Principal Data Strategist

Location: Greater London

# Principal Data Strategist London, United Kingdom## 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, including C-level.
* 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 might have experience with
** streaming analytics.
*** You might have experience with cloud platforms such as
** Azure
* * or
** GCP.
*** You might have experience with data warehousing and analytics platforms like
** Snowflake
* * or
** Databricks.
*** 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 C-level 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
** must have
** extensive
** pre-sales experience
** and a proven ability to independently drive
** complex pursuits
** and create winning
** commercial proposals.
*** 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:…