Data Science Managing Director

West Monroe has an opportunity for a strategic Data Science Managing Director/Partner to join our Technology practice. This leader will structure, lead, support, drive, and grow West Monroe’s Technology Data Science practice and associated offerings in collaboration with other leaders across the company. This role will focus on delivering transformational analytics solutions as well as providing clients with thought-leadership on applying new technologies to innovate their business. This leader will be responsible for key client account ownership, scoping, selling, and acting as the engagement lead for large scale data science & analytics implementations. 

 
Managing Directors/Partners within West Monroe have three main responsibilities: 
 
Client Delivery: 

• Support and lead teams serving clients across industries while demonstrating executive presence with high level client counterparts. 
• Manage and influence multi-disciplinary teams to translate client business objectives into data and analytics solutions; collaborate with data engineering, industry, and product teams to deliver impactful results for our clients 
• Provide quality assurance and conduct frequent touch bases with client executives to ensure value is realized and understood from our engagements 
• Understand and support the underlying business processes and technologies being used within an organization to be able to make recommendations on how to achieve long-term scalability, reduce operational cost, or better support business processes 
• Ensure proper management of project economics including: project budgets, invoicing, and the collection process 

Practice Development: 

• Collaborate with national and local leadership within Data Engineering & Analytics practice and across West Monroe (WM) industry and functional practices, to develop and deliver multi-disciplinary, data-driven offerings 
• Develop knowledge of emerging data science techniques; socialize and teach concepts to WM data science community 
• Lead, mentor and grow data science consultants and actively participate in the career advisory and performance management process 
• Actively participate in recruiting and retaining top quality data scientists 
• Collaborate in growth around strategy, approach, offerings, staffing, skill development, methodology, and new account development 
• Collaborate with local office leadership to ensure alignment with the office culture, define the strategic direction of the Technology team, and actively lead entrepreneurial activities to expand offerings and the skills of the team.  
• Coach and manage other consultants and actively participate in the performance management process 

Business Development: 

• Cultivate new and existing client development opportunities related to data and analytics 
• Understand client needs to translate challenges and objectives into proposals 
• Attend conferences and networking events to further WM’s brand and market perception related to data and analytics 
• Hunt new strategic clients – using relationships and other proven business development skills 
• Initiate and lead business development meetings with prospective clients 
• Create work plans, pricing estimates, and risk assessments for prospects 

Qualifications: 

• 13+ years participating in team-based, client-facing business and technology consulting services 
• 10+ years of experience leading teams of data professionals doing hand-on design, build, configure, implement work 
• 10+ years of technical experience in machine learning and statistics related work 
• 5+ years of experience managing data scientists 
• Experience leading and building an analytics consulting group or practice 
• Strong business development and an active professional network of contacts in the local market 
• Entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to innovate on new and emerging solutions 
• Experience farming new business from existing clients and managing client relationships 
• Strong project management methodology background, including schedule, scope, issue and risk management experience, change management, strategic planning and analysis
• Proven leader with extensive ability to build solid and collaborative relationships with team members, foster a productive team environment, and coach staff with timely meaningful written and verbal feedback
• Ability to Travel, as required based on client and practice demands (expected to be 10-20%) 

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Last updated on Sep 21, 2023