Senior Data Strategist

At Slalom, personal connection meets global scale. Our vision is to enable a world in which everyone loves their work and life. We help organizations of all kinds redefine what’s possible, give shape to the future—and get there.This role is based in the DMV area.Who You’ll Work WithAs a modern technology company, we've never met a technical challenge we didn't like. We enable our clients to learn from their data, create incredible digital experiences, and make the most of new technologies. We blend design, engineering, and analytics expertise to build the future.What You’ll DoAs a member of the Data Strategy team, your objective is to align Slalom's clients’ business strategies with their data initiatives, crafting a compelling value case for data utilization, and establish success metrics to measure the impact of implemented strategies, ensuring they deliver tangible outcomes in line with their organizational objectives.You will define the way our clients use data to drive their business. You understand that data isn’t only about using the latest technologies, it is about creating a culture which enables and encourages the use of data and AI, ensuring everyone understands their value. You are keen to listen and understand, comfortable with ambiguity and able to work in environments with complex stakeholder relationships. By assessing the current state, you can propose solutions which incorporate technology, ways of working, data literacy, governance, and change.• Meet with stakeholders to gather and clarify data requirements.• Identify and assess data sources that provide the necessary information.• Collaborate with data owners and stewards to secure access to relevant data elements.• Ensure data solutions align with stakeholder needs and organizational goals.• Advise clients on establishing a data-driven culture that aligns with their strategic business objectives, fostering an environment where data underpins all facets of decision-making.• Conduct maturity assessments, understand the current state of data and AI culture as well as define target maturity levels.• Propose a roadmap encompassing tailored solutions and capabilities to bridge the maturity gap, integrating flexible and scalable systems, establishing reference architecture, and addressing data sharing and ethics, compliance, and data-driven decision-making.• Optimize organizational structures and processes to support agile data and analytics efforts, ensuring a seamless flow between data collection and actionable insights.• Collaborate with clients to execute their data and AI roadmaps, taking ownership of initiatives and guiding clients through the transformation.• Deliver transformative solutions to clients that are aligned to industry best practices and provide thought leadership in the data and AI space.What You’ll BringTo excel as a Data Strategist within our team, you will need a blend of strategic insight, technical acumen, and leadership capabilities. Specifically, you will bring:• Help stakeholders define the vision, values, and priorities of data within the organization.• Identify and evaluate new data sources and use cases to drive business growth and efficiency.• Conduct competitive research and analysis to identify opportunities for data utilization.• Facilitate workshops to engage stakeholders and gather requirements for data initiatives.• Define governance requirements for data access, ensuring secure and compliant data usage.• Experience in building holistic data strategies which include assessing organizational outcomes and current state landscape and making functional and technical recommendations in support of determining foundational data needs.• Profound knowledge in specific architectures, tools, and processes and capability to prioritize, build, and drive alignment of 2–3-year roadmaps, including estimates of duration, cost, and resources.Title: Senior ConsultantAbout UsSlalom is a purpose-led, global business and technology consulting company. From strategy to implementation, our approach is fiercely human. In six countries and 43 markets, we deeply understand our customers—and their customers—to deliver practical, end-to-end solutions that drive meaningful impact. Backed by close partnerships with over 400 leading technology providers, our 11,000+ strong team helps people and organizations dream bigger, move faster, and build better tomorrows for all. We’re honored to be consistently recognized as a great place to work, including being one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For seven years running. Learn more at slalom.com.Compensation And BenefitsSlalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer additional benefits such as a yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being related expenses as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is $135-$170K and subject to change and may be modified at any time.EEO and AccommodationsSlalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.