Data, Analytics & Insights – Executive Advisor
About The Position
GHD is seeking a Data, Analytics & Insights – Executive Advisor to shape, win, and lead major client engagements, develop repeatable offerings, and build high-performing teams aligned to client demand and GHD’s engineering strengths. The position focuses on data strategy, data management, and information-driven transformation, helping clients unlock value from data across complex infrastructure environments. The role supports data-led solutions across infrastructure sectors and combines infrastructure and data advisory in a global corporate environment with a start-up mindset, autonomy, and agile decision-making. The Executive Advisor leads work winning and executive-level delivery across Data, Analytics & Insights engagements, particularly defining data strategies and establishing strong data management practices. The role acts as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, shapes data-driven transformation programs, builds repeatable offerings aligned to core engineering services, and establishes the commercial and delivery rhythm for sustainable growth. Preferred offices are San Francisco, Irvine, San Jose, or Phoenix. The hybrid work model requires office attendance three days per week. The role includes client and stakeholder leadership; market development and offer leadership; executive technical oversight of engagements spanning data strategy, architecture, and management frameworks; and building the organization’s data advisory capability. Core areas include data strategy and operating models, data management and governance, data foundations, data integration, and decision intelligence, including BI, self-serve analytics, machine learning, AI, and generative AI. The listed salary ranges are $187,103–$311,838 in San Francisco, $165,514–$275,856 in Irvine, and $158,318–$263,863 in San Diego. Base salary is determined by skills, experience, qualifications, and work location. GHD describes itself as an employee-owned global professional services company with over 11,000 people and more than 200 offices across five continents. It is an equal opportunity employer.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in data strategy and enterprise data management.
- Strong track record in data-driven transformation, including governance, architecture, and analytics.
- Experience building and leading high-performing teams.
- Proven ability to engage executive stakeholders and convert relationships into work.
- Ability to communicate complex data and technical concepts clearly at senior levels.
- Ability to oversee high-quality deliverables, including reports, dashboards, and strategic roadmaps.
- Commercially minded, pragmatic, and outcomes-focused.
- Strong advocacy for data-led decision-making and governance discipline.
- Collaborative and inclusive leadership style.
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and shaping emerging opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Position GHD as a trusted advisor for data strategy, data governance, and digital transformation in infrastructure.
- Lead discussions about how data is structured, governed, and leveraged to improve outcomes.
- Translate complex data, technical, and commercial concepts into clear executive decisions.
- Shape opportunities in data strategy, data management, and analytics transformation across priority sectors.
- Develop and scale offerings spanning data governance, architecture, and information management.
- Align market demand with GHD’s engineering and advisory capabilities.
- Lead large-scale engagements covering data strategy, data architecture, and data management frameworks.
- Define end-to-end solutions, from data foundations and integration through analytics and AI.
- Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, governed, and aligned with client operating models.
- Build and scale teams specializing in data strategy, governance, and enterprise data management.
- Mentor teams on data lifecycle, quality, and controls best practices.
- Strengthen GHD’s data-led advisory capability.
- Oversee high-quality deliverables, including reports, dashboards, and strategic roadmaps.
Benefits
- Hybrid work model with in-office collaboration and flexibility.
- Career development support, including technology and training.
- Control over career development and support to explore diverse projects.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
