Lead Data Strategist

CapTech Consulting • Reston, VA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The role brings in-depth technical, functional, and industry expertise to amplify business development, account management, and thought leadership within CapTech. They will support and participate in solution delivery, and they are the primary interface with the client’s technology and business leaders, providing technical and project leadership. They also are a servant leader to our clients and consultants, providing management consulting on data and analytics, as well as career assistance and mentorship. Leveraging industry and technical expertise to collaborate with client stakeholders to turn vague concepts into actionable insights, and to maximize the value of client data across the organization. Interpreting and delivering impactful strategic plans improving data integration, data quality, and data delivery in support of business initiatives and roadmaps. Assessing and advocating data management technologies and practices, eliminating gaps between the current state and targeted future state. Formulating and articulating architectural trade-offs across solution options before recommending a solution, ensuring client technical requirements are met. Motivating and developing team members through coaching, teaching, empowering, and influencing technical and consulting skills. Partnering with portfolio team to demonstrate technical capabilities, envision valuable solutions, estimate proposed work plans, and recommend team composition talent to support delivery. Working in a fast-paced environment, simultaneously supporting internal CapTech initiatives and leading client engagements.

Requirements

• 14+ years of leading large technical teams and projects.
• 10+ years of experience implementing a wide variety of on-premises and cloud data management platforms and technologies.
• Proven track record of assessing traditional and modern data architectures based on business needs in a consultative approach.
• Experience with the modern data stack/platform technologies, products, and approaches.
• Delivery experience on multiple cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Deep background with integrations and transformations of numerous types of data sources, and the solution delivery of real-time data distribution (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, Flink), NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB, Firebase), and warehousing platforms.
• History of conducting/implementing strategic data assessments, data governance frameworks, and data quality measurements.
• 5+ years of scoping technical engagements within consulting services.

Responsibilities

• Support and participate in solution delivery.
• Serve as the primary interface with the client’s technology and business leaders, providing technical and project leadership.
• Provide management consulting on data and analytics, as well as career assistance and mentorship.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders to turn vague concepts into actionable insights and maximize the value of client data.
• Deliver impactful strategic plans improving data integration, data quality, and data delivery.
• Assess and advocate data management technologies and practices.
• Formulate and articulate architectural trade-offs across solution options.
• Motivate and develop team members through coaching, teaching, empowering, and influencing technical and consulting skills.
• Partner with the portfolio team to demonstrate technical capabilities, envision valuable solutions, estimate proposed work plans, and recommend team composition talent.
• Support internal CapTech initiatives and lead client engagements.

Benefits

• Generous PTO
• Health coverage
• Disability insurance
• Paid family leave
• Learning & Development Programs offering certification and tuition support, digital on-demand learning courses, mentorship, and skill development paths
• Modern Health – A mental health and well-being platform
• Carrot Fertility – Inclusive fertility and family-forming coverage
• Fringe – A company paid stipend program for personalized lifestyle benefits
• Employee Resource Groups
• Philanthropic Partnerships
• 401(k) Matching with no vesting period

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed