Posted 3 months ago

Data Solutions Lead

TorontoRemoteFull-time

AI Summary

Data Solutions Lead drives client-facing solutioning, pre-sales support, and technical delivery leadership for data engagements in the Consumer BU, balancing ~50% billable work with pursuing and shaping opportunities.

About this role

Bounteous is a premier end-to-end digital transformation consultancy dedicated to partnering with ambitious brands to create digital solutions for today’s complex challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities. With uncompromising standards for technical and domain expertise, we deliver innovative and strategic solutions in Strategy, Analytics, Digital Engineering, Cloud, Data & AI, Experience Design, and Marketing.

Our Co-Innovation methodology is a unique engagement model designed to align interests and accelerate value creation. Our clients worldwide benefit from the skills and expertise of over 4,000+ expert team members across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA. By partnering with leading technology providers, we craft transformative digital experiences that enhance customer engagement and drive business success.

We are seeking a Data Solutions Lead to drive growth through client-facing solutioning, pre-sales support, and technical delivery leadership in our Consumer Business Unit, which supports clients in the Retail, Restaurant, Hospitality, and Consumer Goods verticals.

This is a highly visible, commercially focused role, with success measured by influence on pipeline growth, the ability to support and close complex Data opportunities, and drive delivery excellence in execution. The role includes an expectation of approximately 50% billable involvement in client programs, with the balance being dedicated to overseeing early-stage client engagements, pursuit support, and data solution development continuity.

The Data Solutions Lead will operate directly in new business pursuits and client engagements, shaping solutions with clients, translating business needs into credible, executable architectures, and leading teams to deliver those solutions.

Information Security Responsibilities

Promote and enforce awareness of key information security practices, including acceptable use of information assets, malware protection, and password security protocols

Identify, assess, and report security risks, focusing on how these risks impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets

Understand and evaluate how data is stored, processed, or transmitted, ensuring compliance with data privacy and protection standards (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)

Ensure data protection measures are integrated throughout the information lifecycle to safeguard sensitive information

Role and Responsibilities

Partner closely with Sales and Client Partners to drive data solutions growth through client-facing solutioning and active pursuit support across the Consumer BU verticals

Lead data solution design in client conversations, shaping technical approaches, scope, and value propositions aligned to client business outcomes

Experience leading client-facing data transformation initiatives or consulting engagements.

Operate as the technical authority for data architecture, guiding engineering teams and influencing executive stakeholders.

Serve as the primary data solution credibility lead in Consumer pursuits, influencing deal direction, supporting pipeline progression, and helping close complex opportunities

Support proposal development, including defining technical approaches, delivery models, estimates, and value cases for data engagements

Facilitate workshops with client stakeholders and data teams to define and plan solutions in support of pursuits and billable client programs

Translate solution designs from pursuits into clear, actionable handoffs for delivery teams to ensure alignment between what is sold and what is delivered

Maintain an active billable role at approximately 50%, providing hands-on architectural oversight and delivery involvement to support solution continuity and delivery excellence

Engage directly with client stakeholders and data teams, building trusted relationships and using data science strategies to develop solutions

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across data engineering, analytics, cloud, and AI to ensure proposed solutions are feasible, scalable, and aligned to Bounteous capabilities

Available for frequent travel to client sites for meetings, workshops, and pitches

Preferred Qualifications

Significant experience in data consulting or professional services environments, with a strong emphasis on client-facing solutioning and pre-sales support

Demonstrated success supporting and closing data opportunities through technical leadership, architecture ownership, and active participation in sales pursuits

Experience supporting clients in at least one of the Consumer BU verticals (Retail, Restaurant, Hospitality, and Consumer Goods).

Experience supporting both B2C and B2B client programs strongly preferred

Strong background architecting real-world data solutions using modern platforms such as Databricks and or Snowflake, with experience across at least one major cloud provider such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

Ability to clearly articulate technical decisions, trade-offs, and execution considerations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Comfort operating in a commercially-driven role where success is measured by growth impact, pipeline influence, and revenue contribution

Strong executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to lead client conversations independently and partner closely with Sales and Client Partner leaders

Experience operating in fast-moving consulting environments with limited structure, including comfort remaining hands-on when needed

Skills

AWSAzureCCPAData ArchitectureDatabricksData EngineeringData GovernanceData Solutions DesignDelivery LeadershipGCPGDPRGo-to-marketPre-salesPrivacy/complianceProposal DevelopmentSnowflakeSolutioningWorkshops Facilitation

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