Heartland Division Practice Manager - Insight & Data

Sogeti; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

401(k) with 150% match up to 6%

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Career Planning & Coaching

Job summary

Sogeti Heartland Division in Chicago seeks a Division Practice Manager for Insights & Data to drive presales for large Data and AI programs, lead a high-performing team of data engineers, BI specialists, automation experts, and data scientists, and ensure delivery excellence across the I&D portfolio.

The role blends strategic vision with hands-on leadership, engaging clients at all levels, owning end-to-end solutions, and collaborating with account teams to grow the business and develop new

Qualifications

• Proven presales track record selling Data and AI programs ≥ $10M.
• 10+ years delivering large-scale data and analytics engagements.
• Deep knowledge of Azure, AWS, Google Cloud data ecosystems.
• Ability to define business cases and communicate insights to executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead presales for large-scale Data and AI programs, including solutioning and proposal development.
• Manage and mentor a team of data engineers, BI specialists, automation experts, and data scientists.
• Oversee engagements across strategy, implementation, and operational run phases.
• Serve as trusted advisor to clients, ensuring exceptional service delivery and managing expectations.
• Own end-to-end solutioning, client management, and delivery of data projects.
• Collaborate with account teams on pre-sales activities and go-to-market opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement of data and analytics capabilities and create new assets.

Skills

Presales leadership

Data & AI sales

Data analytics delivery

Azure expertise

Cloud platforms

Client storytelling

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or Business Administration

Tools

SQL

Azure Data Lake

Synapse

Azure ML

Purview

Job description

Heartland Division Practice Manager – Insights & Data

Location: Sogeti Heartland Division (Illinois, Michigan, Indiana)

As a Division Practice Manager for Insights & Data (I&D), you will drive presales efforts for large-scale Data and AI programs, lead a high-performing team of data and analytics professionals, drive client engagements, and ensure delivery excellence across the I&D portfolio. This role requires strong thought leadership, strategic vision, and the ability to deliver innovative data-driven solutions that create measurable business value for our clients.

What you will do at Sogeti:

• Presales Leadership: Drive presales efforts for large-scale Data and AI programs, including solutioning and proposal development.
• Team Management: Lead and mentor a team of data engineers, BI specialists, automation experts, and data scientists. Oversee engagements, talent acquisition, and professional development.
• Engagement Delivery: Manage complex, large-scale data and analytics programs, including strategy, implementation, and operational run phases.
• Client Partnership: Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, ensuring exceptional service delivery, managing expectations, and presenting insights effectively.
• Solution Ownership: Own end-to-end solutioning, client management, and delivery of data and analytics projects.
• Business Growth: Collaborate with account teams on pre-sales activities, research, and solutioning. Partner with alliances for joint go-to-market opportunities.
• Capability Development: Drive continuous improvement of data and analytics capabilities, develop new assets, and contribute to go-to-market strategies.

What you will bring:

• Proven experience in presales, with a track record of selling Data and AI programs valued at $10M+.
• 10+ years of experience delivering large-scale data and analytics engagements.
• Expertise across the full data lifecycle: integration, management, architecture, governance, quality, automation, and data science.
• Ability to define business cases, measure outcomes, and communicate insights through compelling storytelling.
• Strong client-facing skills, capable of engaging at all levels from executives to engineers.
• Hands-on technical proficiency and ability to coach teams when needed.
• Deep knowledge of data and analytics ecosystems across Azure (required), AWS, and Google Cloud, including tools such as SQL, Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Azure ML, and Purview.

Personal Attributes

• Strategic thinker and thought leader with strong executive presence.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Highly motivated, self-driven, and accountable for delivering exceptional client outcomes.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.

Life at Sogeti - Sogeti supports all aspects of your well-being throughout the changing stages of your life and career. For eligible employees, we offer:

• Flexible work options
• 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Life Insurance
• Adoption, Surrogacy & Cryopreservation Assistance
• Career Planning & Coaching
• $5,250 Tuition Reimbursement & 20,000+ Online Courses
• Employee Resource Groups
• Counseling & Support for Physical, Financial, Emotional & Spiritual Well-being
• Disaster Relief Programs

About Sogeti

Part of the Capgemini Group, Sogeti makes business value through technology for organizations that need to implement innovation at speed and want a local partner with global scale. With a hands-on culture and close proximity to its clients, Sogeti implements solutions that will help organizations work faster, better, and smarter. By combining its agility and speed of implementation through a DevOps approach, Sogeti delivers innovative solutions in quality engineering, cloud and application development, all driven by AI, data and automation.

Become Your Best | www.sogeti.us

Disclaimer

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Capgemini discloses salary range information in compliance with state and local pay transparency obligations. The disclosed range represents the lowest to highest salary we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting, although we may ultimately pay more or less than the disclosed range, and the range may be modified in the future. The disclosed range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, geographic location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, performance, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs. At Capgemini, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. The base salary range for the tagged location is $200,000 - $240,000.

This role may be eligible for other compensation including variable compensation, bonus, or commission. Full time regular employees are eligible for paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.