Senior Data Consultant - AI Readiness

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business by combining cloud infrastructure, automation, analytics, and software delivery to support digital transformation. The Senior Data Consultant leads complex data, analytics, AI, and cloud transformation engagements, manages client relationships and delivery teams, and contributes to business development, mentoring, and data practice growth.

Responsibilities

Lead one or more client engagements or multiple workstreams, ensuring successful delivery aligned to scope, schedule, budget, quality, and business objectives

Lead project teams by establishing clear priorities, deliverables, accountability, and execution plans

Facilitate strategy, roadmap, planning, solution design, and executive decision-making workshops

Apply structured thinking and consultative problem solving to analyze business challenges, develop recommendations, and guide client decisions

Translate business requirements into practical, scalable, and value-driven technical solutions

Manage project scope, financials, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery quality throughout the engagement

Communicate status, risks, recommendations, and executive updates with transparency and professionalism

Review and approve client deliverables to ensure quality and alignment with AHEAD standards

Participate in discovery sessions, opportunity qualification, solution development, proposal creation, and client presentations

Identify opportunities to expand existing client engagements and support account growth

Build trusted advisor relationships with business, technology, and executive stakeholders

Collaborate with account teams and practice leadership to shape strategic opportunities

Contribute to consulting methodologies, delivery frameworks, reusable assets, and best practices

Maintain expertise in modern data, AI, cloud, governance, analytics, and emerging technologies

Mentor and coach team members through regular feedback and professional development

Support recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement initiatives

Preferred

Master's degree or MBA

Professional certifications in cloud platforms, AI, data management, Agile, project management, or enterprise architecture

Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or similar technologies

Experience leading enterprise data strategy, modernization, governance, analytics, AI, or digital transformation initiatives

Master's Degree

MBA

Cloud Certifications

AI Certifications

Data Management Certification

Agile Certification

Project Management Certification

Enterprise Architecture Certification

Snowflake

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Microsoft Azure

Amazon Web Services

Google Cloud Platform

Enterprise Data Strategy

Data Modernization

Data Analytics

Artificial Intelligence

Benefits

Remote work arrangement

Cross-department training and development

Sponsored certifications and credentials for continued learning

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid company holidays

Paid time off

Paid parental and caregiver leave

Company

Enterprise digital platform engineering and IT modernization services.

Chicago, Illinois, USA

https://www.ahead.com/

Founded in 2007

1001-5000 employees

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related technical discipline

Typically 8–10+ years of experience delivering enterprise data, analytics, AI, cloud, or digital transformation initiatives

Minimum five years of consulting or professional services experience leading complex client engagements

Experience leading project teams, multiple workstreams, or enterprise initiatives with minimal oversight

Experience delivering modern data platform solutions, including data engineering, cloud platforms, governance, analytics, AI, or enterprise architecture

Experience managing project scope, financials, delivery governance, stakeholder communications, and executive presentations

Strong leadership, consulting, communication, facilitation, analytical, and relationship management skills

Demonstrated ownership, business acumen, executive presence, and the ability to mentor and develop others

Master's degree or MBA

Professional certifications in cloud platforms, AI, data management, Agile, project management, or enterprise architecture

Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or similar technologies

Experience leading enterprise data strategy, modernization, governance, analytics, AI, or digital transformation initiatives

Typically 8–10+ years of experience delivering enterprise data, analytics, AI, cloud, or digital transformation initiatives.

Minimum five years of consulting or professional services experience leading complex client engagements.

Required skills

Data Engineering, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Data Governance, Enterprise Architecture, Digital Transformation, Consulting, Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric

Preferred skills

Master's degree or MBA

Experience

8+ years