Practice Delivery Principal Data Strategy & Architecture
Location: Onsite in Nashville, TN (some flexibility, light travel possible)
Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $160K$180K base + excellent benefits + PTO
Utilization Target: ~75% billable
Overview:
A leading consulting firm is hiring a Practice Delivery Principal to help scale their Data & Analytics practice in Nashville. This is a client-facing, high-impact leadership role focused on enterprise data strategy, consulting delivery, and pre-sales. The firm works with Fortune 500 clients in industries like healthcare, financial services, and logistics.
This is a newly created role, not a backfill. The ideal candidate brings 810+ years of experience spanning data consulting, client leadership, and technical delivery. Must be capable of leading teams, guiding enterprise clients through ambiguity, and shaping strategic data solutions with a consultative mindset.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a data strategy advisor to enterprise clients, aligning technical initiatives with business value.
- Lead delivery of complex data programs including data warehousing, ETL modernization, governance, and cloud migration.
- Serve as the lead point of contact and trusted advisor for clients, especially in pre-sales and solution architecture discussions.
- Coach and mentor internal consultants to elevate team performance and technical maturity.
- Drive utilization, delivery excellence, and client satisfaction across multiple active engagements.
Top Skills Required:
- Strong consulting and business acumen ability to advise stakeholders and drive outcomes, not just deliver code.
- Leadership experience running client-facing technical teams.
- Hands-on background with data architecture, ETL pipelines, and cloud platforms.
- Experience with AWS and/or Azure (GCP is a bonus).
- Knowledge of tools like Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Python, APIs, SSIS, or other modern data stack tools.
- Comfortable navigating pre-sales, SOW creation, and delivery planning in enterprise environments.
Ideal Candidate:
- Has worked in professional services or consulting firms.
- Brings a blend of technical credibility and client-facing polish.
- Can confidently own a room, steer conversations, and guide high-stakes decisions.
- Wants to help build something this is a growth-oriented role on a growing team.
Nice to Have:
- Data governance or strategy frameworks.
- Experience in regulated industries like healthcare or financial services.
- Local to Nashville and open to regular in-office presence.