Senior AI & Data Strategy Leader (Business Engagement)

Aimlroles; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

dental

vision

life and AD&D insurance

401(k) match

disability benefits

wellness and education benefits

employee stock purchase plan

paid time off

company holidays

additional employee programs

Job summary

Digital Realty seeks a Senior Manager, Business Engagement & Solutions Delivery to act as a strategic partner between business units and the Chief Data Office. You will drive data, analytics, AI, automation, and Master Data opportunities to create measurable business value across functions.

You will guide initiatives from discovery through execution, build business cases, prioritize investments, and ensure successful delivery with CDO teams and project leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in business engagement, solution consulting, enterprise transformation, data strategy, analytics, AI, or related disciplines.
• Proven success partnering with senior executives and influencing strategic decisions within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong solution engineering and consulting mindset with experience translating business challenges into practical technology solutions.
• Experience developing conceptual designs, wireframes, prototypes, process improvements, or solution recommendations.
• Working knowledge of enterprise data platforms, data governance, analytics, AI, Master Data Management (MDM), and systems integration.
• Experience building business cases, securing executive sponsorship, and prioritizing investment initiatives.
• Exceptional communication, executive presentation, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, challenge assumptions, influence without authority, and drive measurable outcomes.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison and trusted advisor between assigned business units and the Chief Data Office.
• Build relationships with senior leaders to understand priorities, objectives, and challenges.
• Lead discovery workshops and stakeholder discussions to identify opportunities for Data, AI, Analytics, Automation, and MDM solutions.
• Develop conceptual designs, future-state workflows, wireframes, and business-focused recommendations.
• Create and present business cases outlining benefits, investments, resources, and success metrics.
• Partner with sponsors to evaluate, prioritize, and fund initiatives based on value and feasibility.
• Collaborate with CDO teams to identify data requirements, governance considerations, integration dependencies, and solution architectures.
• Ensure proposed solutions align with data strategy, governance standards, and scalable design principles.
• Partner with Project Delivery Managers to define execution plans, milestones, timelines, and delivery commitments.
• Maintain visibility into program risks, dependencies, stakeholder expectations, and initiative health.
• Lead executive communications, facilitate decisions, and drive cross-functional alignment.
• Validate business outcomes and adoption after deployment.

Skills

Business engagement and advisory

Executive sponsorship

Solution consulting

Stakeholder management

Data governance awareness

MDM / data platforms

AI & Analytics familiarity

Strategic thinking

Communication & presentation

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/IS/CS/Engineering/Data Analytics

Job description

Digital Realty seeks a Senior Manager, Business Engagement & Solutions Delivery to act as a strategic partner between business units and the Chief Data Office. You will drive data, analytics, AI, automation, and Master Data opportunities to create measurable business value across functions.

You will guide initiatives from discovery through execution, build business cases, prioritize investments, and ensure successful delivery with CDO teams and project leaders.