Senior Manager of Data Engineering & Analytics Consulting

We're hiring a Senior Manager of Data Engineering & Analytics Consulting!

Employment Type: Full-time/Direct Hire only

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 Stphane 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:

The Senior Manager, Data Practice is a key leadership role responsible for scaling the practice's capabilities, ensuring delivery excellence across client engagements, and fostering a high-performing, innovative team culture. This role drives the growth and development of talent, promotes best practices in modern data engineering/analytics, and ensures consultants and managers are equipped with the tools, methodologies, and support needed to deliver exceptional outcomes. As a partially billable leader, the Senior Manager maintains a close connection to client work, enabling accurate insights into delivery performance, emerging needs, and opportunities for continuous improvement.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Project Delivery & Pre-Sales:
• Ensure cloud data engineering projects are delivered on time, within scope, and meet quality standards.
• Serve as a senior consultant to our clients and deliver high-quality data architecture and engineering solutions.
• Maintain visibility across all engagements, proactively addressing risks and challenges.
• Collaborate with project leads to drive consistency in delivery methodologies and best practices.
• Partner with client success teams to continuously improve customer-facing impact and 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.
• Practice Leadership:
• Mentor and develop managers, ensuring strong leadership and people management strategies at all levels.
• Coach team members on effective technical and consulting skills and strategies.
• Conduct performance reviews and career development planning to promote team growth and retention.
• Identify promotion readiness and design structured development paths for consultants.
• Support hiring efforts to attract top talent and build a high-performing, diverse team.
• Champion a culture of innovation, experimentation, and continuous learning.
• 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

Competencies we are looking for:

• Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related field-or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of professional experience in a technical Data Engineering role utilizing technologies such as SQL and Python.
• 3+ years leading teams and/or in a technical manager role.
• 2+ years of technology consulting experience.
• 3+ years working with modern cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud (AWS preferred).
• 2+ years experience with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, or Microsoft Fabric.
• 3+ years of experience with modern data technologies including Redshift, BigQuery, or Synapse.
• Strong understanding of data pipeline orchestration, ETL/ELT frameworks, and modern data architecture principles.
• Familiarity with tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Kubernetes.
• Hands-on understanding of AI/ML and LLM architectures; Snowflake Cortex experience preferred.
• Proven track record of growing and leading teams in a consulting or tech environment.
• Strong background in hiring, coaching, and talent development.
• Clear and effective communicator with strong interpersonal and writing skills.
• Familiarity with Agile development practices.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience leading multi-team delivery programs and optimizing team performance.
• Experience with business development, sales support, and proposal creation.
• Understanding of operational KPIs and small organizational management practices.
• Experience managing managers.
• Ability to drive change and growth while fostering a strong and inclusive team culture.
• Strong decision-making, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary - Great starting salaries for well-qualified candidates
• Generous Paid Time Off policy - Ippon offers flexible time off to help you be your best
• Health, dental, and vision insurance - We are dedicated to helping our employees live healthier lives through comprehensive health programs
• 401k with company match - Ippon offers an industry-leading 401(k) matching plan
• Family Leave - We support the importance of family and offer maternity, paternity, and family medical leave plans
• A fun, smart, and healthy work environment, focused on our values and teamwork

$160,000 - $180,000 a year

We value the diversity 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 race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Visit us on LinkedIn or at https://ipponusa.com/ to learn more.

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