Principal Consultant

DAS42

12d•Remote

About The Position

The Principal Consultant (PC) will lead the strategic direction of client engagements, including analysis, architecture, design, and development of best practices for AI enabled cloud data solutions. DAS42 Principal Consultants have deep experience in technical design and architecting client solutions, focusing on outcomes for their business. PCs become the trusted advisors and partners to our clients. They drive revenue for DAS42 and help our clients achieve their business goals through effective relationships, project satisfaction, and representing our point-of-view in the market. Principal Consultants are key members of our consulting leadership team mentoring technical managers and supporting the development of our consulting organization. This position reports to the Head of Consulting and Delivery Services.

Requirements

A passion for technology and for helping companies solve business problems with data and technology
8+ years in the data engineering and analytics field
Experience in a client-facing experience in a consulting or services environment
Proven ability to solve client pain points using data, advanced analytics and Agentic AI platforms
Deep experience managing several teams and leading multiple complex projects simultaneously
Proven ability to build trusted client relationships with business and technical stakeholders
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Experience with, and/or experience managing technical teams who use data analytics programming languages such as SQL, Python.
Experience with, and/or experience managing technical teams who use BI platforms such as Sigma, Looker, Tableau, or PowerBI
Experience with data pipeline and cloud warehousing tools such as Apache Airflow and Snowflake
BA/BS degree required, ideally in a quantitatively oriented degree (e.g. Computer Science, Math, Statistics, Economics).

Nice To Haves

Experience with Generative and Agentic AI tools and platforms preferable and a plus
Advanced degree a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead the strategic direction of up to four projects concurrently, possibly growing to up to six via Agentic AI implementations
Responsible for designing solutions and best practices to solve client pain points using a data-driven business strategy and best in class AI and advanced analytics technology toolset
Partner deeply with clients throughout the project lifecycle to understand clients’ business objectives and how DAS42 can deliver against them with our capabilities and technology partners
Build a vision for each client and project to provide them with a clear roadmap to build a data driven culture and mature AI enabled analytics capabilities
Articulate the value that DAS42 brings to our clients
Collaborate with the Sales Team to identify opportunities to expand engagements based on client needs and feedback
Serve as the escalation point for client technical issues and requests
Drive alignment with partner account teams (such as Snowflake and Sigma) to ensure our joint customers’ success
Understand client’s industry and related news, trends, pain points and challenges, to ensure our strategic guidance and solution are based not only in domain expertise but industry expertise and perspective
Guide technical Team Leads on projects, who are responsible for leading the technical execution and management of individual contributors
Ensure delivery excellence in partnership with our Project Management and account management teams
Manage and mentor 2-4 Team Leads
Provide performance feedback, reviews, and coaching
Support development and training of team members
Help build and lead a world-class technical delivery team focused on advanced analytics and data engineering - supported and accelerated via Agentic AI platforms
Institutionalize DAS42 best practices, based on project experiences, to create agentic AI delivery processes and effective training materials.
Be an industry thought leader utilizing blog posts, articles, speaking opportunities, and others that help expand the brand and expertise of DAS42