Data & Analytics Leader BFSI, AI Transformation

Data & Analytics Leader - BFSI AI Transformation

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Data & Analytics Leader to help shape and grow enterprise transformation programs across the financial services sector. This role brings together data strategy analytics AI consulting business development executive advisory and delivery leadership. You will work with senior stakeholders to define transformation priorities shape large-scale opportunities and guide teams from strategy through measurable value realization.

What You Will Do

• Build trusted relationships with business executives and senior technology leaders.
  

• Advise clients on enterprise data strategy analytics transformation AI adoption governance modernization and operating models.
  

• Translate complex business challenges into practical transformation roadmaps investment priorities and measurable outcomes.
  

• Lead executive workshops discovery sessions steering committee discussions and strategic client conversations.
  

• Drive growth for Data Analytics and AI services from opportunity identification and qualification through proposal negotiation and closure.
  

• Shape large consulting and transformation engagements including solution direction value proposition commercial approach and delivery roadmap.
  

• Lead RFPs and proactive proposals ensuring solutions are differentiated feasible and focused on business outcomes.
  

• Build joint opportunities with account teams alliance partners technology providers and consulting practices.
  

• Define target-state strategies across cloud data platforms data products analytics AI/ML GenAI governance and responsible AI.
  

• Provide executive oversight from opportunity shaping and mobilization through delivery governance and value realization.
  

• Lead and mentor consulting architecture engineering analytics and AI teams across locations.
  

• Develop reusable offerings reference architectures case studies estimators executive narratives and delivery playbooks.
  

What You Bring

• 18 years of experience across data analytics AI consulting and enterprise transformation including leadership of large-scale programs.
  

• Deep expertise in enterprise data strategy data architecture governance operating models data products and data modernization.
  

• Strong understanding of data engineering including ETL/ELT integration APIs orchestration data quality observability DataOps and platform engineering.
  

• Experience leading analytics and BI initiatives including enterprise reporting self-service analytics semantic layers advanced analytics and decision intelligence.
  

• Knowledge of AI machine learning Generative AI Agentic AI MLOps/LLMOps responsible AI and AI-led business transformation.
  

• Experience defining enterprise solutions across cloud platforms Databricks Snowflake and other modern data platforms.
  

• Strong knowledge of financial services requirements including regulatory compliance privacy security resilience auditability and risk management.
  

• Proven success in consulting business development presales solutioning opportunity qualification proposals pricing support and executive stakeholder management.
  

• Ability to lead global cross-functional teams and engage effectively with senior business leaders.
  

• Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline. A masters degree MBA and relevant cloud architecture data analytics AI or program certifications are preferred.