Practice Director, Data Engineering & AI Delivery

WebHosting; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 272,000; Full time

Job summary

Rackspace Technology seeks a Senior Operations leader to guide the Palantir practice, driving strategy, talent growth, and high-impact delivery across client engagements. You will lead forward-deployed teams, align delivery with business goals, and foster trusted partnerships with executive stakeholders.

You will shape opportunities, oversee budgets and resources, mentor leaders, and advance Palantir adoption while expanding the practice footprint across customers and markets.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of leadership experience in consulting or professional services.
• Proven P&L management and business-line oversight.
• Experience delivering Palantir engagements on Foundry, Gotham and/or AIP.
• Familiarity with embedded, pod-based delivery models with clients.
• Strong communication and executive relationship skills.
• Experience leading delivery teams and guiding career development.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead growth of the Palantir practice, building accelerators and reference architectures.
• Define vision aligned to partnership roadmaps and organizational goals.
• Own practice growth end-to-end, including sales, recruiting, and client oversight.
• Mentor leaders and practitioners, grow talent, and pursue certifications.
• Lead recruitment and onboarding to attract top forward-deployed talent.
• Provide thought leadership on Palantir platform and delivery patterns.
• Guide delivery pods from design to go-live to meet client objectives.
• Support pre-sales with technical insight and solution shaping.
• Engage clients at C-level and manage strategic, high-stakes pursuits.

Skills

Leadership experience

Strategic advisor

Executive presence

Delivery leadership

Financial acumen

Engagement leadership

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Palantir Gotham

Palantir AIP

Job description

Rackspace Technology seeks a Senior Operations leader to guide the Palantir practice, driving strategy, talent growth, and high-impact delivery across client engagements. You will lead forward-deployed teams, align delivery with business goals, and foster trusted partnerships with executive stakeholders.

You will shape opportunities, oversee budgets and resources, mentor leaders, and advance Palantir adoption while expanding the practice footprint across customers and markets.