Straive is a global leader in enterprise-grade data analytics and AI solutions, committed to empowering businesses across various industries with cutting-edge technology and expert insights. Backed by EQT, a top private equity firm, we are uniquely positioned to drive innovation through significant investments and an entrepreneurial spirit.

Our core focus is on delivering advanced Data Analytics & AI Solutions. By combining sophisticated technology with subject matter expertise, we deliver material impact on our clients' topline and streamline their operations. We specialize in providing tailored solutions across financial services, CPG, legal, pharma, life sciences, retail and logistics, helping them build robust data analytics and AI capabilities.

With a client base spanning 30 countries, Straive's strategically located teams operate from eight countries and is headquartered in Singapore. This global presence enables us to offer localized expertise with a worldwide perspective.

Join Straive to be part of a energetic team at the forefront of data analytics and AI innovation. Here, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to transformative projects, supported by significant investments and an entrepreneurial drive fueled by our partnership with EQT.

Title: Data/AI Consulting Leader

Location: Mumbai/ Chennai

About the Role

We are seeking an entrepreneurial, Data & AI Consulting Leader to manage our advisory and consulting practice from either our Mumbai or Chennai hub. In this senior executive role, you will act as a trusted advisor to client C-suite leaders (CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, and Business Heads), translating complex, ambiguous business challenges into high-impact Data, Generative AI, and Agentic AI roadmaps. You will own end-to-end consulting engagements,



drive pre-sales and commercial solutioning, and partner closely with our engineering and delivery leaders to take AI solutions from rapid proof-of-concept to full-scale production.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead C-suite and VP-level conversations with clients; diagnose problems and shape them into AI and data programs.
- Own pursuits with Sales team - discovery, solution design, business case, proposal, orals and commercial close.
- Respond to strategic RFPs, including data frameworks, analytics platforms and GenAI programs.
- Partner with Account Managers to expand Data & AI share in named accounts.
- Run advisory engagements such as AI strategy, data maturity assessments and roadmaps that lead into delivery.
- Represent Straive at industry events, webinars and in thought leadership.

Build the practice

- Define the Data & AI offerings: use-case catalogs, accelerators, reference architectures and pricing models.
- Create reusable assets: maturity assessments, ROI models, demos and case studies.
- Hire and mentor a team of solution consultants and data/AI architects.
- Comfortable with cloud and data platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Databricks, Snowflake) and leading LLM providers

Key Qualifications

- Education: Engineering degree (B.Tech/BE or equivalent) and an MBA from Tier-1 institutions
- Experience: >15 years, with 6+ years in data, analytics or AI solution consulting at a consulting firm, IT services firm or data/AI specialist.
- Technology fluency: credible on the modern data stack (cloud data platforms, data engineering, BI), machine learning, and GenAI (LLMs, RAG, AI agents, evaluation and governance). Able to whiteboard an architecture, not just a slide.
- Consulting craft: structured problem-solving, business-case building, and executive storytelling with CXO audiences.

📌 Data & AI Consulting Leader (Mumbai)
🏢 Straive
📍 Mumbai