Engagement Lead
Kaizen Analytix LLC an analytics consulting services and product firm that gives clients unmatched speed to value through analytics solutions and actionable business insights is seeking candidates for a talented Engagement Lead to join our team.
As an Engagement Lead you will be responsible for leading the Kaizen project team and being the primary project contact with the client. This is a handson role responsible for project leadership project delivery client relationship management and project P/L.
Responsibilities:
Lead client engagements consisting of data analysis and technical development by
- Working with clients to understand key business challenges and conceptualize and develop solutions.
- Work closely with the technical and business team in evaluating multiple options
- Managing core delivery teams of Kaizen and nonKaizen (clients third parties offshore) resources
- Managing multiple work streams from acquisition and planning through successful project delivery
- Ensuring requirements are specified in a manner suitable for intended audience and are understandable unambiguous and capable of being implemented and tested
- Engaging with the project team to proactively review deliverables identify potential issues and drive resolution to avoid customer impact
- Addressing problems through excellent decisionmaking and innovative strategic ideas
- Provides Prototyping solutions and Data Architecting/Modeling expertise.
- Implementing solutions & building applications in Cloud environments
- Working with technical leadership to ensure technical best practices are followed
- Facilitating critical communications by interacting with core delivery team members (project domain) development personnel (technical domain) and client
- Possessing the ability to identify project risks and support risk resolution
- Participating in and preparing materials for client status and steering committee meetings
- Playing a key role in client management leading and mentoring project teams
- Contributing team member Solution design Data Architecture Database Modeling/Design Integration & Transformations
Job Requirements:
- Education: Bachelors / Masters degree in Business Analytics Industrial Engineering Econometrics Computer Science Operations Research Data Science or other applied mathematical discipline; MBA is a plus
- Experience: 12 years of experience in project management for projects with a technical focus and / or analytical modeling components.
- Experience managing vendors is a plus.
- Project Management: Ability to manage projects using SDLC PMI and Agile methodologies
- Core Skills: Business analysis; Ability to communicate clearly and present to senior leadership/executives; excellent people management skills; mindset of own it all the way through solution;
- Leadership Skills: Enables / demonstrates innovative thinking; Possesses a can do attitude; Thought leader for the client
- Tools: Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and Project Management tools (Jira MS Project Asana Basecamp SmartSheets etc.);
- Experience with BI/Analytics tools a plus:
- BI Analysis tools like Tableau and Power BI
- Analytics tools (Alteryx Forecasting tools etc.)
- Possesses strong analytical/ logical thinking skills
- Possesses strong working knowledge of Application Development in Cloud Environments
- Experience with DevOps tools/processes is a plus.
- Experience with Azure AI Foundry is a plus.
- Expertise in Data Architecture Data Modeling RDBMS and Data Warehouses.
- Ability to work in a fastpaced rapidly growing company and handle a wide variety of challenges deadlines and a diverse array of contacts.