Role Description The PRACTICE LEADER – DATA is a full-time, on-site role based in Vadodara/Mumbai, responsible for leading the firm’s data-focused practice and initiatives. This role involves overseeing data analytics projects, designing and implementing data management frameworks, and guiding teams in data analysis and data modeling to support client engagements and internal decision-making.

The Practice

Leader will collaborate with partners, consultants, and cross-functional teams to translate business needs into data solutions, ensure data quality and governance, and develop best practices and standards for data usage. The role includes mentoring team members, managing project delivery timelines, and contributing to business development through data-driven insights, proposals, and thought leadership.

ROLE PURPOSE

Owns the full client relationship lifecycle for Data engagements — discovery, scoping, delivery oversight, and account stewardship — while directing automation and AI solution delivery through a 13-member team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Client Front-Ending (Primary Mandate): CXO-level discovery, scoping, escalation handling, commercial conversations
Account Stewardship: proactive engagement cadence, SLA tracking,



risk surfacing before escalation
Delivery Oversight: directs team output against commitments made to client
Team Leadership: mentors 13-member team in office — coaching, stand-ups, delivery reviews
Technical Governance: working fluency in automation/AI to validate solutions before client sign-off

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
Willingness to work on-site full time at Mumbai or Vadodara; travel for client visits as required
Proven senior client-facing consulting track record — requirement gathering, CXO stakeholder management,

commercial negotiation
7+ years working exposure to Automation
Working exposure to the AI model landscape (LLMs, agentic AI, ML)
Team management experience (10+ team size)
Qualified English proficiency, client-presentation ready

PREFERRED / ADD-ON
Exposure to the SAP ecosystem
Prior experience in a consulting-firm environment (boutique / mid-size consulting or systems integrator background)

HIRING & PEOPLE AUTHORITY
Independent authority to hire any role below Practice Leader level within the Data vertical
- Compensation for each sub-hire mutually decided

📌 Practice Leader – Data Vadodara (India)
🏢 Sharp u0026 Tannan Group
📍 India