Burtch Works Partners With Databricks to Drive Data and AI Outcomes Through Specialized Forward-Deployed Talent

New partnership will enable customers to accelerate results on the Databricks Data + AI Platform with vetted forward-deployed engineers, architects, and AI talent delivered through managed services and on-demand contract staffing

CHICAGO, Nov. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Burtch Works, a leader in data, analytics, and artificial intelligence solutions, today announced it has joined the Databricks Brickbuilder Partner Network as an official partner of Databricks, the data and AI company. The partnership aligns Burtch Works' managed services and on-demand contract staffing solution with the Databricks Data + AI Platform, giving enterprises a faster path to the specialized professionals who build, run, and scale their Databricks environments.

A recent global survey of over 39,000 employers revealed that AI skills have become the hardest capabilities to find, with 72% of organizations struggling to fill critical roles.

With Burtch Works and Databricks, joint customers can turn their investments in data and AI into real-world execution by connecting with the specialized talent and leadership needed to deliver desired business results. Burtch Works serves as a Databricks workforce execution partner, supporting deployments, implementations, and deliverable outcomes with forward-deployed engineers (FDEs), solutions engineers, and platform architects to data scientists and AI leaders. All Burtch Works professionals have hands-on platform experience, shortening time-to-hire and time-to-value on their data and AI initiatives. The Databricks Data + AI Platform democratizes access to data and AI, making it easier for organizations to harness the power of their data for analytics, AI apps, and agentic outcomes. Built on an open source foundation, the platform enables organizations to drive innovation to increase revenue, lower costs, and reduce risk.

Through the partnership, Burtch Works will support Databricks customers across three engagement models:

• Fractional Executive Expertise for the data and AI leaders who set platform strategy
• On-demand contract staffing for Databricks-skilled engineers and architects who can also convert full-time
• Managed services teams that deliver defined outcomes on the platform.

Burtch Works offers an industry focused team serving enterprises in financial services, healthcare, retail, consumer goods, legal, manufacturing, and private equity, and its professionals will have access to Databricks training and certification resources both during the hiring process and after placement.

"The next phase of AI will be defined not just by the technology organizations adopt, but by their ability to bring together the best talent, leadership, and execution capabilities required to integrate technology within each unique business process to deliver enterprise value through efficiency and effectiveness. Our strategic partnership with Databricks reflects our commitment to helping our customers bridge the gap and accelerate their AI investments. By combining Databricks' powerful interoperable platform and context layer with Burtch Works' deep expertise in AI and Forward-Deployed talent, we see an opportunity to help businesses build the teams they need to compete and lead in the AI revolution.," said Michael Butts, CEO, at Burtch Works.

Burtch Works pairs more than 17 years of specialized data, engineering, and AI talent with Databricks-focused role scoping and technical vetting. Key capabilities available to Databricks customers include:

• Databricks-ready talent: Forward-deployed engineers, platform architects, analytics engineers, data scientists, and ML/AI engineers with hands-on experience in Databricks, Apache Spark, Python, and SQL.
• Fractional Executives for data and AI leadership: Chief Data Officers, Chief AI Officers, and heads of data engineering who own platform strategy and adoption.
• Flexible engagement models: On-demand contract staffing, fractional executive placement, and managed services teams scoped to the project.
• Platform-specific technical vetting: Role requirements scoped with Burtch Works' in-house data and AI leadership, and candidates assessed on real-world pipeline design, Python, and SQL skills.
• Ongoing Databricks enablement: Burtch Works professionals can access Databricks Partner Academy training and discounted certification vouchers, so talent stays current on the platform.
• Market intelligence: Compensation and hiring-market data from Burtch Works' research, which is cited by the Wall Street Journal and other prominent media outlets.

The partnership is effective immediately. To learn more about the partnership with Databricks, please visit www.burtchworks.com.

About Burtch Works

Burtch Works is a U.S.-based talent solutions partner at the intersection of data, analytics, and artificial intelligence, with more than 17 years of experience helping organizations build the specialized teams that transform their business. We provide executive search, managed services, and contract staffing for the most in-demand technical disciplines from Fortune 500 companies to start-up ventures.

Named to the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing companies for the third consecutive year and recognized by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) as the #8 fastest-growing U.S. staffing firm, Burtch Works is also a trusted source of market data for the Wall Street Journal and other prominent media outlets.

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