Consulting Director – Cloud, Data & AI (AWS)

xdesign; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days leave

Private medical insurance

Parental leave

Adoption leave

Financial coaching

Pension match

Paid learning hours

Job summary

xdesign is seeking a senior enterprise Cloud, Data and AI advisory leader to guide large-scale transformation programs for major organisations. You will advise executive stakeholders, shape strategy, roadmaps and governance, and oversee delivery with a focus on measurable business outcomes.

The role blends client guidance, pre-sales influence, and mentoring of consultants, with hybrid/remote work and some travel to client sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Significant enterprise consulting experience with a major cloud provider or technology consultancy.
• Experience as a Principal or Senior Solutions Architect or equivalent senior advisory role.
• Customer-facing background with executive stakeholders, workshops and strategic decision-making.
• Experience leading enterprise cloud, data or AI transformation programmes.
• Commercial solution-shaping and pre-sales experience.

Responsibilities

• Advise CIOs, CTOs, CDOs and other senior technology stakeholders.
• Facilitate discovery workshops, strategy sessions and technology-roadmap planning.
• Shape large-scale cloud, data and AI transformation programmes, including legacy modernisation.
• Work with engineering and delivery teams to translate strategic direction into successful execution.
• Contribute to strategic opportunities, proposals, bids and executive presentations.
• Mentor senior consultants and architects while helping evolve consulting propositions.

Skills

Executive stakeholder management

Enterprise consulting

Cloud transformation leadership

Pre-sales & solution shaping

Delivery oversight

Job description

Role overview

Lead enterprise Cloud, Data and AI advisory engagements for organisations undertaking complex technology transformation. This senior consulting role combines executive-level client guidance, strategic roadmapping, solution shaping and oversight of delivery, with a strong focus on measurable business outcomes rather than technology selection alone.

Responsibilities

• Advise CIOs, CTOs, CDOs and other senior technology stakeholders.
• Facilitate discovery workshops, strategy sessions and technology-roadmap planning.
• Shape large-scale cloud, data and AI transformation programmes, including legacy modernisation.
• Work with engineering and delivery teams to translate strategic direction into successful execution.
• Contribute to strategic opportunities, proposals, bids and executive presentations.
• Mentor senior consultants and architects while helping evolve consulting propositions.

Requirements

• Significant enterprise consulting experience gained within a major cloud provider or technology consultancy.
• Experience as a Principal or Senior Solutions Architect, or in an equivalent senior advisory role.
• A customer-facing background involving executive stakeholders, workshops and strategic decision-making.
• Experience leading enterprise cloud, data or AI transformation programmes.
• Commercial solution-shaping and pre-sales experience.
• Experience supporting industry events, customer forums or thought-leadership activity.

Nice to have

• Experience working with financial services, retail, gaming or public-sector organisations.

Benefits and work setup

• Flexible hybrid or remote working is available, with occasional travel to client sites or team offices.
• The package includes 35 days of leave including bank holidays, private medical insurance, enhanced parental and adoption leave, financial coaching, a 5% pension match and 40 hours of paid learning and development.