Data Science AI Solution Delivery Lead

Who You’ll Work With As a modernized technology company, we've never met a technical challenge we didn't like. We enable our clients to learn from their data, create incredible digital experiences, and make the most of new technologies. We blend design, engineering, and analytics expertise to build the future. We surround our technologists with interesting challenges, innovative minds and emerging technologies. What You’ll Do As a data science leader, you’ll help define and deliver a variety of projects for clients that leverage a variety of techniques across multiple technologies and industries. Facilitate discussions with clients on data science opportunities and guide them in understanding the value of analytical data and how to get started with data science initiatives. Scope and solution AI solutions to during pre-sales phases Build partnerships internal and external partners to support sales processes and team development. Provide inputs to our team in charge of shaping the Data Science go-to-market strategy Lead project teams of a few consultants during delivery of Data Science, AI and genAI solutions to our clients Serve as AI project architect to co-design analytics solutions with and for our clients Directly contribute to implementation of AI solutions such as AI training/evaluation pipelines in cloud environments like AWS, GCP, Databricks, Snowflake or Azure or defining data science capabilities for our clients (strategic roadmaps, initiatives, platform selection…) Operate Agile delivery processes to manage and prioritize scope during delivery Act as permanent people leader for a few team members from our Data Science capability: help them develop their mastery of the latest developments in the field of AI, mentor them and help them grow their career Ops: Co-own and co-lead internal operations such as staffing, maintaining our active AI enablement program or building a vibrant community of AI practitioners What You’ll Bring Ideally, a Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in a quantitative field and 10+ years of experience designing and building feature engineering pipelines and data science or artificial intelligence or generative AI training / inference pipelines. Knowledge of AI modeling theory and practice to provide optimal solutions to clients Experience with cloud and modern data science platforms such as AWS/Sagemaker/Bedrock, GCP/VertexAI/Gemini, Azure/AIStudio or OpenAI. Proficiency in Python, R, SQL, and experience with libraries/frameworks such, pandas, Scikit-learn, PyTorch, and TensorFlow. Big data experience (ex: Hadoop / Apache Spark) is a nice plus. Ideally: Advanced experience designing and implementing GenAI system architectures, including Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) or genAI Agents. Nice to have: Proficiency with data visualization and BI tools like Tableau, PowerBI, Looker Experience leading and inspiring high-performance analytics project delivery teams using Agile processes, Software Delivery Life Cycle stages and delivery operations best practices and tools (ex: Agile backlog/boards, git repositories). Executive-level communication skills to engage with senior business stakeholders to present findings and drive decision making Pre-sales experience in a technical role with a focus on AI project scoping, solutioning, sizing and planning  Experience acting as people leader and coaching team members to help them grow their careers About UsSlalom is a purpose-led, global business and technology consulting company. From strategy to implementation, our approach is fiercely human. In six countries and 43 markets, we deeply understand our customers—and their customers—to deliver practical, end-to-end solutions that drive meaningful impact. Backed by close partnerships with over 400 leading technology providers, our 13,000+ strong team helps people and organizations dream bigger, move faster, and build better tomorrows for all. We’re honored to be consistently recognized as a great place to work, including being one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For seven years running. Learn more at slalom.com. Compensation and BenefitsSlalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For the Principal level, the base salary pay range is 145,000 - 204,000, and the targeted base salary range is 145,000 - 184,000. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.   EEO and AccommodationsSlalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.