Director Data & Analytics

PwC India; Kolkata District, Pune District; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC India seeks a Director of Data & Analytics to lead global client engagements, shape data strategy, and oversee cloud, AI, and analytics transformations. You will manage executive stakeholders, drive delivery governance, and contribute to practice development.

The role requires 15+ years in data & analytics consulting, leadership of large programs, and strong commercial acumen with client management excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading data & analytics consulting engagements.
• Ability to architect modern data platforms and lead large transformation programs.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead client engagements and C-level relationships.
• Drive data strategy, operating model, and analytics roadmap initiatives.
• Architect modern data platforms using Snowflake, Databricks, Fabric, etc.
• Oversee data engineering, governance, MDM, BI, AI/GenAI, and analytics programs.
• Manage large, cross-functional delivery teams and transformation portfolios.
• Support sales, solutioning, proposals, and account growth.
• Mentor senior talent and contribute to capability building and thought leadership.

Skills

Data strategy

Architecture

Data warehousing

Cloud data platforms

Data governance

AI/GenAI

Stakeholder management

Presales & practice development

SQL

Python

Power BI

Tableau

DBT

Snowflake

Databricks

Fabric

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Fabric

SQL

Python

Power BI

Tableau

DBT

Job description

Director Data & Analytics

Location: Kolkata or Pune | Experience: 15+ Years

Role Summary

Lead Data & Analytics consulting engagements, drive business growth, shape data strategy, and oversee large-scale cloud, AI, and analytics transformation programs for global clients. Responsible for executive stakeholder management, solution leadership, delivery governance, and practice development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead client engagements and C-level relationships.
• Drive data strategy, operating model, and analytics roadmap initiatives.
• Architect modern data platforms using modern tools and technologies such as Snowflake, Databricks, Fabric etc
• Oversee Data Engineering, Data Governance, MDM, BI, AI/GenAI, and Advanced Analytics programs.
• Manage large, cross-functional delivery teams and transformation portfolios.
• Support sales, solutioning, proposals, and account growth.
• Mentor senior talent and contribute to capability building and thought leadership.

Required Skills

• Data Strategy & Architecture
• Data Warehousing & Data Modeling
• Cloud Data Platforms
• Data Governance & Quality
• AI / GenAI & Advanced Analytics
• Stakeholder & Program Management
• Presales & Practice Development
• SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau, DBT, Snowflake, Databricks, Fabric
• Relevant Cloud/Data/AI certifications desirable.

Preferred Profile

• 15+ years in Data & Analytics consulting.
• Proven experience leading multi-million-dollar transformation programs.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience in business development and team leadership.
• Excellent executive communication and client management skills.