Engagement Lead / Principal Consultant

Job Description

Data platform modernization public sector

Role Summary

Owns delivery and the client relationship across all phases from stakeholder discovery and the platform recommendation through to handover.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery ownership. Own scope, schedule, milestones, quality, risk, and change control across all phases.
Stakeholder discovery. Lead workshops and interviews to surface data practices, pain points, and priorities.
Platform recommendation. Steer the evaluation framework and the structured best-fit platform recommendation.
Client management. Serve as principal point of contact; lead status reporting, executive readouts, and reviews.

Minimum Qualifications (MQ)

10+ years delivering data/analytics consulting engagements, several as delivery lead.
Led enterprise data warehouse modernization initiatives end-to-end (design, migration, implementation).
Strong facilitation and stakeholder management across business and IT.
Working fluency in Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, and/or Snowflake.
Track record managing phased delivery against fixed milestones and budgets.

Desired Qualifications (DQ)

Transportation, transit, or public-sector experience.
Familiarity with ridership/operational data and public procurement.
PMP or equivalent delivery credential.