Data Delivery Director

Office in Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad

Delivery Management, Data Software Engineering

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We are seeking a Data Delivery Director to lead enterprise-scale data engineering programs for Retail, CPG, and Manufacturing clients.

This role is responsible for overseeing global delivery teams, ensuring program excellence, and acting as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders to drive data-led business outcomes across merchandising, supply chain, customer, and digital commerce domains.

Responsibilities

Lead and govern large-scale Retail and CPG data engineering and analytics programs across multiple portfolios
Own end-to-end program delivery including scope, timelines, quality, risk, financials and margins
Build, scale and manage global delivery teams of 200+ data engineers, architects and delivery leaders
Drive delivery excellence across managed services, fixed-price and outcome-based engagement models
Oversee P&L, margins and utilization
Establish strong program governance, delivery KPIs, SLAs and operational metrics
Act as the primary client-facing delivery leader engaging with CXOs, Retail IT leaders and business stakeholders
Ensure alignment between data architecture, engineering execution and Retail business objectives
Proactively manage risks, dependencies, escalations and stakeholder expectations across large programs
Drive engineering best practices, automation and operational maturity across data delivery teams
Partner with sales and presales teams to shape delivery strategies for large Retail and CPG deals

Requirements

20+ years of overall IT experience with 10+ years in senior leadership roles
Strong delivery leadership experience in Data Software Engineering and enterprise data platforms
Proven experience delivering solutions using PySpark, Python-based data engineering, Databricks, Lakehouse architectures, Snowflake and Power BI
Skills in analytical and reporting solutions including AIML, SQL and large-scale analytical data processing
Background in open-source data frameworks and distributed processing technologies
Hands-on exposure to AWS and Azure cloud platforms in large Retail data environments
Deep understanding of batch and streaming pipelines, data quality, performance optimization and data governance
Experience managing Retail and CPG data delivery programs including merchandising, category analytics, supply chain, inventory, demand forecasting, customer, loyalty, omnichannel commerce, pricing, promotions and store operations analytics
Proven ability to translate Retail business needs into scalable data engineering solutions
Experience leading Retail industry–focused data delivery teams across geographies
Demonstrated success leading large enterprise delivery engagements with full delivery and financial ownership
Extensive experience in managed services transitions, stabilization and steady-state delivery
Strong background in fixed-price and milestone-based delivery models
Proven ability to mentor senior leaders and build high-performing, domain-focused delivery organizations
Active involvement in presales, RFP/RFI responses and large deal pursuits
Capability to define delivery models, estimates, staffing plans and risk mitigation strategies
Strong executive presence to articulate delivery approach and execution confidence to Retail and CPG clients