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Perficient

Global digital consultancy delivering IT solutions

Data Delivery Director - AWS

Business OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field is required; a master's degree is preferred.
  • At least 15 years of experience in IT consulting, professional services, or technology delivery.
  • At least 8 years of leadership experience delivering enterprise Data & Analytics, Data Engineering, Cloud Data Platform, or Data Modernization programs.
  • At least 5 years in a senior delivery leadership role such as Senior Manager, Associate Director, Director, or equivalent.
  • Proven experience managing large-scale delivery portfolios with multiple concurrent programs and teams exceeding 200 resources.
  • Demonstrated ownership of portfolio P&L, delivery operations, forecasting, resource management, and margin performance.
  • Deep expertise in at least two of AWS Data & Analytics Services, Microsoft Azure Data Platform or Microsoft Fabric, Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC), Snowflake, or Databricks.
  • Experience leading enterprise-scale data migrations, modernization initiatives, cloud transformations, and platform consolidation programs.
  • Strong understanding of delivery governance frameworks, contract management, estimation methodologies, commercial models, and program risk management.
  • Experience supporting business development efforts and helping close multi-million-dollar consulting or managed services engagements.
  • Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

  • Own successful delivery outcomes across all active engagements, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meeting quality expectations.
  • Establish and govern delivery excellence through standardized reporting, portfolio reviews, executive steering committees, and client governance frameworks.
  • Lead executive-level escalations and recovery programs for at-risk engagements.
  • Ensure adherence to contractual obligations, scope management processes, change controls, and risk mitigation strategies.
  • Drive consistency and operational excellence across AWS, Microsoft, Informatica Cloud, and multi-platform delivery teams.
  • Own portfolio financial performance, including utilization, realization, delivery margin, forecasting accuracy, and revenue growth.
  • Manage large-scale consulting portfolios with accountability for P&L performance.
  • Collaborate with sales and account leadership to identify expansion opportunities, including upsell, cross-sell, managed services, and strategic transformation initiatives.
  • Support complex pursuits through solution validation, effort estimation, staffing strategies, pricing reviews, and executive presentations.
  • Ensure delivery organizations operate efficiently while maintaining client satisfaction and profitability.
  • Establish and enforce engineering standards, reference architectures, quality controls, testing practices, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) standards, and DataOps principles.
  • Partner with Solution Architects, Practice Leaders, and Centers of Excellence (CoEs) to ensure scalable and secure solution designs.
  • Govern enterprise data modernization programs, including cloud migrations, platform consolidations, and data transformation initiatives.
  • Champion reusable accelerators, frameworks, intellectual property, and automation practices that improve delivery speed and margin.
  • Drive adoption of emerging capabilities including AI-assisted development, FinOps, data observability, and cloud-native architectures.
  • Lead and mentor Delivery Managers, Program Managers, Engagement Managers, Architects, and Technical Leads.
  • Build succession plans and leadership pipelines to support organizational growth.
  • Partner with Talent Acquisition and Resource Management teams on workforce planning, hiring strategies, and capacity forecasting.
  • Drive certification and technical development programs aligned with AWS, Microsoft, Informatica, Snowflake, and Databricks ecosystems.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, high performance, and continuous improvement.
  • Serve as the executive delivery sponsor for strategic accounts and key customer relationships.
  • Build trusted advisor relationships with client executives, including CIOs, CDOs, CTOs, VPs, and business stakeholders.
  • Partner closely with AWS, Microsoft, Informatica, and other technology partners to support joint initiatives, co-sell opportunities, and partnership growth objectives.
  • Own customer satisfaction metrics, executive feedback programs, and long-term account success.
  • Act as the senior escalation point for client delivery concerns and strategic planning discussions.

About the Company

Perficient

Global digital consultancy delivering IT solutions

Perficient is a global digital consultancy that provides IT and business consulting services to large enterprises. It helps organizations design and deliver IT and digital solutions, with services spanning business analysis, portal development, and AI-powered digital initiatives. Its offerings are carried out through a global delivery network across the United States, Latin America, India, and Europe, combining strategists and technologists to execute projects from strategy through implementation. The company differentiates itself by leveraging a broad, multinational delivery footprint and pursuing strategic acquisitions to expand its capabilities and market reach, enabling it to serve Forbes Global 2000 and other large enterprise clients across multiple industries. The goal is to help enterprises transform digitally, using data analytics, cloud computing, and AI to achieve measurable business outcomes and improved performance.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
St. Louis, MO
Founded
1998

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