AI & Data Engineering Leader — Growth & Transformation

Slalom; New Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 285,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off and holidays

Fertility and adoption assistance

Disability coverage

Job summary

Slalom is seeking a Managing Director, Data Engineering & AI to lead the growth of our Data Engineering & AI practice. You will partner with client executives and Slalom teams to shape strategy, solve complex challenges, and deliver measurable outcomes.

This role blends business development, executive consulting, technical leadership, and people leadership. You will build trusted client relationships, grow strategic accounts, and help organizations transform through modern data platforms, cloud

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience leading data, analytics, AI, or cloud transformation initiatives.
• Proven success growing consulting businesses, practices, portfolios, or strategic client accounts.
• Experience influencing executive stakeholders and leading complex business and technology transformations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large pursuits, develop pipeline, and drive revenue growth.
• Track record of building, developing, and mentoring high-performing teams.
• Exceptional communication, storytelling, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Grow the business by building executive relationships and driving strategic revenue growth.
• Lead data and AI transformation initiatives across enterprise clients with modern data platforms.
• Provide architectural and technical leadership for data engineering and AI solutions.
• Shape and deliver modern data & AI offerings across cloud platforms and tools.
• Develop talent and capability within the practice through coaching and standards.

Skills

Executive leadership

Data transformation

AI strategy

Business development

Client relationship management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or higher in a relevant field

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

dbt

Dataiku

Fivetran

Matillion

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

Slalom is seeking a Managing Director, Data Engineering & AI to lead the growth of our Data Engineering & AI practice. You will partner with client executives and Slalom teams to shape strategy, solve complex challenges, and deliver measurable outcomes.

This role blends business development, executive consulting, technical leadership, and people leadership. You will build trusted client relationships, grow strategic accounts, and help organizations transform through modern data platforms, cloud