Lead Data Strategist

About the role

The Lead Data Strategist role brings in-depth technical, functional, and industry expertise to amplify business development, account management, and thought leadership within CapTech. They support and participate in solution delivery, act as the primary interface with the client’s technology and business leaders, provide technical and project leadership, and serve as a servant leader to our clients and consultants.

Responsibilities

• Leverage industry and technical expertise to collaborate with client stakeholders to turn vague concepts into actionable insights, and maximize the value of client data across the organization.
• Interpret and deliver impactful strategic plans to improve data integration, data quality, and data delivery in support of business initiatives and roadmaps.
• Assess and advocate data management technologies and practices, eliminating gaps between the current state and targeted future state.
• Formulate and articulate architectural trade-offs across solution options before recommending a solution, ensuring client technical requirements are met.
• Motivate and develop team members through coaching, teaching, empowering, and influencing technical and consulting skills.
• Partner with portfolio team to demonstrate technical capabilities, envision valuable solutions, estimate proposed work plans, and recommend team composition talent to support delivery.
• Work in a fast-paced environment, simultaneously supporting internal CapTech initiatives and leading client engagements.

Qualifications

• 14+ years of leading large technical teams and projects.
• 10+ years of experience implementing a wide variety of on-premises and cloud data management platforms and technologies.
• Proven track record of assessing traditional and modern data architectures based on business needs in a consultative approach.
• Experience with the modern data stack/platform technologies, products, and approaches.
• Delivery experience on multiple cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Deep background with integrations and transformations of numerous types of data sources, and the solution delivery of real-time data distribution (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, Flink), NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB, Firebase), and warehousing platforms.
• History of conducting/implementing strategic data assessments, data governance frameworks, and data quality measurements.
• 5+ years of scoping technical engagements within consulting services.

Benefits

• We want everyone at CapTech to have a lasting and rewarding career. We offer a variety of career paths based on skills and passions, with customizable career progression and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Learning & Development – Programs offering certification and tuition support, digital on-demand learning courses, mentorship, and skill development paths.
• Modern Health – Mental health and well-being platform with 1:1 care, group support sessions, and self-serve resources.
• Carrot Fertility – Inclusive fertility and family-forming coverage for all paths to parenthood, including adoption, surrogacy, fertility treatments, pregnancy, and more, and opportunities for employer-sponsored funds to help pay for care.
• Fringe – Company-paid stipend program for personalized lifestyle benefits, ranging from vendors like Netflix, Spotify, and GrubHub to services like student loan repayment, travel, fitness, and more.
• Employee Resource Groups – Employee-led committees that embrace and incorporate diversity and inclusion into our day-to-day operations.
• Philanthropic Partnerships – Opportunities to engage in partnerships and pro-bono projects that support our communities.
• 401(k) Matching – Generous matching and no vesting period to help you build financial wellness.

Pay and Schedule

Compensation for this role will be commensurate with the candidate’s skills, total relevant experience, job level, and geographic location. The base pay range for this role is: $120,000 - $200,000.