Principal Data Strategist; m​/f​/d

Principal 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 in-depth reviews of current data and technology strategy, targeted data strategy, guiding clients to unlock the full potential of data, and providing high-level roadmaps.

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.

This is a client-facing, builder's leadership role. You will start with a small, senior team and grow it through technical depth, delivery excellence and thought leadership, rather than inheriting a large organisation to manage. The role is based in Germany and requires regular travel to client sites, up to approximately 50% of your time.

• You will collaborate closely with clients to understand their business ecosystem and goals, and 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 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 challenging problems, and collaborate with sales to turn them into viable solutions and winning proposals.
• You will 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 lead through influence rather than headcount: growing capability and raising delivery standards inside the organisation, while building our presence in the market through thought leadership, ecosystem initiatives and client-facing points of view.

• 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, and can provide advisory and consultative guidance for clients and cross-delivery teams.
• You have experience 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 across a variety of projects, leveraging technical expertise and leadership to maximise impact.
• You have a track record of ensuring proper data governance policies, including data lineage, quality checks and classification.
• You have experience with AI and ML use cases and landscapes and can influence the build of the right solutions to harness insights from data.
• You have experience building high-level solution frameworks, leveraging paradigms such as data-as-a-product and federated governance where needed.
• You have professional working proficiency in German (B2 minimum, C1 strongly preferred) and can build consensus with…