Head of Consulting (Data Engineering & AI)

At DATAPAO, data ignites passion, community fuels collaboration, and growth knows no bounds. We are a leading Data Engineering and Data Science consulting company, recognized for our innovation and rapid growth. We have been named Databricks EMEA Emerging Business Partner of the Year and have achieved a second consecutive appearance on the Financial Times FT1000 list.

We are now looking for a Head of Consulting (Data Engineering & AI) to help us further expand our world-class data engineering and AI delivery teams.  

Organizational Context

As the Head of Consulting, you will report directly to our CEO. You will oversee the whole Consulting Business Unit consisting of three distinctive areas: Data Engineering, AI, and Delivery Excellence (~25 people, to grow to ~40 in 2025). 

In this role, you will head our technical delivery efforts and shape our mission from the driver's seat. 

You will initially join as a stand-alone individual contributor reporting to the CEO. Within the first few months, you will progressively take over the delivery teams’ management. Once fully onboarded, which we estimate to be close to six months, you’ll join DATAPAO’s Leadership Team as Head of Consulting.  

DATAPAO's Consulting Business

Our Consulting arm is an innovation powerhouse, driving 70%+ of our annual revenue. We provide world-class, end-to-end Cloud, Data Engineering, and Data Science solutions, helping our customers navigate the complexities of modern data solutions.   We support our customers at every stage of their data journey, from initial assessments of existing systems to strategic advisory and execution of their data roadmap. We specialize in transitioning customers from legacy data platforms to modern cloud-based platforms to unlock value-generating opportunities for them.   Our Consulting Team Mantras:

• Customer Obsession: Our operations are built upon a customer-first philosophy, making us a distinguished partner in the consulting arena. This focus is not just our differentiator—it’s our commitment.

• Engineering & Consulting Excellence: Solid engineering principles and exceptional consulting skills are the core of our community. We seek excellence in everything we do, and we're firm believers that only by combining the two we can build a world-class consultancy.

 

How will you make an impact?

This is our most critical role in 2025. Hence, your impact and responsibilities will span across multiple dimensions:

Delivery

• Scale and empower the data engineering, AI, and delivery excellence teams to achieve efficient delivery as per our yearly growth plan. 

Leadership & Culture

• Lead multiple teams with diverse backgrounds (Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Project Managers) and possibly more in the future.
• Scale and support leaders of the above-mentioned teams in strategic, business, and operational topics.
• Build a high-performing team culture grounded on the pillars of high-quality tech delivery and exceptional consulting skills. In doing so, you'll often need to lead by example, motivate and inspire people, and lead through others.

Operational Excellence

• Ensure the quality of our delivery across our customer engagements.
• Work with the Delivery Excellence Team to improve operational excellence through process development and optimization. You’ll also build and maintain the reporting system on our delivery performance and financial metrics.
• Establish and drive initiatives or programs intended to improve the team's consulting skills or further scale our business relationships.
• Own the P&L of the Consulting organization.

Client Relationships

• Collaborate with the Sales Team to foster client relationships and support our business development efforts (e.g., pre-sales support). 
• Handle customer escalations (in collaboration with our PMs and Delivery Manager) and support conflict resolution.

Cross-functional Collaboration