AI Manager – Data Projects

Propelling Tech; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Propelling Tech in Barcelona is seeking a Manager Consultant to lead data and AI engagements from discovery to adoption. You will work with client executives to define business problems, shape solutions with your engineering team, and ensure delivery, scope, quality and stakeholder alignment.

You will coach consultants, own the engagement, and be trusted to translate strategy into roadmaps and investment cases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, CS, Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years in consulting or delivery with 2+ years leading data/analytics projects.
• Proven data projects delivery in complex enterprises, cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Strong data architecture understanding and ability to guide engineering teams.
• Experience managing budgets, timelines, risks, and multi-stakeholder expectations.
• Excellent executive communication to sponsors and teams.
• Fluency in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end data and AI engagements from discovery to adoption.
• Define success metrics with clients and report on business outcomes.
• Manage engagement scope, budget, risks, and dependencies.
• Coach consultants and engineers, building high-performing teams.
• Translate business strategy into clear roadmaps and investment cases.
• Drive adoption and change management for production use.

Skills

Executive comms

Client mgmt

Data AI projects

Team coaching

Budget planning

English & Spanish

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Manager Consultant – Data Projects

Lead the business. Deliver the change.

At Propelling Tech we don't start with technology. We start with how our clients' businesses really work, then lead the teams that design and build the data, AI and agentic solutions that change it. As a Manager Consultant you will own client relationships and engagement delivery, bridging executive sponsors and technical teams, and you will be accountable for solutions reaching production with measurable results.

About Propelling Tech

Propelling Tech is an AI, data and consulting firm serving enterprise clients across the US, Europe and the Middle East. We combine deep business understanding with hands‑on engineering, using our own accelerators, frameworks and AI‑powered tools to deliver value faster than traditional consulting.

We work on high‑impact problems for some of the world's leading companies, and we measure success by the outcomes our clients see, not by the slides we deliver. Our teams are based in hybrid offices in L'Illa (Barcelona) and Madrid.

The role

You will lead data and AI engagements from discovery to adoption. You will work with client executives to define the business problem, shape the solution with your engineering team, and keep delivery, scope, quality and stakeholder alignment on track. You will coach consultants and engineers, and you will be the person clients trust to turn a complex transformation into a measurable result.

You will not delegate accountability for outcomes. You own the engagement, the relationship and the business impact.

Engagement leadership

• Lead end-to-end data and AI projects, from scoping and discovery through delivery, go-live and value tracking.
• Own project plans, budgets, risks, dependencies and quality across one or more concurrent engagements.
• Define success metrics with the client upfront and report progress against business outcomes, not just milestones.

Client relationships and business engineering

• Build trusted relationships with client executives and business stakeholders, and act as their advisor on priorities and trade‑offs.
• Lead discovery sessions, map processes and data landscapes, and identify where data and AI can create measurable impact.
• Translate business strategy into clear solution roadmaps and investment cases that executives can approve.

Team and delivery management

• Lead, mentor and develop consultants and engineers, setting clear expectations and building high‑performing teams.
• Work with the technical leads to ensure architectures, data models and AI solutions are sound, scalable and production‑ready.
• Drive adoption, change management and handover so solutions are used daily by the business.

Commercial and practice contribution

• Support scoping, estimation and proposal development for new opportunities.
• Identify expansion opportunities within existing accounts and contribute to reusable assets and accelerators.
• Share what works across the team and help shape how Propelling Tech delivers.

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in consulting, delivery or technology roles, including at least 2 years leading data and/or analytics projects.
• Proven track record delivering data projects (e.g., data platforms, pipelines, analytics, reporting, or AI‑enabled solutions) in complex enterprise environments, ideally in cloud (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Solid understanding of data architecture concepts, such as data models, pipelines and data quality, with enough technical fluency to challenge and guide engineering teams.
• Experience managing budgets, timelines, risks and multi‑stakeholder expectations.
• Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to lead conversations with C‑level sponsors and technical teams alike.
• Experience leading, coaching or developing team members.
• Fluency in English and Spanish.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or MBA in a related field.
• Hands‑on experience with automation or AI workflow tools such as n8n, or a working understanding of AI agents and agentic workflows.
• Prior experience in a consulting firm or client‑facing advisory role.
• Domain exposure to insurance, pharma, life sciences or healthcare supply chain.
• Familiarity with data governance, MDM or data catalog platforms.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum or cloud/data certifications.

Why Propelling Tech, and why now

The AI landscape changes every month, and so do we. You will work on high‑impact problems for top global companies, lead a team that moves fast, and shape how a consulting practice built on engineering delivers value.

• Autonomy: you own your engagements and decide how to get to the outcome, backed by accelerators and a strong team.
• Growth: a clear path from delivery management to practice and leadership roles.
• Impact: every engagement is measured by the business outcome it creates.
• Culture: a team that learns in public, shares what works and moves fast.

What success looks like

Within your first six months you will have taken ownership of a client engagement, led it to a measurable business result, and built trust with the client's executive sponsors. Over time you will lead multiple engagements, develop your team, and influence how Propelling Tech scopes, delivers and grows its client portfolio.

Logistics

• Location: Hybrid, with offices in Barcelona (L'Illa)
• Languages: Spanish & English, Catalan preferred