DATA ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER - DATABRICKS

🚀 Join Our Remote Data Products & Machine Learning Startup! 🚀 At Muttdata, we build innovative Data Products and Machine Learning solutions that help companies solve complex business challenges. As a fast-growing, remote-first startup, we're passionate about technology, collaboration, and continuous learning. We are looking for a proactive, hands-on, and business-oriented Data Engineering Project Manager  to join our team 🐶🚀. We're seeking someone with strong leadership and communication skills, well-versed in project management methodologies, and with a solid understanding of technical concepts across modern cloud data stacks. Adaptability, problem-solving abilities, and the capacity to work under pressure are key to success in this role. This role will own cloud data engagements end to end  from planning to execution — ensuring proposed plans are built and delivered on time, on budget, and within scope, while leading cross-functional teams of data engineers, data scientists, and other technical professionals. 🚀 What We Do • Leveraging our expertise, we build modern Machine Learning systems for demand planning and budget forecasting. • Developing scalable data infrastructures, we enhance high-level decision-making, tailored to each client. • Offering comprehensive Data Engineering and custom AI solutions, we optimize cloud-based systems. • Using Generative AI, we help e-commerce platforms and retailers create higher-quality ads, faster. • Building deep learning models, we enhance visual recognition and automation for various industries, improving product categorization, quality control, and information retrieval. • Developing recommendation models, we personalize user experiences in e-commerce, streaming, and digital platforms, driving engagement and conversions. 🌟 Our Partnerships • Amazon Web Services • Astronomer • Databricks 🌟 Our Values • 📊 We are Data Nerds • 🤗 We are Open Team Players • 🚀 We Take Ownership • 🌟 We Have a Positive Mindset 🔍 Curious about what we’re up to? Check out our case studies and dive into our blog post to learn more about our culture and the exciting projects we’re working on! 🚀 Responsibilities 🤓 • End-to-end project planning & delivery – Define scope, objectives, and project plans with stakeholders, ensuring adherence to timeline, budget, and resources. • Team leadership – Assemble and lead cross-functional teams (data engineers, data scientists, etc.), assigning clear roles and tasks. • Tracking & reporting – Monitor progress, proactively catch deviations, and implement tracking/reporting mechanisms for stakeholders. • Risk management & governance – Establish governance structures, identify risks, and develop mitigation and contingency plans. • Quality & continuous improvement – Maintain project documentation, promote best practices, and stay current with cloud computing trends. Required Skills 💻 • Graduate or Postgraduate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. • 7-10+ years of IT experience managing delivery and interfacing with key project stakeholders. • At least 2 years of experience managing cloud data engagements such as data migration, data lake/data warehouse builds, data engineering, or data science projects. • Hands-on experience with modern cloud data stacks (e.g., Databricks, Spark, Python, AWS, Azure, GCP). • Hands-on knowledge of PM tools and techniques (Jira, Trello, Zoho Projects, Redmine, or similar). • Experience implementing and managing Agile engineering project best practices. • Experience in strategic planning, risk management, and/or change management. • Strong written and spoken English. Nice to have 💡 • Experience working with Databricks-based cloud data engagements specifically. • Experience working with financial services or other regulated industry clients. • Background in consulting environments or managing multiple concurrent clients. • Knowledge of AI/ML data ecosystems. • Experience mentoring technical teams or leading technical initiatives. Perks🎁 • Remote-first culture – work from anywhere! 🌍 • AWS, DBT, Google Cloud, Azure & Databricks certifications fully covered. • Birthday off + an extra vacation week (Mutt Week! 🏖️) • Referral bonuses – help us grow the team & get rewarded! • Maslow : Monthly credits to spend in our benefits marketplace. • ✈️ 🏝️ Annual Mutters' Trip – an unforgettable getaway with the team!