Chief Data & AI Officer; CDAO

Chief Data & AI Officer (CDAO)

Location Options:
Gurgaon / Hyderabad / Washington DC

Role Type:
Global Leadership Role

Reporting to: CEO, Minfy

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Role Context

Minfy is scaling its Data & AI business as a strategic growth engine and a core differentiator versus peers. The Chief Data & AI Officer (CDAO) is a CXO-level leader responsible for building a mature, scalable Data & AI practice that directly influences revenue growth, partner recognition, and long-term pipeline creation.

This is not a back-office CDO or a hype-driven AI evangelist role. The CDAO will bring deep credibility in foundational data platforms, cloud ecosystems, modern data engineering, and applied AI, while shaping differentiated client-facing solutions.

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Key Mandate

• Drive Data & AI–led revenue growth through shared ownership with Sales and GTM teams

• Establish Minfy as a recognized Data & AI partner with customers and hyperscalers

• Build a sustainable Data & AI practice flywheel with strong second-line leaders

• Balance external market presence with internal capability and maturity building

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Key Responsibilities

Revenue & Growth

• Co-own Data & AI revenue and pipeline creation with Sales leadership

• Lead solutioning, deal shaping, and executive-level client conversations

• Create repeatable offerings, accelerators, and data platforms that scale globally

Practice & Capability Building

• Build a lean core Data & AI leadership team and scale impact through matrix influence

• Strengthen foundational data engineering, cloud data platforms, data warehouses, and accelerators

• Improve practice maturity, delivery consistency, and margins

Market & Partner Leadership

• Act as a senior external face for Minfy with clients, hyperscalers, and ecosystem partners

• Build senior relationships with AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, and Databricks leadership

• Represent Minfy at industry forums, partner events, and analyst interactions

Leadership & Talent

• Build strong second-line leaders and succession within the Data & AI practice

• Mentor leaders on translating Data & AI into measurable business outcomes

• Create a culture of depth, credibility, and commercial accountability

GenAI

• Act as integrator and thought leader for GenAI initiatives across Minfy

• Curate high-impact GenAI use cases grounded in strong data foundations

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What This Role Is NOT

• Not a delivery-only or internal IT role

• Not a governance-heavy CDO position

• Not a pure research or data science role

• Not a superficial or generic AI evangelist role

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Ideal Candidate Profile

• 18+ years of experience in Data, Analytics, and AI leadership roles

• Strong technical expertise in data platforms, cloud data ecosystems, data engineering, data warehouses, and accelerators

• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, Databricks, and modern analytics platforms

• Experience building or scaling Data & AI practices in firms such as Fractal, Tredence, Latent View, Data Art, or Big 4 consulting firms

• Proven ability to influence revenue, pipeline, and GTM outcomes

• Credibility with CXOs, partners, and senior client stakeholders

• Global exposure with experience working across geographies

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Success Metrics (12–18 Months)

• Recognized by customers and partners for Minfy’s Data & AI capabilities

• High growth in Data & AI–led revenue and multi-year pipeline

• Strong second-line leaders ready to scale the practice

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Compensation & Incentives

• CXO-level compensation aligned to building and scaling the Data & AI practice