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Data & AI Strategy Leader

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 6+ years as a hands-on AI or data strategy leader, owning strategy engagements and roadmaps
  • 2+ years of consulting leadership with external clients, managing multiple workstreams and teams
  • Proven ability to engage senior stakeholders (including C-suite) and deliver a clear, compelling story behind recommendations
  • Strong technical literacy across modern cloud and data platforms, data governance, AI governance, and ML pipelines

Responsibilities

  • Lead AI data strategy engagements end-to-end: problem definition, readiness assessment, use case prioritization, and design of roadmaps
  • Own engagement delivery; manage scope and risk, maintain executive-level stakeholder relationships, and facilitate workshops
  • Bridge the gap between business needs and technology: develop recommendations and build business cases for AI/data investments
  • Provide delivery oversight for AI/data platforms; ensure execution aligns with agreed strategy and coach project team members

Key facts

  • Remote from: United States
  • Full time
  • Senior (5-10 years)
  • English

Other skills

  • Consulting
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Problem Solving
  • Leadership

About the company

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phData

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Services

phData is the leading AI and data services company. We specialize in AI and data applications, from conception to production. Our global delivery team partners with the world's top brands to execute data initiatives in artificial intelligence, data engineering, applications, analytics, and managed services for cloud platforms.

Company details

Company typeSME
IndustryArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Services
Company size501 - 1000

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Job description

Join phData, a dynamic and innovative leader in the modern data stack. We partner with major cloud data platforms like Snowflake, AWS, Azure, GCP, Fivetran, Pinecone, Glean, and dbt to deliver cutting-edge services and solutions. We're committed to helping global enterprises overcome their toughest data challenges. 

phData is a remote-first global company with employees based in the United States, Latin America, and India. We celebrate the culture of each of our team members and foster a community of technological curiosity, ownership, and trust. Even though we're growing extremely fast, we maintain a casual, exciting work environment. We hire top performers and allow you the autonomy to deliver results.

Recognized as an award-winning workplace in the US, India, and LATAM

phData is seeking an AI & Data Strategy Leader to join our Advisory team. You'll work with senior executives to shape AI and data strategy, lead cross-functional teams to deliver on it, and turn capabilities into measurable business outcomes. 

Core Responsibilities

Client Delivery & Execution

  • Lead AI & data strategy engagements end-to-end: problem definition, readiness assessment, use case prioritization, and design of roadmaps and operating models tied to revenue, customer experience, and innovation objectives
  • Own engagement delivery; manage scope and risk, maintain executive-level stakeholder relationships (including C-suite), and facilitate high-impact discovery, prioritization, and "art of the possible" workshops
  • Bridge the gap between business needs and technology: develop balanced technical, organizational, and process recommendations and build compelling narratives and rigorous business cases for AI/data investments
  • Architect future-state AI & data operating models and technology stacks with a focus on safety, scalability, TCO, and regulatory compliance
  • Provide delivery oversight for AI/data platforms; ensure execution aligns with agreed strategy; own quality of all engagement outputs and coach project team members on consulting fundamentals and business impact

Client Leadership & Account Growth

  • Serve as a trusted advisor to day-to-day client sponsors and senior stakeholders,  owning relationships, aligning on delivery roadmaps, and surfacing expansion opportunities
  • Partner with executive sponsors, data and analytics leaders, product and delivery teams, and business end users to ensure seamless execution and measurable outcomes
  • Build cross-practice relationships (Data Engineering, Analytics, AI/ML, Advisory) to design and deliver end-to-end solutions that drive customer success

Thought Leadership & Practice Development

  • Contribute to phData's AI & Data Strategy offerings: methods, frameworks, accelerators, and client-ready collateral
  • Support sales pursuits, client presentations, and thought leadership focused on AI and data strategy
  • Mentor consultants and senior consultants on strategic thinking, executive presence, and delivery quality

Required Qualifications

  • 6+ years as a hands-on AI or data strategy leader, owning strategy engagements and roadmaps
  • 2+ years of consulting leadership with external clients, managing multiple workstreams and teams
  • Proven ability to engage senior stakeholders (including C-suite) and deliver a clear, compelling story behind recommendations
  • Experience identifying and prioritizing AI/data opportunities, designing roadmaps and operating models, and building business cases tied to revenue, cost, risk, and customer experience
  • Strong technical literacy across modern cloud and data platforms, data governance, AI governance, and ML pipelines, and how these connect to business outcomes
  • Experience leading workshops (discovery, prioritization, "art of the possible"), driving change and adoption, and coaching/mentoring consultants and technical leaders
  • Track record collaborating with client stakeholders, partners, and cross-functional teams with high ownership and accountability
  • Extensive experience leading multi-engagement or multi-year AI/data strategy portfolios

phData celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our approach helps us to build a winning team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities. So, regardless of how your diversity expresses itself, you can find a home here at phData. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. If you would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at People Operations.

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