Managing Director- Cloud, Build & Data GTM Market Leader - NYC

Slalom; New Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 290,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Slalom is seeking a Managing Director for Data and Technology Solutions in Greater New York. You will lead growth in data, cloud, and software engineering, building trusted client relationships and guiding transformation programs.

You will shape enterprise data strategies, AI adoption, and modern data platforms across AWS/Azure/Google Cloud, guiding architecture and governance. Strong leadership and executive communication are essential for success.

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.
• Deep expertise in data engineering, data architecture, data platforms, and cloud data ecosystems.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise‑scale data platforms and modern data architectures.
• Strong understanding of lakehouse architectures, data governance, data products, metadata management, data quality, and modern engineering practices.
• Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, and cloud‑native technologies on AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with machine learning, generative AI, LLMs, AI agents, RAG architectures, and enterprise AI adoption patterns.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes and executive recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Grow the business by building executive relationships with CIOs and business leaders.
• Drive revenue growth through strategic account development and complex pursuits.
• Lead executive discovery sessions, solution workshops, and business case development.
• Partner across Slalom capabilities to shape integrated transformation solutions.
• Develop and evolve go‑to‑market offerings in Data Engineering & AI.

Skills

Executive leadership

Business development

Data & AI strategy

Cloud architectures

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Databricks

Snowflake

dbt

Dataiku

Fivetran

Matillion

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

dbt

Dataiku

Fivetran

Matillion

Job description

Managing Director, Data and Technology Solutions, Greater New York

This role is not eligible for 100% remote work. Employees must live within a commutable distance of the New York, NY office and must be willing to be onsite at the client and/or Slalom office when needed. This role could require travel to support the region between 25-30%.

Who You'll Work With

As a Managing Director in Slalom's Data & Technology Solutions capability, you will lead the growth of our data, cloud, and software engineering business in our Greater New York market.

This role blends business development, executive consulting, technical leadership, and people leadership. You will build trusted client relationships, grow strategic accounts, develop high‑performing teams, and help organizations transform through modern data platforms, cloud technologies, analytics, and AI.

What You'll Do

Grow the Business

• Build and expand executive relationships with CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, CAIOs, and business leaders.
• Drive revenue growth through strategic account development, pipeline creation, and complex pursuits.
• Lead executive discovery sessions, solution workshops, and business case development.
• Partner across Slalom capabilities to shape integrated transformation solutions that deliver measurable business value.
• Develop and evolve go-to-market offerings that strengthen Slalom's position in Data Engineering & AI.

Lead Data & AI Transformation

• Advise clients on enterprise data strategy, data modernization, analytics, and AI adoption.
• Help organizations build the data foundations required to enable machine learning, generative AI, and intelligent automation.
• Guide clients through AI readiness, governance, operating models, and enterprise‑scale implementation.
• Connect business priorities to technology investments, architecture decisions, and transformation roadmaps.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on responsible AI, risk management, and value realization.

Provide Technical Leadership

• Design and communicate enterprise data and AI architectures with both executive and technical audiences.
• Facilitate architecture workshops and whiteboard sessions with client stakeholders and engineering teams.
• Lead solution strategy for modern data platforms spanning ingestion, transformation, governance, analytics, machine learning, and AI.
• Advise clients on cloud‑native architectures across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, governed, and aligned to business objectives.

Build Modern Data & AI Solutions

• Shape solutions leveraging technologies such as Databricks, Snowflake, dbt, Dataiku, Fivetran, Matillion, and related platforms.
• Guide enterprise adoption of lakehouse architectures, data products, data governance, metadata management, and modern engineering practices.
• Lead conversations around generative AI, LLMs, agentic AI, RAG, and AI‑enabled business processes.
• Partner with delivery teams to ensure architectural integrity from strategy through implementation.

Develop Talent & Practice Capability

• Build, mentor, and inspire high‑performing teams of GTM leaders
• Coach teams on consulting excellence, technical leadership, solution selling, and executive communication.
• Establish standards, frameworks, and reusable assets that improve consistency and delivery quality.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative culture focused on growth, innovation, and continuous learning.

What You'll Bring

Leadership & Consulting Experience

• 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.
• Deep expertise in data engineering, data architecture, data platforms, and cloud data ecosystems.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise‑scale data platforms and modern data architectures.
• Strong understanding of lakehouse architectures, data governance, data products, metadata management, data quality, and modern engineering practices.
• Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, and cloud‑native technologies on AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with machine learning, generative AI, LLMs, AI agents, RAG architectures, and enterprise AI adoption patterns.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes and executive recommendations.

About Us

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co‑create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.

What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling, not perfect, but possible. That’s why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days.

Compensation and Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that includemeaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long‑term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being‑related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is com mitted to fair and equitable compensation practices.For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges: The targeted base salary pay range for Managing Director is $290,000 to $360,000. I n addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus . Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

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EEO and Accommodations

Slalomisanequalopportunityemployerandiscommittedtoattracting,developingandretaininghighlyqualifiedtalentwhoempowerourinnovativeteamsthroughuniqueperspectivesandexperiences.Allqualifiedapplicantswillreceiveconsiderationforemploymentwithoutregardtorace,color,religion,sex,nationalorigin,disabilitystatus,protectedveterans’status,oranyothercharacteristicprotectedbyfederal,state,orlocallaws.Slalomwillalsoconsiderqualifiedapplicationswithcriminalhistories,consistentwithlegalrequirements.Slalomwelcomesandencouragesapplicationsfromindividualswithdisabilities.Reasonableaccommodationsareavailableforcandidatesduringallaspectsoftheselectionprocess.Pleaseadvisethetalentacquisitionteamorcontact [e-mail] ifyourequireaccommodationsduringtheinterviewprocess.