PRACTICE LEADER – DATA

Sharp & Tannan; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp & Tannan is seeking a senior client-facing consulting leader to own the full client relationship lifecycle for data engagements, including discovery, scoping, delivery oversight, and account stewardship. The role directs automation and AI solution delivery through a 13-member on-site team.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years in automation, hands-on exposure to AI model landscapes (LLMs, agentic AI, ML), and proven experience in CXO-level communication and team leadership.

Qualifications

• Willingness to work on-site full-time at Mumbai or Vadodara.
• 7+ years working exposure to Automation.
• Experience in CXO stakeholder management and requirement gathering.
• Team management experience (10+ team size).
• Professional English proficiency, client-presentation ready.

Responsibilities

• Client Front-Ending (Primary Mandate): CXO-level discovery, scoping, escalation handling, commercial conversations
• Account Stewardship: proactive engagement cadence, SLA tracking, risk surfacing before escalation
• Delivery Oversight: directs team output against commitments made to client
• Team Leadership: mentors 13-member team on-site — coaching, stand‑ups, delivery reviews
• Technical Governance: working fluency in automation/AI to validate solutions before client sign-off

Skills

Client facing

CXO stakeholder mgmt

Automation

AI / LLMs

Team leadership

On-site

Tools

SAP

Job description

Owns the full client relationship lifecycle for Data engagements — discovery, scoping, delivery oversight, and account

stewardship — while directing automation and AI solution delivery through a 13-member team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Client Front-Ending (Primary Mandate): CXO-level discovery, scoping, escalation handling, commercial conversations
• Account Stewardship: proactive engagement cadence, SLA tracking, risk surfacing before escalation
• Delivery Oversight: directs team output against commitments made to client
• Team Leadership: mentors 13-member team on-site — coaching, stand‑ups, delivery reviews
• Technical Governance: working fluency in automation/AI to validate solutions before client sign-off

Requirements

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

• Willingness to work on-site full-time at Mumbai or Vadodara; travel for client visits as required
• Proven senior client-facing consulting track record — requirement gathering, CXO stakeholder management,
• 7+ years working exposure to Automation
• Working exposure to the AI model landscape (LLMs, agentic AI, ML)
• Team management experience (10+ team size)
• Professional English proficiency, client-presentation ready

PREFERRED / ADD-ON

• Exposure to the SAP ecosystem

HIRING & PEOPLE AUTHORITY

• Independent authority to hire any role below Practice Leader level within the Data vertical
• Compensation for each sub-hire mutually decided with Partner