Practice Director - Digital Transformation & Enterprise Strategy

Practice Director - Digital Transformation & Enterprise Strategy

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Location: Remote (U.S.)

QKS Group is a global research and advisory firm known for its SPARK Matrix™, a globally recognized framework for vendor evaluation and competitive intelligence. We work with leading technology providers and enterprise buyers to deliver deep insights, technology research, and strategic advisory across various domains.

We are hiring a core technology leader to drive and lead QKS research practices across Data Management & Governance, Analytics, and AI platforms. The ideal candidate comes from data engineering, analytics, AI platform, product management, or solution architecture backgrounds. This role requires deep technical understanding, the ability to evaluate enterprise platforms, and the capability to convert insights into structured research and executive advisory.

This role combines market research, vendor benchmarking, and thought leadership, offering an opportunity to shape the direction of global Data Management, Analytics, and AI markets through the SPARK Matrix™ and SPARK Plus frameworks.

• Own practice strategy for Data, Analytics & AI
• Build market landscapes, segmentations, trend reports, and research frameworks.
• Define SPARK Matrix evaluation criteria and lead vendor assessments.
• Data platforms (lakehouse, warehouse, ingestion, pipelines)
• AI/ML & LLMOps platforms
• Assess product capabilities, roadmap maturity, and competitive differentiation.

• Conduct advisory sessions with CIO, CDO, CAIO, Heads of Data/AI, Enterprise Architects.
• Provide guidance on platform choices, modernization, AI adoption, and automation roadmaps.

• Publish whitepapers, architecture deep dives, trend predictions, and benchmarking studies.
• Present key insights through webinars, videos, and community interactions.

• Work closely with SPARK Plus team to produce persona-focused insights.
• Mentor junior analysts and scale a small research team over time.

• Must have deep hands‑on OR architecture‑level experience in:
• Data lakes, lakehouse, data warehouses
• Tools like:
  Snowflake, Databricks, Big Query, Redshift, Atlan, Collibra, Informatica

• Exposure to capability mapping, portfolio rationalization
• Understanding of TOGAF principles
• Experience with tools like LeanIX, Orbus, MEGA, Planview preferred

• 15-20 years of core industry experience
• Strong preference for candidates who have designed, implemented, or evaluated real enterprise data/AI systems.

• Opportunity to work on globally recognized research frameworks like SPARK Matrix™.
• Direct exposure to leading technology vendors, solution providers, and enterprise clients.
• Fast‑paced, intellectually stimulating environment with growth opportunities.
• A chance to influence global market narratives in Data, Analytics, and AI transformation.

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