Head of Data Platform Architecture & Delivery

Slalom; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Health, dental & vision coverage

Adoption and fertility assistance

Short/long-term disability

Job summary

Slalom is seeking a Director of Data Systems & Platforms to lead market-facing initiatives within the Data & AI practice, growing the business by delivering data platform, engineering, and architecture offerings to clients.

You will partner with sales, delivery, and capability teams to shape solutions, build repeatable offerings, and drive measurable client outcomes across cloud ecosystems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, cloud data platforms, analytics engineering, or a related field.
• Experience supporting or owning sales motions, including account planning, opportunity qualification, solution shaping, estimation, proposals, orals, negotiation, and deal closure.
• Experience leading complex data platform transformations involving multiple workstreams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Generate demand and support sales growth for Data Systems & Platforms offerings.
• Lead discovery, solution shaping, estimation, proposal development, and executive presentations.
• Create repeatable offerings, accelerators, and solution approaches aligned to client needs.
• Build value propositions and roadmaps linking data investments to outcomes.
• Partner with sales to identify expansion and strengthen pipeline.
• Ensure proposed solutions have clear value, feasibility, ROI.
• Serve as trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders.
• Champion Data Systems & Platforms expertise in engagements and thought leadership.
• Coordinate cross-capability teams to bring Slalom to complex opportunities.
• Maintain durable client relationships across sell-to-deliver lifecycle.

Skills

Data engineering

Data architecture

Cloud data platforms

Analytics engineering

Sales motion experience

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

Slalom is seeking a Director of Data Systems & Platforms to lead market-facing initiatives within the Data & AI practice, growing the business by delivering data platform, engineering, and architecture offerings to clients.

You will partner with sales, delivery, and capability teams to shape solutions, build repeatable offerings, and drive measurable client outcomes across cloud ecosystems.