Senior AI & Data Transformation Lead

Propelling Tech; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Propelling Tech is seeking a Manager Consultant for Data Projects in Madrid. You will lead data and AI engagements from discovery to adoption, working with client executives to define problems, shape solutions with engineering teams, and ensure delivery with measurable business impact.

You will own the engagement, manage budgets and risks, and coach consultants and engineers while maintaining strong executive sponsor relationships across cloud platforms and data landscapes.

Qualifications

• 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/analytics projects.
• Proven track record delivering data projects (data platforms, pipelines, analytics, reporting, or AI-enabled solutions) in complex enterprise environments, ideally in cloud (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to lead conversations with C-level sponsors and technical teams alike.
• Fluency in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Support scoping, estimation and proposal development for new opportunities.
• Identify expansion opportunities within existing accounts and contribute to reusable assets and accelerators.

Skills

Executive communication

Team leadership

Data & AI delivery

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, CS, Engineering, IS or related

Master’s degree or MBA

Tools

AWS/Azure/GCP

n8n automation

Job description

Propelling Tech is seeking a Manager Consultant for Data Projects in Madrid. You will lead data and AI engagements from discovery to adoption, working with client executives to define problems, shape solutions with engineering teams, and ensure delivery with measurable business impact.

You will own the engagement, manage budgets and risks, and coach consultants and engineers while maintaining strong executive sponsor relationships across cloud platforms and data landscapes.