Principal Data Architect / Strategist (m/f/d)

Meyandy LLC; Köln; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 135.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Thoughtworks in Cologne, Germany, is seeking a Principal Data Strategist to lead advisory and delivery on data strategy and governance. You will work directly with clients, building senior-level relationships and guiding multi-disciplinary teams to shape robust data architectures.

This client-facing role blends strategic vision with hands-on leadership, growing a senior team through technical depth and thought leadership.

Qualifikationen

• Extensive consulting experience delivering data strategy and solutions.
• Advisory and governance capabilities across data programs.
• Experience engaging with C-level stakeholders to drive outcomes.

Aufgaben

• Collaborate with clients to understand business ecosystems and co-create data strategies.
• Define a clear vision for becoming data-driven aligned with business strategy.
• Provide technical leadership as a data subject-matter expert.
• Lead client engagements across domains and translate problems into solutions.
• Translate business and IT needs into data strategy communicated to senior stakeholders.
• Own end-to-end viable data solutions and oversee new product development.
• Formulate data governance strategies addressing security, privacy and compliance.
• Enable capability building in data strategy and governance.
• Create differentiated assets in data strategy and governance to take to market.
• Lead through influence to raise delivery standards and market presence.

Kenntnisse

Data strategy

Data governance

Consulting

C-level engagement

Stakeholder management

Tools

Data platforms

Jobbeschreibung

Principal data strategists at Thoughtworks are experienced consultants who work with clients to create winning data solutions that meet business goals. They play a pivotal role in developing modern data architecture approaches that directly address our clients' key business objectives. Their responsibilities span in-depth reviews of current data and technology strategy, targeted data strategy, guiding clients to unlock the full potential of data, and providing high-level roadmaps.

This role entails a mix of advisory responsibilities in data strategy and governance, coupled with a solid delivery-lead role and a breadth of data and AI ecosystem expertise.

This is a client-facing, builder's leadership role. You will start with a small, senior team and grow it through technical depth, delivery excellence and thought leadership, rather than inheriting a large organisation to manage. The role is based in Germany and requires regular travel to client sites, up to approximately 50% of your time.

Job responsibilities

• You will collaborate closely with clients to understand their business ecosystem and goals, and co-create data and technology strategies aligned with their objectives.
• You will help define a clear vision for the client enterprise to become data-driven and aligned with the overall business strategy.
• You will consult on complex data programs, providing technical leadership and guidance as a data subject-matter expert.
• You will lead and interact with clients across various domains, addressing challenging problems, and collaborate with sales to turn them into viable solutions and winning proposals.
• You will act as a translator between business, data and IT, and communicate data strategy to senior client stakeholders, including C-level.
• You will own the creation of end-to-end viable data solutions, keeping in mind long-term impacts and overseeing program inceptions for new product development.
• You will be responsible for formulating data governance strategies addressing security, privacy and compliance requirements.
• You will enable capability building in data strategy and governance, growing the next generation of data strategists.
• You will create differentiated assets in data strategy and governance to take to market.
• You lead through influence rather than headcount: growing capability and raising delivery standards inside the organisation, while building our presence in the market through thought leadership, ecosystem initiatives and client-facing points of view.

Job qualifications

Technical Skills

• You have extensive experience as a consultant, with a proven track record of creating data strategy and solutions that drive business value.
• You have solid experience with data platforms and technologies, and can provide advisory and consultative guidance for clients and cross-delivery teams.
• You have experience engaging with C-level stakeholders to influence and enable the operationalization of an enterprise-wide… Principal Data Architect / Strategist (m/f/d) — thoughtworks, Cologne.