Senior Data

Are you an avid technologist who enjoys solving complex architectural and technology consulting challenges and solutions within the Data & Analytics space? Are you hungry to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and take ownership for critical technical and business decisions that directly impact EPAM and our clients? If so, then EPAM has a rare opportunity for you to join us as a Senior Data & Analytics Technical Delivery Director at Senior Manager or Director level in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is a great opportunity for you to play a highly visible and leading role driving the Data Technology Consulting landscape whilst working closely with multiple clients and our Data leadership teams globally as we rapidly expand our presence in the country. This position requires a fluent English/Arabic speaker with a strong data technical consulting background with the ability to assist clients in defining their overall technology strategy and delivery. RESPONSIBILITIES - Lead Data & Analytics Technology Consulting and Architecture projects for a variety of clients in Saudi Arabia, working with the delivery teams in large scale complex programmes - Lead initiatives, produce relevant deliverables and manage EPAM’s Data Analytics offering and go-to market strategy across the region - Drive engagements and major transformation through execution phases and where applicable, lead internal, client and third-party vendor mixed teams - Stay abreast of current and emerging trends, unique opportunities and challenges of the space/markets and geographies in which the clients operate, and how it affects clients’ business and initiatives - Undertake service design and continuously improve our methodology and consulting offering and lead implementation of the solutions from establishing project requirements and goals to solution "go-live" - Engage client organisations at the executive / C-level, helping customers drive enterprise-wide agendas as well as external and internal partners to maximise growth within an account/client portfolio - Responsible for shaping data solutions and properly scoping / pricing engagements, establishing optimal operating models and project team organization, and leading the transition from the sales process to the delivery phase - Understand the full end-end product cycle, from product vision/strategy, user experience design through development and release - Lead Practice development, driving and orchestrating transformation and product solutions, teams, strategic roadmaps, and continuous improvement/optimisation programs - Support sales / pre-sales activities by assessing data opportunities, responding to RFP’s, creating proposals and presentations, establishing relationships with clients and prospective clients, and helping to close / sign new deals **REQUIREMENTS**: - Fluent English and Arabic speaker with knowledge of working in Saudi Arabia - Industry visionary, avid technologist at heart, with extensive technology experience in the areas of Data Analytics in driving large scale D&A transformation projects - Experience in leading the Data Analytics consulting/architecture arm of a complex business - Extensive experience developing and growing client relationships, leading multi-disciplinary teams, delivering end-to-end solutions and driving scalable enterprise initiatives - Cloud data platforms, BI, data warehousing, data lakes and awareness of Cloud (Azure, GCP, AWS), Big Data, Analytics, Data Science technologies and trends - Able to articulate the pros and cons of technology choices and solution design decisions and to construct and present rational options to clients and prospective clients on the options they have - Confident in expressing points-of-view, making recommendations and presenting analysis and recommendations up to C-level where appropriate - Ability to operate at the strategic level, yet being close enough to the details to add value to clients and be a real support to your team - Proven ability to manage client engagements under pressure to successful completion - Involvement in Pre-sales or supporting core sales teams in driving revenue and creating new opportunities - Desire to learn and expand beyond your comfort zone whenever a new technological trend in the relevant areas arises WE OFFER - Competitive compensation depending on experience and skills - Opportunity to work on leading edge platforms, working in a fast-paced, agile, software engineering culture - Knowledge-sharing with colleagues from EPAM's global tech communities - Regular performance feedback and salary reviews - Opportunities for professional growth - Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions - Some of these benefits may be available only after you have passed your probationary period ABOUT EPAM - EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities.