Data Portfolio Technical Area Lead

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. Founded in 1963, we help clients achieve total transformation, inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

You will be part of a dynamic team transforming BCG into a data-driven organization. The Data Team builds essential data platforms, products, and capabilities to empower our clients and colleagues with high-quality, actionable insights.

We are looking for a Technical Area Lead (TAL) for the Data Portfolio to set and implement the strategic vision for BCG's data ecosystem, including data engineering & governance. This role requires translating business needs into robust data solutions and owning the data strategy, architecture, and engineering excellence within the data portfolio.

• Lead the Data Technology Strategy for BCG's Data Portfolio
• Define and drive an integrated data strategy aligned with BCG's goals, including cloud-based data warehousing, real-time data processing, and data governance initiatives.
• Champion the adoption of emergent data technologies and methodologies, such as AI-driven data processing, machine learning pipelines, and automated data integration.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to shape BCG's data infrastructure roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals and competitive advantage.
• Assess and respond to evolving data trends, developing a proactive data strategy that facilitates growth and scalability.

• Expertise in data architecture, data warehousing, and cloud-based data platforms, with experience in technologies like Azure Synapse, BigQuery, or Snowflake.
• Proven ability to deliver reliable, scalable data solutions, with a track record of improving data access, insights, and performance.
• Demonstrated success in driving data initiatives and working with teams across data science, engineering, and business functions.
• Strong analytical skills, experienced in using monitoring tools for data performance tracking and cost-benefit analyses.

* 15+ years of technical experience in IT and Data services, with at least 5 years in strategic leadership overseeing data engineering or data architecture.

* Proven experience in designing, deploying, and optimizing large-scale data solutions, including data lakes, cloud data warehouses, and ETL frameworks.

* In-depth understanding of data governance, regulatory compliance, and security in data management.

* Expertise with modern data engineering technologies, including Spark, Kafka, and data orchestration tools like Airflow.