Principal Data Consultant – AI Readiness

🔥 14 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $220k - $260k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

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AHEAD

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1001 - 5000 employees

💼 Consulting

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🏢 Enterprise

💰 $5.7M Venture Round - AHEAD on 2024-05

Consulting • Artificial Intelligence • Enterprise

AHEAD is a technology consulting and systems-integration firm that accelerates digital transformation by engineering integrated solutions across infrastructure, applications, data, and security. The company specializes in AI transformation and AI-enabled infrastructure, data platform and platform/workload modernization, secure and resilient architectures, operational excellence, and managed services including IT lifecycle and procurement (AHEAD Hatch) and hardware integration (AHEAD Foundry). AHEAD delivers end-to-end services from strategy and financial consulting to build and run operations, partners with major cloud and infrastructure vendors (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Cisco, Dell, VMware, NVIDIA, ServiceNow, Palo Alto Networks, Rubrik, etc. ), and serves enterprise clients across industries such as healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, retail, and public sector.

📋 Description

• Own the success of complex engagements, including delivery quality, client satisfaction, financial performance, business outcomes, and strategic account growth • Serve as the primary Engagement Lead and executive advisor throughout the engagement lifecycle • Define engagement strategy, governance, communication cadence, success measures, and executive reporting • Lead executive steering committees, governance meetings, roadmap workshops, and strategic planning sessions • Partner with Project Managers, Solution Architects, and Technical Leads to align execution with client objectives • Provide strategic direction across workstreams and maintain alignment with business priorities, contractual commitments, and long-term client goals • Proactively manage executive risks, organizational change, stakeholder alignment, staffing challenges, and delivery issues • Ensure engagements meet AHEAD quality standards, delivery methodologies, financial objectives, and governance expectations • Provide executive-level recommendations supporting informed decisions and measurable business results • Build trusted advisor relationships with executive business and technology leaders • Identify opportunities to expand client engagements and lead discovery workshops, strategy sessions, solution development, proposal strategy, estimation, pricing discussions, and executive presentations • Evolve consulting methodologies, engagement frameworks, governance standards, reusable intellectual property, and delivery best practices • Drive continuous improvement across the Data Practice • Mentor and coach consultants and emerging Engagement Leads • Support recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, succession planning, leadership development, and career growth • Promote collaboration across consulting, delivery, architecture, engineering, project management, sales, and client success teams • Maintain expertise in emerging technologies, industry trends, business transformation strategies, and modern data platforms • On smaller engagements, may act as Project Manager while primarily providing strategic engagement leadership

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, Business, or a related field • Typically 12–15+ years of progressively responsible experience leading enterprise data, analytics, AI, cloud, or digital transformation initiatives • Minimum seven years of consulting or professional services experience leading complex enterprise engagements • Demonstrated success as an Engagement Lead, Program Lead, or senior consulting leader for large, cross-functional transformation initiatives • Proven experience managing executive client relationships, engagement financials, delivery governance, organizational change, and strategic account growth • Experience leading executive workshops, steering committees, governance forums, and strategic planning sessions • Strong understanding of enterprise data platforms, analytics, AI, cloud technologies, governance, and modern architecture principles • Executive leadership and ability to influence senior business and technology stakeholders • Exceptional consulting skills, structured thinking, consultative problem solving, strategic planning, and executive communication • Strong business acumen aligning technology investments to measurable business outcomes • Ability to lead multiple teams while maintaining accountability for engagement success • Relationship management, facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and executive presentation skills • Financial management skills including forecasting, margin management, budget oversight, and commercial decision-making • Ability to develop leaders, build high-performing teams, and foster accountability and continuous improvement • Executive presence, sound judgment, professionalism, and ability to lead through influence • Preferred: Master’s degree or MBA • Preferred: Professional certifications in cloud platforms, enterprise architecture, project management, Agile, AI, or data management • Preferred: Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Azure, AWS, GCP, or similar enterprise technologies • Preferred: Experience leading enterprise modernization, operating model transformation, data strategy, governance, AI adoption, or large-scale digital transformation programs • Preferred: Experience developing consulting offerings, strategic partnerships, or practice growth initiatives

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance • 401(k) • Paid company holidays • Paid time off • Paid parental and caregiver leave • Cross-department training and development • Sponsored certifications and credentials for continued learning • Diversity, belonging, and employee resource groups including Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD • AI application and interview review opt-out without penalty