Partner Solution Lead - Databricks

Who You’ll Work With

As a modern technology company, we’ve never met a technical challenge we didn’t like. We enable our clients to learn from their data, create incredible digital experiences, and make the most of new technologies. We blend design, engineering, and analytics expertise to build the future. We surround our technologists with interesting challenges, innovative minds and emerging technologies. As the Databricks Partner Solution Lead, you’ll collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams, including Databricks industry leaders, sales teams, and solution architects, to drive presales process and deliver impactful outcomes.

Together, we leverage cutting‑edge technologies and industry best practices to deliver innovative and scalable solutions tailored to our clients’ unique needs.

• Strategic Solutioning:
  Develop compelling proposals, presentations, and statements of work (SOW) to drive business growth. Identify opportunities for Slalom in data and intelligence, both in existing and new environments.
• Architectural Excellence:
  Lead the modern Databricks data architecture pillar, ensuring excellence in delivery, sales, people management, and operations.
• Subject Matter Expertise:
  As Databricks Partner Solution Lead, engage with clients, executives, and drive customer‑focused solutions. Leverage your deep understanding of data and intelligence to deliver value.
• Financial Insights:
  Conduct TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and ROI (Return on Investment) analyses to guide technical decisions.
• Platform Design:
  Architect, design, and develop end‑to‑end data and analytic platforms (e.g., data warehouses, data lakes, ML models) using cloud services.
• Revenue Impact:
  Senior Principal hires will have a responsibility of $1.5M - $3.5M, Directors $3.5M - $8.5M.
• Utilization Expectation:
  Target 40% - 60% (may vary).

• Experience:
  
  8+ years in consulting and/or data architecture, with at least 5+ years specializing in data architecture and engineering solutions within cloud environments (Experience with Databricks is required; additional experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP data services is preferred). Ideal candidate has a strong background in data modeling, data pipeline development and Dev Ops + CI/CD. AI/GenAI/ML proficiency a huge plus.
• Technical Consulting Sales: 3+ years of leading technical presales/pursuit processes, with proven success partnering with sales and consulting leaders to craft custom technical data solutions for clients.
• Effective Communication:
  Proven ability to convey complex technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Business Development:
  Track record of growing existing client relationships and expanding new accounts.
• Cloud Expertise:
  Deep familiarity with cloud platform analytics services, including storage, permissions, private cloud, databases, virtual machines, and parallel processing technologies.

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid‑market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value.

At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long‑term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well‑being‑related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this role, we are hiring at…