Data Solutions Team Lead (m/w/d)

TRUSTEQ; Köln; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Teamkultur & Zusammenarbeit

Frühe Verantwortung

Job summary

TRUSTEQ Köln sucht eine leitende Fachkraft für Data Strategy, die Go-to-Market und Delivery ganzheitlich steuert. Sie entwickeln unser Angebot weiter, insbesondere in Data Governance und Data for AI, und positionieren es am Markt.

Sie übernehmen Pre-Sales-Verantwortung, beraten Kunden bei datengetriebenen Strategien, führen Projekte von A bis Z und leiten ein Team von 4–5 Mitarbeitenden. Reisen zu Kundeneinsätzen sind möglich; Deutsch und Englisch auf C1-Niveau.

Qualifications

• 6–8 Jahre Berufserfahrung im Bereich Data (Data Engineering, Data Strategy, BI/Analytics) ideal in Beratung.
• Erste Führungs- oder Teamleitungserfahrung vorhanden (disciplinar/funktional).
• Erfahrung in Pre-Sales oder Angebotserstellung/RFPs oder Wille, dies aufzubauen.
• Tiefes Verständnis moderner Datenplattformen, Datenarchitekturen und Markttrends in Data & AI.
• Kenntnisse in modernen Datenplattformen (z. B. Databricks) und Cloud-Services (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Sichere Kommunikation mit Vorständen/IT-Leitung; unternehmerisches Denken; Reisebereitschaft.
• Deutsch und Englisch mindestens C1.

Responsibilities

• Übernahme der Data-Strategy-Praxis, ganzheitliches Management von Go-to-Market und Delivery.
• Weiterentwicklung unseres Data-Angebots, Fokus auf Data Governance/AI und Marktp positioning.
• Verantwortung für Pre-Sales – Angebotserstellung, RFPs und Kundenpräsentationen.
• Beratung von Kunden zur Entwicklung von Datenstrategien und Data-for-AI-Fähigkeiten.
• End-to-End-Verantwortung für Kundenprojekte; primärer Ansprechpartner auf Managementebene.
• Führung des Teams (derzeit 4–5 Personen); Förderung Entwicklung, erste disziplinarische Führungsverantwortung.
• Mitarbeiter- und Personalentscheidungen für die Datenpraxis; externes Repräsentieren der Angebote.

Skills

Data Strategy

Data Governance

Data for AI

Pre-Sales

Team leadership

Executive communication

Databricks

AWS/Azure/GCP

Tools

Databricks

AWS

Azure

GCP

Data Lakes

Lakehouse

Job description

YOUR TASKS

• You take ownership of the Data Strategy practice and manage go-to-market and delivery holistically.
• You further develop our data offerings, with a particular focus on Data Governance and Data for AI, and position them in the market.
• You take on pre-sales responsibility, from proposal writing and RFPs to client presentations.
• You advise clients on developing data strategies and building Data-for-AI capabilities (e.g. agentic AI use cases based on modern data platforms).
• You are responsible for client projects end-to-end and serve as the primary point of contact at management level.
• You lead your team (currently 4-5 people) in day-to-day operations, support their professional and personal development, and take on your first disciplinary leadership responsibilities.
• You contribute to staffing and recruiting decisions for the data practice.
• You represent our offering externally - in your network, at events, and in publications.

YOUR PROFIL

• You have relevant professional experience (6-8 years) in the field of data (Data Engineering, Data Strategy, BI/Analytics), ideally in a consulting environment.
• You have initial experience leading or managing teams or practices (both disciplinary and functional).
• You have initial experience in pre-sales or in preparing proposals/RFPs, or you are keen to build on this.
• You have a deep understanding of modern data platforms, data architectures (data lakes, lakehouses, data warehouses), and market trends in the data and AI space.
• You have experience with modern data platforms (e.g. Databricks) and/or cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• You communicate confidently with executive boards, managing directors, and IT leadership, and you can structure complex topics clearly.
• You think entrepreneurially and are interested in taking on responsibility for organizational development beyond client projects.
• You are willing to travel to successfully support projects on-site with our clients.
• You have excellent German and English skills (at least C1 in both languages).

YOUR BENEFITS

• Supportive Team Culture: Team cohesion is important to us - we support one another and foster a healthy office culture. Our event team organizaes regular after-work events to encourage exchange and connection beyond the workplace.
• Early Ownership & Responsibility: From day one, you will take on exciting tasks with real responsibility - whether on your project or by contributing to internal initiatives. You help shape the way we work.
• Clear Career Development Paths: You will find an environment that supports, challenges, and advances your professional growth. We offer clearly defined career paths and a transparent competency framework for every level.
• Creative Work Environment: We give you the freedom and time to develop creative solutions and provide the best, most modern hardware to support you (Apple or Windows).
• Employee Benefits: Flexible working models, a BahnCard, JobRad, Spendit card, Wellpass, and a company pension scheme contribute to your well-being. In addition, you'll enjoy the best coffee from our new espresso machine and a fully stocked soft drinks fridge in the office.
• Attractive Vacation Policy: You benefit from 30 days of paid vacation per year and the flexibility to work from home.