Analytics Engineering - Principal - Chicago

Teragonia•Chicago, IL

1d•$220,000 - $275,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Teragonia is seeking an experienced Principal to join their team. This role is a business leadership position focused on owning client relationships and ensuring engagement success. The Principal will lead delivery teams, serve as the primary point of ownership for getting work done, and co-create new opportunities with clients. Working closely with the Managing Director, the Principal will translate client priorities into outcomes, mobilize the internal team, and build trust to expand accounts. The ideal candidate thinks about the overall client business, prioritizes across competing demands, communicates a clear point of view to senior clients, develops people, and understands the connection between delivery, client satisfaction, and commercial growth. While technical fluency is important, client leadership, people leadership, and business judgment are weighted more heavily than hands-on technical execution. The company is particularly interested in candidates who operate with integrity, intellectual humility, and a long-term career commitment.

Requirements

Master's degree in Business Analytics, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
8-12 years of relevant experience, including a proven track record of leading client engagements and delivery teams (management consulting, professional services, value creation, or a comparable environment)
Demonstrated ability to own senior client relationships and act as the primary point of delivery ownership for all key stakeholders
Experience in managing multiple complex engagements or workstreams simultaneously, with strong prioritization across competing demands
Proven people leadership, with a track record of developing high-performing team members
Strong business acumen and the ability to understand a client's business end to end and communicate about it credibly
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and executive-presentation skills
Track record of contributing to business development and account growth
Demonstrated ability to manage engagement economics and profitability
Comfort operating in a data- and technology-driven environment, with enough fluency to guide teams and earn client trust (hands-on technical depth is a plus, not the primary requirement)

Nice To Haves

Recognized expertise in a specific industry vertical (for example healthcare, industrials, financial services, or business services)
Familiarity with private equity value creation playbooks and operating models
Demonstrated ability to grow green field services revenue other than organic revenue growth through upselling active engagements
Thought leadership presence through publications, speaking engagements, or industry recognition
Working familiarity with data and analytics concepts sufficient to lead technical delivery teams

Responsibilities

Own client relationships, serving as the trusted point of ownership clients rely on for delivery and outcomes
Partner with the Managing Director on account strategy, taking the lead on execution, internal mobilization, and identifying new growth opportunities within existing accounts, while the MD owns the most senior external commercial relationship.
Co-create new opportunities with clients by understanding their business deeply and connecting their priorities to solutions the firm can deliver
Lead executive-level presentations, read-outs, and strategic conversations with C-suite clients, communicating a clear and credible point of view
Navigate complex client situations with judgment, pushing back constructively when it serves the client and the relationship
Carry full end-to-end accountability for engagement success across 3+ concurrent engagements, from scoping through delivery
Provide the end-to-end thinking required to get work done internally and externally, removing obstacles and making the calls that keep engagements moving
Prioritize effectively across competing demands, allocating your attention and the team's effort to what matters most
Manage engagement economics and profitability across your portfolio, handling scope changes transparently and proactively
Master Service Agreement, Sales Order, and Change Order documentation, with the ability to draft comprehensive scopes of work and management engagement risk
Lead and develop teams of Engagement Managers, Associates, and Analysts, delegating effectively and coaching team members.
Provide consistent direction, timely and actionable feedback, and mentorship that builds independence and leadership in your direct reports
Participate actively in recruiting to attract top talent
Think and act like a future business unit leader, understanding how delivery, client outcomes, and commercial growth connect across the business
Work with senior leadership to shape account targets and growth strategies
Build trusted advisor relationships with sponsors, C-suite executives, and operating teams
Identify cross-selling and up-selling opportunities across the existing client base
Develop case studies with the business development group and represent the firm at relevant networking and industry events
Expand expertise in a chosen industry, functional, or business domain
Guide teams on approach and quality, drawing on enough technical fluency to make sound decisions and ask the right questions, while relying on specialists for hands-on execution
Collaborate with data engineers, software engineers, data scientists, and AI engineers to deliver integrated solutions
Stay current with industry trends and apply them to improve client outcomes
Contribute to firm strategy and operational excellence initiatives