Head of Data Engineering & Analytics Consulting in Richmond

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Job DescriptionJob Description We’re hiring a Head of Data Engineering & Analytics Consulting! Employment type : Full-time / Direct Hire only (No Agencies) Location : Atlanta, GA, New York, NY, Washington, DC, Richmond, VA, Charlotte, NC, Metropolitan areas Location Type : Hybrid - Home Office / Local Ippon office (1-2 days per week onsite)

About Ippon : The Ippon story started in 2002 in Paris, France - cue in the accordion. Our founder and CEO Stéphane Nomis used his unique experience as an international Judo champion to create a culture based on the sports values of ambition and excellence. Our USA Headquarters office is located in Richmond, VA, with additional offices in New York, NY,  Washington DC, and Atlanta, GA. We are a technology consulting firm that specializes in helping accelerate our client’s digital roadmap in the areas of Product Management, Cloud, Data, and Software Engineering.

About the position : Ippon is seeking an experienced and dynamic Head of Data Engineering & Analytics Consulting to lead our fastest-growing practice, with a strategic focus on cloud-, Snowflake-centered solutions. The Head of Data Engineering & Analytics Consulting manages a team of highly-skilled data engineering and analytics consultants, and is a hands-on consulting leader with technical, business, and people leadership responsibilities. This role acts as the subject matter expert and thought leadership advocate for Ippon’s services, responsible for developing, managing, and expanding the practice, and demonstrating standards for collaboration and drive.Roles and Responsibilities :

• Practice & Growth Leadership :
• Drive and evolve Ippon’s Data Engineering & Analytics practice with a clear focus on Snowflake and Cloud- architectures.
• Hire, mentor, and retain an inclusive, high-performance culture grounded in craft, consulting excellence, experimentation, and continuous learning.
• Partner with our Sales teams and account management to identify opportunities and shape customer roadmaps.
• Develop and foster relationships with Snowflake corporate leaders, account executives, program managers, and sales engineers.
• Represent Ippon as a thought leader in the Snowflake ecosystem, speaking at events, publishing blogs and papers, and contributing to the community.
• Coach team members on effective technical and consulting skills and strategies.
• Promote knowledge sharing through workshops, internal learning sessions, and mentorship programs.
• Partner with HR and senior leadership to develop learning and development content for the practice
• Technical Strategy & Architecture
• Drive the creation of reference implementations, accelerators, and best practices for Snowflake Data Clouds
• Assure security practices such as secrets management, access control, and audit logging are considered in solutions.
• Ensure modern standards in orchestration, IaC, observability, and FinOps, primarily on AWS.
• Drive AI and machine learning Data initiatives, identifying opportunities to integrate AI-driven solutions such as Cortex, Streamlit, and external services within client environments to optimize performance and business outcomes.
• Project Delivery & Pre-Sales :
• Provide executive oversight on multi-team Snowflake programs across industries.
• Ensure cloud data engineering projects are delivered on time, within scope, and meet quality standards.
• Serve as a trusted senior consultant to our clients and deliver high-quality data architecture and engineering solutions.
• Build repeatable methods and templates that continuously improve delivery quality.
• Assist account teams with strategic account growth by identifying new opportunities within client portfolios.
• Support pre-sales efforts and solution design alongside account executives to expand our client base.

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What we offer :

We value the and different perspectives each of our employees bring to Ippon Technologies.

Ippon Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to , , , , , , , , veteran, or status.

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