Practice Director - Digital Transformation & Enterprise Strategy

QKS Group; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity to influence market narratives

Fast-paced work environment

Growth opportunities

Job summary

A global research and advisory firm seeks a Practice Director for Digital Transformation and Enterprise Strategy. This role involves leading research in Data Management, Analytics, and AI. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise, manage vendor assessments, and conduct advisory sessions with senior leaders. Opportunities to influence the direction of global markets in Data and AI await. Competitive salary range from $130,000 to $160,000 with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on or architecture-level experience in data lakes, warehouses, and related technologies.
• Experience with capability mapping and understanding TOGAF principles.
• Strong preference for candidates with enterprise data/AI systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Own practice strategy for Data, Analytics & AI.
• Build market landscapes, segmentations, trend reports, and research frameworks.
• Conduct advisory sessions with senior technology executives.
• Publish whitepapers and present insights through various formats.

Skills

Data management expertise

Analytics experience

AI platform knowledge

Project management skills

Education

15-20 years of core industry experience

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

BigQuery

Redshift

Atlan

Collibra

Informatica

LeanIX

Orbus

MEGA

Planview

Job description

Practice Director - Digital Transformation & Enterprise Strategy

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$130,000.00/yr - $160,000.00/yr

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Location: Remote (U.S.)

About QKS Group

QKS Group is a global research and advisory firm known for its SPARK Matrix™, a globally recognized framework for vendor evaluation and competitive intelligence. We work with leading technology providers and enterprise buyers to deliver deep insights, technology research, and strategic advisory across various domains.

Role Overview

We are hiring a core technology leader to drive and lead QKS research practices across Data Management & Governance, Analytics, and AI platforms. The ideal candidate comes from data engineering, analytics, AI platform, product management, or solution architecture backgrounds. This role requires deep technical understanding, the ability to evaluate enterprise platforms, and the capability to convert insights into structured research and executive advisory.

This role combines market research, vendor benchmarking, and thought leadership, offering an opportunity to shape the direction of global Data Management, Analytics, and AI markets through the SPARK Matrix™ and SPARK Plus frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Own practice strategy for Data, Analytics & AI
• Build market landscapes, segmentations, trend reports, and research frameworks.
• Define SPARK Matrix evaluation criteria and lead vendor assessments.
• Data platforms (lakehouse, warehouse, ingestion, pipelines)
• AI/ML & LLMOps platforms
• Assess product capabilities, roadmap maturity, and competitive differentiation.

Advisory & Insights

• Conduct advisory sessions with CIO, CDO, CAIO, Heads of Data/AI, Enterprise Architects.
• Provide guidance on platform choices, modernization, AI adoption, and automation roadmaps.

Content & Thought Leadership

• Publish whitepapers, architecture deep dives, trend predictions, and benchmarking studies.
• Present key insights through webinars, videos, and community interactions.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work closely with SPARK Plus team to produce persona-focused insights.
• Mentor junior analysts and scale a small research team over time.

What We Are Looking For

Core Technical Experience

• Must have deep hands‑on OR architecture‑level experience in:
• Data lakes, lakehouse, data warehouses
• Tools like: Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift, Atlan, Collibra, Informatica

Analytics & AI Platforms

• Exposure to capability mapping, portfolio rationalization
• Understanding of TOGAF principles
• Experience with tools like LeanIX, Orbus, MEGA, Planview preferred

Key Skills & Experience

• 15-20 years of core industry experience
• Strong preference for candidates who have designed, implemented, or evaluated real enterprise data/AI systems.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on globally recognized research frameworks like SPARK Matrix™.
• Direct exposure to leading technology vendors, solution providers, and enterprise clients.
• Fast‑paced, intellectually stimulating environment with growth opportunities.
• A chance to influence global market narratives in Data, Analytics, and AI transformation.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Consulting, Information Technology, and Strategy/Planning

Industries

Information Services, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Software Development