Role: Cloud & Data Practice Leader
Location: Hyderabad, India

About the Role
We are looking for a seasoned Cloud & Data Practice Leader to build, scale, and lead its Cloud and Data services portfolio. This role will be responsible for practice strategy, capability building, solutioning, presales leadership, and delivery governance , while working closely with sales, delivery, alliances, and executive leadership to drive growth and customer success.
The ideal candidate brings a robust mix of cloud-native thinking, data & AI expertise, client-facing leadership, and P&L; mindset , with proven experience in scaling practices within a digital engineering or IT services organization.

Key Responsibilities
Practice & Capability Leadership
- Define and execute the Cloud & Data practice vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with the organizations’ overall business goals.
- Build and scale capabilities across Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) and Data platforms (Data Engineering, Analytics, AI/ML) .
- Develop reusable offerings, accelerators, frameworks, and solution blueprints .




- Drive talent strategy including hiring, upskilling, certifications, and succession planning.
- Own practice-level financials, utilization, margins, and growth KPIs .

Presales & Solutioning
- Act as a solution leader in presales engagements including RFP/RFI responses, deal qualification, effort estimation, and pricing strategy .
- Lead customer discovery workshops to understand business objectives and translate them into scalable cloud and data solutions.
- Partner with sales teams to support large deals, strategic accounts, and new logo pursuits .
- Collaborate with hyperscaler and data platform partners to create joint value propositions .

Delivery & Governance
- Provide delivery oversight and architectural governance for cloud and data programs.
- Ensure adherence to best practices, security, compliance, and quality standards .
- Support delivery teams in addressing escalations, risks, and transformatio

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