Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Distillery is seeking a Principal Data Consultant to lead the company's data strategy and guide data engineering and analytics engagements. This role involves executive advisory, solution definition, and ensuring successful delivery of data initiatives while generating meaningful revenue and business impact.
Responsibilities
- Lead executive-level conversations with clients around data strategy, analytics maturity, and data-driven transformation
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders (CTO, Head of Data, Analytics, Product, Business Leaders)
- Diagnose client data challenges, operating models, and organizational readiness
- Define clear data roadmaps aligned to business outcomes
- Shape scope, approach, and solution positioning to support revenue growth and delivery success
- Actively drive data-related opportunities from early discovery through deal closure
- Partner with Sales to close complex data engagements
- Influence pricing, team composition, and delivery approach
- Define high-level data architectures and solution approaches covering ingestion, transformation, analytics, and BI layers
- Provide technical direction during early delivery phases to ensure architectural integrity and execution alignment
- Step in hands-on when required for critical design decisions or complex technical challenges
- Provide technical oversight during kickoff and early delivery phases to ensure continuity from what was sold to what is delivered
- Partner with delivery leadership and engineering teams to validate assumptions and mitigate early risks
- Gradually transition ownership to delivery teams once the engagement is stable and aligned
- Play a leading role in defining Distillery’s data consulting offerings, methodologies, and go-to-market narrative
- Contribute to internal reference architectures, frameworks, and accelerators
- Support development of thought leadership and client-facing data narratives
- Help elevate overall data consulting maturity across the organization
- Leverage relationships with cloud, data platform, and analytics partners to strengthen solution credibility and accelerate deal cycles
- Support co-selling, joint solution design, and partner-led initiatives
Skills
- 10+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics, or data consulting
- Proven track record in client-facing consulting roles with commercial responsibility
- Strong hands-on background in modern data stacks: Cloud data platforms (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks), Data pipelines and orchestration (dbt, Airflow, Spark, etc.), Analytics and BI ecosystems
- Experience shaping and closing complex data consulting engagements
- Comfortable operating across strategy, sales, and delivery contexts
- Experience in Professional Services or Consulting environments is mandatory
- Exceptional communication and executive presence
Benefits
- 100% Remote Work: Enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere while collaborating with a diverse, multinational team.
- Competitive Compensation: Generous and competitive package in USD, along with a comprehensive benefits plan.
- Flexible Hours: Create a schedule that aligns with your life and priorities.
- Home Office Setup: Receive all the hardware and software needed to succeed from home.
- Innovative Workplace: Collaborate with the global Top 1% of talent in a multicultural and dynamic environment.
- Focus on Growth: Pursue professional and personal development while contributing your unique talents to a team where you can truly shine!
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