Databricks Engagement Lead - Data & AI

EPAM Systems; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Life, income protection and critical-}

Private medical insurance

Dental care

Employee Assistance Program

Pension plan

Cyclescheme

Techscheme

Season ticket loans

Free Wednesday lunch in-office

On-site massages

Regular social events

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems in London is seeking an Engagement Lead for Data & AI to guide strategic client engagements from initial vision through delivery across multiple sectors.

You will build senior-level relationships, shape proposals, and drive Data & AI modernization, governance, and analytics adoption while mentoring delivery teams and contributing to thought leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience managing client-facing engagements or accounts within consulting, professional services or systems integration environments with a track record of growing accounts.
• Ability to build credibility with C-level executives and facilitate business and technical discussions.
• Knowledge of modern Data & AI domains, including cloud data platforms, data engineering, governance, ML and generative AI.
• Experience in engagement scoping, estimation and framing value propositions for clients.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills.
• Fluency in English; additional languages helpful.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and drive account growth.
• Lead engagements end to end, ensuring on-time, high-quality deliverables aligned with objectives.
• Design data modernization, ML and AI adoption strategies with technical teams.
• Advocate data governance, analytics and enterprise AI integration; manage client expectations and risks.
• Contribute thought leadership through client advisory sessions and industry events.
• Support solutioning and pre-sales activities to position viable proposals.
• Represent EPAM as a strategic partner at industry events.
• Create and govern proposals related to Data & AI; drive revenue in a country/region.
• Promote collaboration and continuous improvement within teams.

Skills

C-level stakeholder engagement

Account growth & proposals

Data & AI domain knowledge

Cloud data platforms

Communication & storytelling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Advanced degree or certifications (cloud, data or AI) recommended

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 offerEPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)Protection benefits including life assurance, income protection and critical illness coverPrivate medical insurance and dental careEmployee Assistance ProgramCompetitive group pension planCyclescheme, Techscheme and season ticket loansVarious perks such as free Wednesday lunch in-office, on-site massages and regular social eventsLearning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and coursesIf otherwise eligible, participation in the discretionary annual bonus programIf otherwise eligible and hired into a qualifying level, participation in the discretionary Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Program