Data Platform & Analytics Capability Lead (Canada)

Avanade Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Avanade Inc. Canada is seeking a Data Platform & Analytics Capability Lead to build and scale a new enterprise data and analytics capability.

You will qualify opportunities, tailor the capability to client needs, and partner with technical leaders on architecture and estimates. You will lead market activation, develop internal partnerships and a strong seller network, and translate complex data challenges into practical roadmaps for executives and delivery teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in consulting, architecture, or capability development across data, analytics, cloud services.
• Strong client advisory skills; connect technical investments to business outcomes.
• Experience in business development, pre-sales, solution shaping, or proposal development.
• Broad knowledge of enterprise data architecture, engineering, analytics, governance, and cloud platforms; familiarity with Azure, Fabric and Databricks.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Operationalize capability strategy and scale market adoption.
• Build internal partner network to create demand and alignment.
• Lead opportunity qualification and define scope, delivery approach, and commercial proposition.
• Engage senior client stakeholders to translate business priorities into data solutions and roadmaps.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear business terms for executives and teams.
• Maintain alignment of client expectations and delivery commitments.

Skills

Consulting experience

Business development

Pre-sales experience

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Cloud platforms

Azure knowledge

Databricks knowledge

Data governance

Enterprise data architecture

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

This position is open to candidates located anywhere in Canada where there is an Avanade presence including - Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary or Vancouver

The Data Platform & Analytics Capability Lead will build, position, sell, and scale a new enterprise data and analytics capability. This role is accountable for evolving the service in response to market demand, building a network of sellers and internal partners, and ensuring sustained relevance, scalability, and commercial viability.

The successful candidate will combine demonstrated business and consulting skills with relevant experience working with technical solutions and teams. They should be able to qualify opportunities, tailor the capability to client needs, and identify key effort drivers while partnering with technical leaders on detailed architecture and estimates. Familiarity with modern data platforms, including Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, and Databricks is important, but this is not a hands-on technical role.

Key Responsibilities

• Operationalize capability's strategy, activating the market, and establishing the priorities, partnerships, and execution discipline needed to scale
• Build a network of internal partners to create awareness, alignment, and sustained demand. Use seller, client, and delivery feedback to refine the capability over time
• Lead opportunity qualification by translating client needs into the right service configuration, scope, delivery approach, and commercial proposition. Partner with technical architects to validate architecture, estimates, assumptions, and feasibility
• Engage senior client stakeholders to understand business priorities and translate complex data challenges into practical solutions and roadmaps
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear business terms for executives, sellers, architects, and engineering teams
• Maintain continuity from opportunity shaping through delivery, keeping client expectations, contractual commitments, and capability standards aligned

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• Experience in consulting, technical architecture, or capability development across enterprise data, analytics, cloud, or related technology services

• Strong client advisory skills and the ability to connect technical investments to business outcomes for business and technology leaders

• Experience in business development, pre-sales, opportunity qualification, solution shaping, or proposal development

• Broad knowledge of enterprise data architecture, engineering, analytics, governance, and cloud platforms. Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, and Databricks, with enough depth to discuss solution options, tradeoffs, delivery implications, and effort drivers with clients and technical teams

• Strong executive communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to navigate ambiguity, take initiative, and turn emerging ideas and client demand into repeatable business opportunities

We anticipate this job posting will be posted on10/21/2026 and open for at least 21 days.

Compensation at Avanade varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Avanade provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position.

The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role.

It does not represent a maximum limit - in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.

See more information on our benefits here: Canada Employee Benefits | Avanade

Role Location:

British Columbia/Ontario 140,000 - 165,000 CAD

At Avanade, we are committed to ensure our people feel appreciated and empowered to succeed both personally and professionally.

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