Director of Data Services

Lead–Principal On-site Sofia, Bulgaria Full-time Posted 2 months ago

Skills & stack

Tools & Infra

AWS Azure

Skills

Data Strategy Databricks Snowflake

About the role

Director of Data Services at Scalefocus is an office-based position at Lead to Principal seniority. You will own the Data service line's strategy, positioning and project delivery, serving mid-to-large enterprise clients.

Work format

This is a full-time position in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Skills and tools

Databricks
AWS
Azure
Snowflake
DataOps
data mesh
cloud data lakes
feature stores
vector databases
agentic AI

What to prepare

Prepare a walkthrough of a data practice you led, covering strategy, market positioning and delivery.
Select an example of technology-partner co-selling and explain your contribution to the client opportunity.

Responsibilities

Set the service roadmap and go-to-market approach, including regional adaptation and service offerings.
Work with Sales and Client Success to identify opportunities and lead pre-sales efforts.
Collaborate with Aerospace & Defense, Energy & Utilities and AI leaders on data solutions.
Expand the client portfolio through client acquisition and account development.
Oversee reusable assets and delivery frameworks, including maturity models and use-case discovery.
Define the technology and skills roadmap around emerging trends and client needs.
Represent the service line through content, campaigns and industry engagement.

Requirements

8+ years leading data, AI or digital transformation practices within consulting or technology firms.
Data Strategy expertise and experience co-selling with Databricks, AWS, Azure and Snowflake.
Understanding of enterprise data needs and architectures, including data mesh, cloud data lakes, feature stores, DataOps and vector databases.
Knowledge of AI adoption from data readiness and synthetic data through agentic AI and post-implementation operations.
Stakeholder management and presentation skills, including explaining technical concepts to C-suite executives and cross-functional teams.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or a related field.

Nice to have

An MBA or advanced degree is preferred.

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Scalefocus

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Scalefocus is a Sofia-headquartered IT consultancy and software engineering company delivering cloud, data, DevOps and security engineering services across Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Turkey.

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Team size: 501-1000
Remote policy: Remote

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