Data Strategist

We currently have a career opportunity for a Data Strategy Consultant to join our team located in Dallas or Chicago or Minneapolis! 

Job Overview:

If you have well rounded experience in multiple areas including CRM/CX and ERP domains, ecosystems comprising PLM, PIM, MDM etc., Data governance, literacy and lineage and are NOT a pureplay Techy, then we are interested in talking with you. You must exhibit high energy and enthusiasm, able to create compelling presentations with strong thought leadership / POVs. You must have prior consulting experience and pre-sales leadership experience.

Perficient is always looking for the best and brightest talent and we need you! We’re a quickly-growing, global digital consulting leader, and we’re transforming the world’s largest enterprises and biggest brands. You’ll work with the latest technologies, expand your skills, and become a part of our global community of talented, diverse, and knowledgeable colleagues.

• Strong experience developing data strategies for widely varying industries and client landscapes
• Strong experience architecting enterprise data architectures
• Expertise in at least two hyperscaler technologies – AWS, Azure, GCP – From data perspective and not infrastructure perspective
• Expertise in cloud-based data warehouse and/or lakehouse technology platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks etc.
• Strong experience in latest data trends and associated technologies including, but not limited to, Data Quality, Data Catalog, Data Lineage, Data Governance, Master Data Management
• Familiarity with Data Governance Concepts and Data Governance Organization (DGO) structures
• Expertise in building solutions from scratch as well as modernizing legacy architectures
• Ability to communicate complex solutions to technical and non-technical users at various levels – typically department directors to C-Suite
• Experience with both on-premises and cloud technologies and platforms
• Expertise architecting solutions with multiple disciplines – performance, scalability, security
• Crisp and clear communication – both verbal and written
• Ability to create strong presentations using various tools
• Knowledge of up-and-coming AI tools and technologies and industry trends

• Lead Pursuit teams with clients as a Data SME – RFP responses, Proactive proposals etc.
• Work with multiple business units with in Perficient
• Lead complex client engagement delivery, often with ambiguity and little direction
• Plan and lead workshops with client teams to understand current landscape, requirements, constraints and map to the latest technology products and platforms to come up with future architecture
• Create phased implementation roadmaps from scope and resources perspectives
• Articulate complex architectures to a variety of client teams, both technical and non-technical and build consensus among varying
• Learn new technologies and platforms quickly and keep experience relevant to clients’ needs
• Lead teams based off global locations in multiple time zones
• Represent Perficient as an authority on enterprise architecture topics at industry forums, conferences etc.
• Take ownership of developing solutions, accelerators, and data teams
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support data-informed task execution.  
• Familiarity with AI-enhanced platforms is a plus.  
• A solid understanding of AI capabilities and limitations including ethical considerations is expected
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Must be open to travel.

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