Director, Data Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the Palantir practice encompassing business development, talent management, delivery, and operational excellence.

• Articulate and share the practice vision aligned with the Palantir partnership roadmap and organizational objectives.

• Take responsibility for practice growth, which includes sales, recruitment, client accounts, engagements, and operations.

• Develop reusable accelerators, reference architectures, and case studies.

• Lead and nurture Forward Deployed Engineers, Forward Deployed Strategists, Software Engineers, and Machine Learning Engineers.

• Provide mentorship to practitioners and facilitate Palantir certifications and enablement.

• Offer thought leadership regarding the Palantir platform and delivery model.

• Manage engagement risks, economics, planning, budgeting, accounts receivable, and deliverables.

• Ensure client satisfaction while overseeing quality and delivery standards across the Palantir portfolio.

• Identify opportunities for growth and shape offerings related to the Palantir platform.

• Build relationships with C-suite executives and mission owners.

• Guide ontology, pipeline, and application design on the Palantir platform.

• Investigate emerging Palantir capabilities, such as AIP and agentic workflows.

• Create whitepapers, presentations, workshops, and other thought leadership initiatives.

• Collaborate directly with clients to establish mission objectives and agile, pod-based delivery roadmaps.

• Work alongside internal teams, Palantir, and clients to address technical and mission requirements.

• Aid pre-sales efforts through technical insights and solution development.

• Organize and engage in knowledge-sharing, technical meetups, workshops, and communities of practice.

• Document and disseminate engagement learnings.

• Travel up to 30% during peak periods.

⛳️ Requirements

• 12+ years of leadership experience.

• 10+ years of consulting/professional services experience.

• Proven track record in managing a business line and P&L.

• Experience in launching or scaling a practice or platform-centric service line.

• Demonstrated experience in delivering client engagements on Palantir Foundry, Gotham, and/or AIP.

• Knowledge of ontology design, pipeline and application development, and operational deployment.

• Familiarity with embedded, pod-based forward-deployed delivery methods.

• Experience in managing senior-level Forward Deployed Engineers, Forward Deployed Strategists, and Software Engineers.

• Ability to provide advisory services to government, defense, or regulated commercial clients.

• Proven experience in financial management and business operations.

• Experience leading transformation projects that involve change management, organizational design, process mapping, and platform implementation.

• Exceptional communication skills and an executive presence.

• Experience leading strategic pursuits for key accounts and capability-focused deals.

• Familiarity with partner-led opportunities.

• Prior experience in building or scaling a practice around Palantir or a comparable ISV/platform partnership is highly preferred.

• Ability to lead delivery pods from technical design to go-live.

• Willingness to travel up to 30% during peak periods.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual bonus or incentives.

• Equity awards.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).

• Travel flexibility/support for client engagements, business development, and team initiatives.

• Equal employment opportunity.

• Disability or special-needs accommodation.