Solution Consultant

About the job
Denodo is a leader in data management. The award-winning Denodo Platform is the leading data integration, management, and delivery platform using a logical approach to enable self-service BI, data science, hybrid/multi-cloud data integration, and enterprise data services. Realizing more than 400% ROI and millions of dollars in benefits, Denodo’s large enterprise and mid-market customers across 30+ industries have received payback in less than 6 months. For more information, visit www.denodo.com. We are a fast-growing, international organization with teams across four continents and we work with a cutting-edge technology. At Denodo, we are like a family and it is of the utmost importance to us that we help support your professional growth every step of the way.

Job Description
Denodo is looking for a passionate thought-leader and hands-on data advocate to join our Enterprise Data Strategy team. As a seasoned professional, you will guide our clients’ data and analytics journey. In this role, you will combine strategy, technology, and client relationship expertise in short-term engagements with Denodo’s customers. Your mission: enable customers to realize the full potential of their data by setting the foundation of their data virtualization program, establishing the frameworks to mature their organizations and deployments to an enterprise level.

Job Responsibilities & Duties
Data and Analytics Strategy

• Play a key consultative role in the development of data strategies for various customers to help shape the future of what their data-centric organizations look like.
• Focus on helping business organizations achieve transformational change through designing, developing, and advising on enterprise data strategy programs and related work streams.
• Support customers to define the processes, mindsets, technologies, and expertise required to convert data to action and derive value from its use.

Architecture and Solution Advisory

• Engage with customers in architectural discussions that will define the role of data virtualization in their organization and its integration with other parts of the data ecosystem.
• Provide functional and technical architecture guidelines to bridge the clients’ business needs with their infrastructure and operational constraints.
• Help customers define the duties, responsibilities, and teams to manage and operate the Denodo deployment.

Customer Management

• Provide timely, prioritized, and complete customer-based feedback to Product Management, Sales, and Services regarding customer business cases, requirements, and issues.
• Manage client expectations, establish credibility at all levels within the customer and build problem-solving partnerships with the client, partners, and colleagues.
• Advise the clients on additional resource and staff needs.

Presentation and Content Creation

• Develop white papers, presentations, training materials, or documentation on related topics.
• Deliver actionable documentation for each customer engagement.

Desired Skills & Experience

• University Degree in information systems or computer science (Bachelor or Masters).
• 4+ years of demonstrated experience in a similar role.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with technical and business counterparts.
• 8+ years of experience in customer-facing positions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Arabic are required.
• Demonstrated experience with forming and implementing data strategy, management, governance, and architecture.

Additional Skills

• Experience working with Big Data and noSQL architecture.
• Good understanding of Internet of Things and Streaming technologies.
• Knowledge of AI and Machine Learning software and techniques.
• Knowledge about architectural frameworks (TOGAF / EAP / Zachman).
• Willingness to travel around 40% of the time.

Denodo is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Denodo will provide reasonable accommodation to employees who have protected disabilities in accordance with applicable law.
We do not accept resumes from headhunters or suppliers that have not signed a formal fee agreement. Therefore, any resume received from an unapproved supplier will be considered unsolicited, and we will not be obligated to pay a referral fee.