Global Data & Analytics Strategist

Key Skills

Cloud computing, Data Analytics, Data Architecture, Data Analysis

Job Description

Who You’ll Work With

Slalom Emerge is a team of trailblazers helping ensure we achieve our strategic goals of investing for the future and pursuing innovation as a competitive advantage. We empower our local markets by identifying emerging capabilities, building multi-disciplinary teams, and providing access to niche and hyper-specialized expertise.

Our Data & Analytics team is seeking an experienced data leader with deep hands-on experience in delivering digital transformation projects. The Data Strategist will consult and peer with other leaders within Slalom’s customers as a part of strategic digital and cloud transformations that Slalom is delivering or will potentially deliver. They may also identify and develop opportunities within Slalom clients they work with and be accountable for Data & Analytic related engagements within those clients.

You’ll work closely with our customers to understand their questions and needs, and then dig into their data-rich environment to find the pieces of their information puzzle. You’ll assess business problems, define business and technical requirements, build operating models, use data-driven decision-making, and use the right combination of tools and frameworks to help clients make informed decisions. You’ll provide your customer with a deep understanding of their data, what it all means, and how they can use it.

When not serving directly in client-facing engagements, this person will manage or participate in activities to expand Slalom’s brand and elevate the strategic thinking and thought leadership of its professionals, such as author whitepapers, facilitate education sessions, IP and Knowledge management, and/or speak at conferences to increase awareness of Slalom.

What You’ll Do

• Design and launch data strategies for Slalom’s clients with clear strategic direction and the infrastructure to support and manage the program
•  Participates in planning, needs and risk assessment; consults with the customer on how to best support their data use through the effective use of technology
• Develops the strategy for the organization's data architecture including the Cloud Data Architecture and Reporting/Analytical/ML/AI capabilities and tools
• Analyze business problems, define technical requirements, build operating models, use data-driven decision-making, and use the right combination of tools and frameworks to turn disparate data points into definitive answers
• Through deep and thoughtful data analysis, business acumen, and collaboration with stakeholders across the business, you’ll serve as a strong partner for driving important business outcomes
• 30-40% travel, as needed

What You'll Bring

• 7-10 years' work-related experience successfully summarizing complex datasets and data related products to drive strategic outcomes
• Proven leader with the confidence to bring new ideas and solutions to the team
• Experience identifying areas where data can be used to improve business activities and making recommendations for standardization and proper data usage based on data analysis
• Experience developing approaches and frameworks for broad data strategy initiatives, including modern data architecture, data governance, data visualization, advanced analytics, etc.
• Experience engaging with senior leadership teams or counterparts to modernize technology platforms and build a digital culture, especially on Cloud platforms; has led at least one cloud transformation program that sets the direction for a cultural shift in a technology organization
• Has general knowledge of strengths and weaknesses of the Data and Analytics platforms and technologies and mastery in at least one practice- Data Architecture, Data Governance/Management, and/or Visual Insights/Advanced Analytics