Associate Director - Data Strategy, Enterprise Reporting and Implementation

CrossCountry Consulting LLC; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k) matching

Parental leave

Maternity leave

Technology stipend

Wellness reimbursement

Job summary

CrossCountry Consulting is seeking an Associate Director in the Data Transformation & Analytics practice to lead data strategy, architecture, and cloud analytics for enterprise clients. You will guide end-to-end data solution delivery, collaborating with data engineers, stakeholders, and leadership.

You will mentor teams, shape governance and security standards, and contribute to business development. Strong leadership and communication are required, with a track record in large-scale data

Qualifications

• 9+ years of professional experience leading data strategy, architecture, or cloud analytics initiatives.
• 5+ years implementing Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, or Synapse.
• 5+ years on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• 5+ years leading technical teams delivering analytical products.
• Experience with ETL/ELT, data lakes, and real-time processing.
• Knowledge of data security, compliance, and access control.
• Strong problem-solving in fast-paced, agile environments.
• Excellent communication to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• MBA/CPA preferred; Snowflake/Alteryx/PowerBI/Tableau certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic partner to client executives on data initiatives.
• Advise on establishing a technology and data strategy program across platforms.
• Lead end-to-end data solution implementation and architecture.
• Design scalable, secure, high-performance data solutions across clouds.
• Oversee ingestion, storage, transformation, and visualization using leading tools.
• Define technical requirements with stakeholders and best practices.
• Develop data governance, security, and compliance standards.
• Mentor data engineers and project teams while coaching performance.
• Support business development and go-to-market initiatives.

Skills

Data strategy

Data architecture

Data engineering

Cloud analytics

SQL

Python (Pandas)

Project management

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

CPA (preferred)

Data Science degree

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Amazon Redshift

Azure Synapse

Power BI

Tableau

Sigma Computing

Fivetran

Talend

Job description

From the beginning, our goal was to establish an advisory firm that stands apart from the rest - one that is grounded in our Core Values and dedicated to creating a positive experience not just for our clients, but for our people too. We firmly believe in the strength of collaboration, enthusiasm, generosity, and perseverance as the driving forces behind our success. With advisory solutions spanning accounting and risk, technology-enabled transformation, and transactions, we partner with our clients to solve today's challenges and deliver present and future value.

Our commitment to our people has earned us numerous awards including Inc5000's Fastest Growing Companies and Glassdoor's Best Places to Work. Explore what our employees have to say about our unique culture by clicking here.

With advisory solutions spanning accounting and risk, technology-enabled transformation, and transactions, we partner with our clients to solve today's challenges and deliver present and future value.

For CFOs, CIOs, and corporate leaders to cost-effectively achieve strategic growth, real-time data insights, competitive differentiation, and complete compliance, they need a robust digital architecture that maximizes technology investments and process efficiencies. Our data systems specialists design, build, and deploy leading data, analytics, and automation programs that generate rapid ROI across the enterprise.

By joining our rapidly growing Data Transformation & Analytics practice you will serve as a trusted partner to our clients. You will bring your first-hand experience, unique perspectives, and functional knowledge to deliver tailored integrated solutions that help our clients solve today's challenges and set the foundation for future success. As an Associate Director at CrossCountry Consulting you will be responsible for a mix of client delivery, leading teams and developing junior team members, and participating in business development activities.

What You'll Do:

• Serve as a strategic thought partner to C-suite executives on data initiatives, understanding client personas (CFO, CIO, CHRO, CAO) and advising on harnessing data to support strategic goals.
• Advise clients on establishing a technology and data strategy program that democratizes data, leverages modern cloud platforms, promotes data management, uncovers critical control needs, monitors data quality, and more.
• Enhance clients’ technology stack and serve as Solution Architect to implement, collect, store, transform, process, and analyze data in a single source of truth consistently, efficiently, and without siloes.
• Architect and design scalable, secure, and high-performance data solutions across multiple cloud platforms.
• Lead end-to-end data solution implementation, including ingestion, storage, transformation, and visualization using tools like Snowflake, Databricks, Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, Azure Synapse Analytics, Fivetran, Talend, PowerBI, Tableau, and Sigma Computing.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, data engineers, and developers to define technical requirements and best practices.
• Develop and enforce data governance, security, and compliance standards across data platforms.
• Optimize data pipelines and ETL processes for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions to improve data infrastructure and analytics capabilities.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to data engineers and other team members.
• Ensure seamless integration of data platforms within the enterprise architecture.
• Support clients with the design and implementation of forecasting and predictive analytics models.
• Interview clients to identify root causes of challenges; define and document business requirements.
• Conduct current state / future state gap analysis for business and data processes.
• Create executive level communications and presentations
• Mentor team members by coaching colleagues, providing regular ongoing feedback and annual performance reviews, and helping project teams resolve complex issues.
• Support business development by building relationships with key internal and external stakeholder
• Contribute to go-to-market strategy and practice-specific programs

What You'll Bring:

• Prior experience managing client and/or internal teams by guiding performance against objectives, creating an atmosphere of trust and collaboration, and encouraging continuous improvement and innovation.
• Experience and proficiency advising clients on modernizing their data architecture and using data analytics tools for cleansing and visualization (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx).
• Knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Lean, Waterfall).
• Understanding of key finance (and other) processes like Lead to Cash / Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, Hire to Retire.
• Experience in supporting Large Enterprise organizations, Private Equity portfolio companies or Private Equity sponsors preferred.
• Experience mentoring and developing junior team members and guiding project teams in resolving complex and multi-faceted issues.
• Passionate about building, developing, motivating, and leading others.

Qualifications:

• 9+ years of professional experience leading initiatives or client engagements with a focus on data strategy, data architecture, data engineering, or cloud-based analytics solutions, dealing with large data sets and interpreting data to draw meaningful insights and recommendations.
• 5+ years of experience in implementation of Snowflake, Databricks, Amazon Redshift, Azure Synapse Analytics.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• 5+ years of experience managing technical teams focused on delivering analytical products and solutions
• Experience with ETL/ELT pipelines, data lake architectures, and real-time data processing
• Understanding of data security best practices, compliance standards, and access control.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, Data Science, or a similar discipline.
• Proficiency in SQL
• Understanding of Python programming language (emphasis on Pandas, NumPy, matplotlib packages)
• MBA / CPA [preferred].
• Certification in Snowflake / Alteryx / PowerBI / Tableau [preferred].
• SnowPro Advanced Certification [highly preferred].
• Willingness to travel based on client preferences.

Benefits Summary

The CrossCountry total rewards package includes comprehensive healthcare options, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; and a 401(k) with company matching. Additionally, employees can take advantage of generous parental and maternity leave policies, technology stipends, and wellness reimbursement programs, all designed to support both professional growth and personal well-being. For detailed information about benefits at CrossCountry, please visit our dedicated benefits site: https://www.crosscountry-consulting.com/careers/benefits/.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

CrossCountry provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employeesand applicants for employment and believes that respect and fair treatment are critical to creating a productive and inclusive workplace.

As an equal opportunity employer, CrossCountry is fully committed to comply with all federal, state, and local laws and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, pregnancy, genetics, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression or any other protected characteristic. The company also complies with pay transparency and labor laws applicable to all terms and conditions of employment.