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Lead Data Strategist

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Toronto, ON, CAN
Senior level
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Toronto, ON, CAN
Senior level
The Lead Data Strategist collaborates with clients to create data strategies that meet business goals, oversees data governance, and guides technical teams to deliver high-impact solutions.
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Lead data strategists at Thoughtworks are experienced consultants who work with clients to create winning data solutions that meet business goals. They play a pivotal role in developing modern data architecture approaches that directly address our clients' key business objectives. Their responsibilities span from conducting in-depth reviews of current data and technology strategy and coming up with targeted data strategy, guiding clients to unlock the full potential of data and providing high-level road-maps. 

This role entails a mix of advisory responsibilities in data strategy and governance, coupled with a solid delivery lead role and a breadth of data and AI ecosystem expertise.

Job responsibilities
  • You will collaborate closely with clients to understand their business ecosystem and goals, and leverage this understanding to co-create data and technology strategies aligned with their objectives.
  • You will help define a clear vision for the client enterprise to become data-driven and aligned with the overall business strategy. 
  • You will also consult on complex data programs, providing technical leadership and guidance as a data subject matter expert.
  • You will lead and interact with clients across various domains, addressing a spectrum of challenging problems, and collaborate with sales to turn them into viable solutions.
  • You will leverage your expertise to act as a translator between business, data and IT, and communicate data strategy to senior client stakeholders.
  • You will own the creation of end-to-end viable data solutions keeping in mind long-term impacts and overseeing program inceptions for new product development.
  • You will be responsible for formulating data governance strategies addressing security, privacy and compliance requirements.
  • You will enable capability building in data strategy and governance, growing the next generation of data strategists.
  • You will create differentiated assets in data strategy and governance to take to market.
  • You will represent Thoughtworks in various online and offline forums, including events and conferences.
Job qualifications
Technical Skills
  • You have extensive experience as a consultant, with a proven track record of creating data strategy and solutions that drive business value.
  • You have solid experience with data platforms and technologies.
  • You have experience in providing advisory and consultative guidance for clients and cross-delivery teams.
  • You have experience in engaging with senior stakeholders to influence and enable the operationalization of an enterprise-wide data strategy.
  • You have demonstrated leadership abilities, with the capacity to lead technical teams and drive projects to successful completion.
  • You are flexible and adaptable to work on a variety of projects, leveraging technical expertise and leadership skills to maximize impact.
  • You have a track record of ensuring proper data governance policies, including data lineage, quality checks and classification.
  • You are familiar with AI and ML use cases and landscapes to influence the build of the right solutions to harness insights from data.
  • You have experience in building high-level solution frameworks, leveraging various paradigms such as data-as-a-product, federated governance, et al, where needed.
  • You have experience with data governance, data security and data privacy supporting business requirements.
Professional Skills
  • You understand the importance of stakeholder management and can easily liaise between clients and other key stakeholders throughout projects, ensuring buy-in and gaining trust along the way.
  • You are resilient in ambiguous situations and can adapt your role to approach challenges from multiple perspectives.
  • You don’t shy away from risks or conflicts, instead you take them on and skillfully manage them.
  • You coach, mentor and motivate others and you aspire to influence teammates to take positive action and accountability for their work.
  • You enjoy influencing others and always advocate for technical excellence while being open to change when needed.
  • Cultivating strong partnerships comes naturally to you; You understand the importance of relationship building and how it can bring new opportunities to our business.
Other things to know
Learning & Development

There is no one-size-fits-all career path at Thoughtworks: however you want to develop your career is entirely up to you. But we also balance autonomy with the strength of our cultivation culture. This means your career is supported by interactive tools, numerous development programs and teammates who want to help you grow. We see value in helping each other be our best and that extends to empowering our employees in their career journeys.

Responsible Use of AI in Recruitment

At Thoughtworks, we use AI tools to support our recruitment team with administrative tasks such as drafting communications, scheduling interviews and writing job descriptions.
Crucially, our AI tools do not screen, assess, rank or make hiring decisions. Every application is reviewed by our team and all selection decisions are made exclusively by our interviewers and hiring managers.
We are committed to fairness and responsible AI. We actively manage our AI systems by testing, monitoring for biased outcomes and implementing mitigation measures. We hold our third-party vendors to these same high standards through a rigorous governance process. For additional information, please see our full Thoughtworks AI Policy for Recruitment.

Accommodations

Thoughtworks is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs, practices, or observances, in accordance with applicable law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, participate in interviews, or otherwise engage in the hiring process, you may request an accommodation by completing this form or speaking with your recruiter. Requests may be made at any stage of the application or interview process.
Once a request is received, Thoughtworks will engage in an interactive process with the applicant to determine an appropriate accommodation. Applicants are not required to disclose medical diagnoses or detailed personal information in order to request an accommodation. All accommodation requests will be handled in a timely, confidential, and respectful manner, consistent with applicable legal requirements.
Requesting an accommodation will not negatively affect your consideration for employment. Company prohibits retaliation against any applicant for requesting an accommodation or participating in the accommodation process. Accommodations made during the recruitment process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired. If you are hired by Thoughtworks, and require an accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you may be asked to engage in our reasonable accommodation process.

Cancellations

As a technology consultancy, the projects we undertake are subject to change based on client needs and agreements. While we strive for consistency, please be aware that project scope or availability may shift, or projects may even be cancelled, during the recruitment and selection process, which is often outside of our direct control. Should the project related to this vacancy be significantly altered or cancelled, all impacted candidates will be promptly and duly informed of the change

About Thoughtworks

Thoughtworks is a dynamic and inclusive community of bright and supportive colleagues who are revolutionizing tech. As a leading technology consultancy, we’re pushing boundaries through our purposeful and impactful work. For 30+ years, we’ve delivered extraordinary impact together with our clients by helping them solve complex business problems with technology as the differentiator. Bring your brilliant expertise and commitment for continuous learning to Thoughtworks. Together, let’s be extraordinary.

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Salary

Benefits: https://www.thoughtworks.com/en-ca/careers/benefits

Salary
$116,000$236,000 CAD

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Top Skills

Artificial Intelligence
Data Governance
Data Strategy
Machine Learning

Thoughtworks Toronto, Ontario, CAN Office

180 John Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 1X5

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