Sharp & Tannan Group
Website:
sharpandtannan.com
Job details:
Role Description
The PRACTICE LEADER – DATA is a full-time, on-site role based in Vadodara/Mumbai, responsible for leading the firm’s data-focused practice and initiatives. This role involves overseeing data analytics projects, designing and implementing data management frameworks, and guiding teams in data analysis and data modeling to support client engagements and internal decision-making. The Practice Leader will collaborate with partners, consultants, and cross-functional teams to translate business needs into data solutions, ensure data quality and governance, and develop best practices and standards for data usage. The role includes mentoring team members, managing project delivery timelines, and contributing to business development through data-driven insights, proposals, and thought leadership.
ROLE PURPOSE
Owns the full client relationship lifecycle for Data engagements — discovery, scoping, delivery oversight, and account
stewardship — while directing automation and AI solution delivery through a 13-member team.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Client Front-Ending (Primary Mandate): CXO-level discovery, scoping, escalation handling, commercial conversations
- Account Stewardship: proactive engagement cadence, SLA tracking, risk surfacing before escalation
- Delivery Oversight: directs team output against commitments made to client
- Team Leadership: mentors 13-member team on-site — coaching, stand-ups, delivery reviews
- Technical Governance: working fluency in automation/AI to validate solutions before client sign-off
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
- Willingness to work on-site full-time at Mumbai or Vadodara; travel for client visits as required
- Proven senior client-facing consulting track record — requirement gathering, CXO stakeholder management,
commercial negotiation
- 7+ years working exposure to Automation
- Working exposure to the AI model landscape (LLMs, agentic AI, ML)
- Team management experience (10+ team size)
- Professional English proficiency, client-presentation ready
PREFERRED / ADD-ON
- Exposure to the SAP ecosystem
- Prior experience in a consulting-firm environment (boutique / mid-size consulting or systems integrator background)
HIRING & PEOPLE AUTHORITY
- Independent authority to hire any role below Practice Leader level within the Data vertical
- - Compensation for each sub-hire mutually decided
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