Data Strategist

Perficient•Dallas, TX

1d•$92,118 - $202,730

About The Position

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.

Requirements

prior consulting experience
pre-sales leadership experience
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
Must be open to travel.

Responsibilities

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