Data Engineering Project Manager - Databricks

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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!