{"id":2047334,"url":"https://alion.io/job/smartbridge-data-analytics-and-ai-manager-smartbridge","title":"Data Analytics and AI Manager - Smartbridge","company":{"id":2433406,"name":"Smartbridge","domain":"smartbridge.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/smartbridge","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"JazzHR","truth_index":null},"role":"Analytics","role_family":"Analytics","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Houston, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":79000,"max_usd":152000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":1559},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":false},{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"Azure Data Factory","optional":false},{"name":"Azure SQL Database","optional":false},{"name":"Databricks","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Fabric","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-07T20:11:36Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-07","last_verified_at":"2026-10-12T03:07:35Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":4,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":4},"description":"Data Analytics and AI Manager - Full-Time, Hybrid (Houston, TX) Location: Houston, TX (West Sam Houston Parkway South, Energy Corridor area) Employment Type: Full-Time, Hybrid About Smartbridge: Smartbridge is a U.S.-based technology consulting firm dedicated to transforming businesses through innovative solutions and digital modernization. As a trusted partner to our clients, we deliver impactful results across key industries such as Energy, Life Sciences, and Food & Beverage. Position Summary: We are seeking a hands-on Data Analytics and AI Manager to lead the delivery of data and AI-driven projects across Smartbridge's client base. While this role will support clients across all of Smartbridge's industries, a significant portion of the work will center on our Energy clients, so Oil & Gas experience is strongly preferred. This role owns technical delivery from architecture through implementation, working directly in the platforms our clients run on - Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, and the broader Azure data and AI ecosystem. The ideal candidate is comfortable staying hands-on with delivery rather than purely managing from a distance, and can translate business requirements into scalable, production-ready data and AI solutions across a range of industries. Key Responsibilities:\nDeliver data and analytics engagements across Smartbridge's full client portfolio - spanning Energy, Life Sciences, and Food & Beverage \nLead end-to-end delivery of data and analytics engagements, including implementations built on Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, and Azure AI/ML services\nArchitect high-performing, end-to-end cloud (and on-premise) data and analytics solutions, including AI/ML solutions\nOversee the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of enterprise data architecture using Agile methodology and the software development lifecycle\nDrive business requirement gathering and review sessions to develop effective data integrations, applying both data expertise and industry knowledge\nPromote data sharing, consistency, and reusability across the organization; ensure data quality across all project phases\nCollaborate with business units and data owners to implement and maintain enterprise-level business analytics and data warehousing solutions\nIdentify and promote best practices for data modeling across business units and information domains\nEnsure operational and analytical data warehouses support business reporting needs; establish standards for data governance and consistency\nExecute technical feasibility assessments, solution estimation, and proposal development for data and analytics opportunities\nDevelop functional and technical designs for client solutions, staying hands-on through delivery rather than delegating execution entirely\nLead and mentor small to mid-sized delivery teams on cloud data and analytics migrations and implementations in enterprise environments\nManage project scope, timeline, budget, risk, and client communications for assigned engagements\nServe as the primary point of contact for client reporting and stakeholder communication\nDocument and share technical best practices with clients and the Smartbridge community, contributing to our internal IP repository\nStrategize, plan, and support business development related to data and analytics opportunities, including client-facing presentations\nMaintain and grow client relationships, bringing forward ideas that help clients improve business performance\nQualifications:\n5+ years of experience delivering data, analytics and AI solutions.\n3-5+ years direct Oil and Gas experience required in Upstream or Midstream. Medical Device Manufacturing experience will also be considered.\nStrong industry business acumen with a solid understanding of the Upstream, Midstream, or Medical Device Manufacturing business value chain.\nHands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric and Azure Databricks required\nStrong background in Azure data platform tools (Data Factory, Synapse, Azure SQL, or similar)\nWorking knowledge of AI/ML solution design and implementation on Azure\nProven experience managing and staying technically hands-on in data project delivery (not purely oversight)\nStrong understanding of Agile delivery methods and the software development lifecycle\nExcellent communication, stakeholder management, and client-facing skills\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Business, or a related field\nPMP certification required\nCandidates who do not meet these minimum requirements will not be considered.\nAdditional Requirements:\nHybrid role based in Houston, TX (Energy Corridor); regular onsite presence required for client and team collaboration\nReasonable commuting distance required; relocation assistance is not available","description_format":"text","description_chars":4769,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Relocation assistance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Artificial Intelligence","Biotechnology","IT Consulting & Digital Transformation"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-07T20:11:36Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":4,"expected_fill_days":37,"reasons":["conf:3","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-12T06:55:09Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/smartbridge-data-analytics-and-ai-manager-smartbridge","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/smartbridge-data-analytics-and-ai-manager-smartbridge.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-12T09:29:51Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":14459,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-13T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2433406},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2433406"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fsmartbridge-data-analytics-and-ai-manager-smartbridge"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fsmartbridge-data-analytics-and-ai-manager-smartbridge"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fsmartbridge-data-analytics-and-ai-manager-smartbridge"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/smartbridge-data-analytics-and-ai-manager-smartbridge\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fsmartbridge-data-analytics-and-ai-manager-smartbridge"}]}