PR Newswire Message: In the press release titled " Burtch Works Partners With Databricks to Drive Data and AI Outcomes Through Specialized Forward - Deployed Talent " published on November 10, 2026, by Burtch Works through PR Newswire, the company informed that modifications had been made. The following is the corrected press release in its entirety, with additional details attached at the end:

Burtch Works collaborates with Databricks to promote data and AI outcomes through professional pre-deployment of talents.

This new collaboration will leverage a selected group of pre-deployed engineers, architects, and AI talents, along with managed services and on-demand contracting, to help customers achieve faster results on Databricks Data + AI Platform.

Chicago, November 10, 2026 / PRNewswire / -- Data, analytics, and artificial intelligence solutions company Burtch Works announced today that it has joined Databricks Brickbuilder Partner Network to become an official partner of Databricks. Databricks is a company specializing in data and AI. This collaboration combines Burtch Works's managed services and on-demand contract recruitment solutions with Databricks Data + AI Platform, providing companies with a faster path to find professionals capable of building, running, and scaling their Databricks environments.

A recent survey of over 39,000 employers worldwide found that AI skills have become one of the most difficult to recruit for, with 72% of organizations struggling to fill key positions.

Through Burtch Works and Databricks, partners can transform their investments in data and AI into tangible action, connecting the necessary professionals with leadership skills, thereby achieving desired business outcomes. As a talent execution partner of Databricks, Burtch Works supports deployment, implementation, and delivery of results, covering front-end deployment engineers (FDE), solution engineers and platform architects, as well as data scientists and AI leaders. All professionals at Burtch Works possess practical platform experience, which can shorten the recruitment time and value realization time for data and AI projects. Databricks Data + AI Platform are designed to enable more people to utilize data and AI, making it easier for organizations to conduct analysis, AI applications, and achieve intelligent outcomes. Built on open-source foundations, this platform helps organizations drive innovation to increase revenue, reduce costs, and minimize risks.

Through this collaboration, Burtch Works will support Databricks customers in three different cooperation modes:

• Provide proportionally allocated executive expertise for leaders responsible for formulating data and AI platform strategies.
• Recruitment for on-demand contracts is available for engineers and architects who possess the Databricks skills and are capable of transitioning to full-time positions.
• Provide a platform management service team that delivers results according to established objectives.

Burtch Works boasts professional teams dedicated to industries such as financial services, healthcare, retail, consumer goods, law, manufacturing, and private equity. Its professionals receive Databricks training and certification resources throughout the recruitment process and after joining the company.

"The next phase of AI will not only be defined by the technologies adopted by the organization, but more so by its ability to integrate top talent, leadership, and execution capabilities. These capabilities are essential for integrating technology into their unique business processes and creating corporate value through efficiency and effectiveness. Our strategic partnership with Databricks reflects our commitment to helping customers bridge gaps and accelerate the return on their AI investments. By combining Databricks's robust interoperability platform and contextual layers with Burtch Works's extensive experience in AI and pre-deployment of talent, we see opportunities to help companies build the teams they need to compete and lead in the AI revolution," stated Burtch Works's Chief Executive Officer, Michael Butts.

Burtch Works combines its data and engineering expertise of over 17 years with the talent strengths of AI, in conjunction with job definitions and technical screening tailored for Databricks. The main capabilities that Databricks customers can benefit from include:

• Talents suitable for Databricks: Pre-deployment engineers, platform architects, analysis engineers, data scientists, as well as machine learning/ AI engineers with practical experience in Databricks, Apache Spark, Python, and SQL.
• Proportional allocation of senior executives for data and AI leadership: Chief Data Officer, Chief AI Officer, as well as the head of data engineering responsible for platform strategy and adoption.
• Flexible cooperation models: recruitment based on demand with contracts, executive arrangements configured in proportion, and management service teams set up according to the scope of each project.
• Platform-exclusive technical screening: Job requirements are defined by the internal data of Burtch Works and the leadership of AI. Candidates are evaluated based on real-world data pipelines and skills assessed by Python and SQL.
• Continuous Databricks empowerment: Burtch Works professionals can receive Databricks Partner Academy training and discounted certification to maintain their up-to-date knowledge of the platform.
• Market Intelligence: Salary and recruitment market data from the research by Burtch Works, which has been cited by The Wall Street Journal and other renowned media outlets.

This cooperation takes effect immediately. For more information about the partnership with Databricks, please visit www.burtchworks.com.

About Burtch Works

Burtch Works is a talent solutions partner headquartered in the United States, positioned at the intersection of data, analytics, and artificial intelligence. With over 17 years of experience, they assist organizations in building professional teams that can drive business transformation. The company provides executive search, management services, and contract recruitment for companies ranging from Fortune 500 firms to startups, covering some of the most in-demand technology fields.

Burtch Works has been selected for the third consecutive year in the “Inc.5000” list of the fastest-growing companies in the United States, and has been rated by Staffing Industry Analysts ( SIA ) as the 8th fastest-growing recruitment company in the U.S. It is also an important source of market data for The Wall Street Journal and other well-known media outlets.

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