position commercially viable and technically sound proposalsUnderstand the evolving Data & AI landscape and represent EPAM as a strategic partner at industry eventsCreate and govern proposals and offers related to Data & AIDrive Data & AI specific revenue in a country or region of operationPromote a culture of collaboration, learning and continuous improvement within teamsRequirementsExperience managing client-facing engagements or accounts within consulting, professional services or systems integration environments and a track record of growing accounts by identifying opportunities and shaping proposalsAbility to build credibility with C-level executives and facilitate business and technical discussions and working knowledge of modern Data & AI domains, including cloud data platforms, data engineering, governance, machine learning and generative AIExperience in engagement scoping, estimation and framing value propositions for clients and capability to guide and mentor cross-functional teams effectivelyCommunication and storytelling skills to translate complex technical concepts into business valueBachelor’s degree in a relevant field; advanced degree or certifications (cloud, data or AI) are a plusIndustry expertise in one of the domains: Health and Life Sciences, Retail and Consumer Goods, Financial Services or ManufacturingTechnical and business fluency in local language (English, German, Dutch etc.)We offer30 days holiday per annumCompany Pension SchemeRegular performance assessmentsDiscount on Fitness-First Black Membershipbitkom - Corporate BenefitsEmployee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) (subject to certain eligibility requirements)Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and coursesFriendly and enjoyable working teamRegular corporate and social eventsFlexible and remote working opportunitiesAward-winning workplace: Great Place To Work certified in 2026, Kununu (Top Company 2022–2026), NewWork Business Award 2025 for outstanding culture, innovation and employee satisfaction.