Data and AI : Go-to-Market - Director (Greater New York)

Who You’ll Work WithAt Slalom, we combine personal connection with global scale to create environments where work is loved, and life is enriched. Our mission is to help organizations redefine possibilities, shape the future, and achieve transformative goals. This position reports to the Greater New York Go-to-Market Data Lead and is based in NYC, where you'll play a pivotal role in driving Data and AI sales and fostering customer-centric go-to-market strategies within the Financial Services industry verticalWhat You’ll DoStrategic Solutioning: Develop compelling proposals, presentations, and statements of work (SOW) to drive business growth. Identify opportunities for Slalom in data and AI, both in existing and new environments. Lead discovery and solution design conversations with Financial Services clients, translating data and AI capability into clear business outcomes and commercial proposals.Financial Services Market Development: Build and grow Slalom's Data & AI pipeline and revenue within Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance, and Asset Management. Leverage existing relationships and develop new executive connections across the financial services sector in the Greater New York market.Origination & Offering Development: Recognize whitespace in the FS market, shape ideas into sellable offerings, mobilize the right Slalom capabilities, and help close the work — turning market insight into pipeline and revenue, not just managing delivery.Subject Matter Expertise: As a senior leader, engage with clients, influence executives, and drive customer-focused solutions. Leverage your deep understanding of data and intelligence to deliver value. Demonstrate fluency in Financial Services data challenges — regulatory data management (Basel III/IV, CCAR, DFAST), risk data aggregation, client 360, and AI-driven automation in financial workflows.Platform & Technology Fluency: Speak credibly about modern data and AI platforms — Databricks (Lakehouse, Unity Catalog, Mosaic AI), Snowflake (Data Cloud, Cortex AI), and cloud-native architectures on Azure, AWS, and GCP. Able to engage technically with data architects and engineers while translating platform capability into business value for executives.AI Transformation Leadership: Lead AI-forward client conversations across the adoption curve — from AI Readiness assessments and governed data foundations, to agentic AI workflows, LLM/GenAI applications, and operationalized AI at scale. Comfortable discussing responsible AI, model governance, and AI ROI with C-suite audiences.Data & AI Thought Leader: Serve as a data and AI thought leader by speaking at external events and partnering with marketing to create and lead thought leadership events. Actively represent Slalom at Financial Services industry forums, roundtables, and partner events (e.g., Databricks FSI Summit, Snowflake Financial Services events).Expected Revenue Impact: $2.5M+ personal contributions and a $5M+ portfolio of business in the market.Utilization: 45%-65% (*varies based on Senior Principal/Director level)What You’ll BringExperience & Leadership• 10+ years in consulting leadership, with at least 5+ years specializing in Data, Analytics, or AI.• 5+ years of hands-on experience engaging Financial Services clients (banking, capital markets, insurance, asset management) — understanding their regulatory environment, data architecture challenges, and AI adoption maturity. Tier 1 / Tier 2 banking experience strongly preferred.• Proven consulting growth and origination ability — a track record of creating and closing net-new opportunities, not merely delivery revenue under management.• Technical depth to command the room with a bank CDO or Chief Data Architect, commercial instinct to drive the sale, and enough FS fluency to understand the client's business without translation.• 7-10 years of leading technical pursuits, with proven experience in technical solutioning, commercial strategy, and account growth.• Track record of growing existing client relationships and expanding new accounts.Financial Services Domain Knowledge• Deep understanding of FSI data challenges: regulatory reporting (CCAR, DFAST, Basel III/IV, BCBS 239), risk data aggregation, KYC/AML data pipelines, client 360, and trade/transaction data.• Familiarity with common FSI data architectures: enterprise data warehouses, risk data marts, cloud data lakes, and real-time data platforms for fraud detection and market data.• Understanding of FSI regulatory and compliance requirements that influence data platform design — data lineage, audit trails, data residency, and access controls.Platform & Technology Fluency• Databricks: Lakehouse architecture, Unity Catalog for data governance, Delta Lake, Spark-based pipelines, and Mosaic AI for ML and GenAI workloads.• Snowflake: Data Cloud, Snowpark, Cortex AI, and data sharing/clean room capabilities.• Cloud platforms: Azure (ADLS, ADF, Azure ML), AWS (S3, Glue, SageMaker), or GCP - comfortable positioning the right platform for the client context.• Modern data stack: dbt, Airflow/Prefect, Kafka/Spark Streaming, and BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, Sigma).AI & GenAI Fluency• Ahead of the curve on AI — able to articulate the AI adoption journey from data readiness and governed foundations through to operationalized AI, agentic workflows, and GenAI applications — with particular fluency in the connection between data foundations and AI at scale.• Conversant in LLM/GenAI application patterns: RAG architectures, fine-tuning, vector databases, AI agents, and responsible AI/model governance.• Experience scoping and positioning AI Readiness assessments, AI strategy roadmaps, and AI use-case prioritization for enterprise clients.Go-to-Market & Soft Skills• Activator mindset: high ownership, curiosity, and persistence to proactively identify, pursue, and develop opportunities — using Data & AI as a catalyst to expand relationships and drive growth.• Exceptional communication: proven ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and to influence senior executives.• Ability to shape solutions with clients that focus on business outcomes and measurable impact.• C-suite executive presence and advisory skills — someone who can be confidently brought into a CIO/CDO meeting with little preparation.• Strong partner ecosystem fluency — able to collaborate effectively with Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft, and AWS FSI teams to co-sell and co-deliver.About UsSlalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co-create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact. What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling, not perfect, but possible. That’s why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days. Compensation and BenefitsSlalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges: The targeted base salary pay range for Director is $240,000 to $293,000.  In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.    We are committed to pay transparency and compliance with applicable laws. If you have questions or concerns about the pay range or other compensation information in this posting, please contact us at: [1] View email address on click.appcast.io. Please note, this recipient is not able to support recruitment inquiries beyond this purpose.EEO and AccommodationsSlalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team or contact [2] View email address on click.appcast.io if you require accommodations during the interview process. ReferencesVisible links1. mailto:View email address on click.appcast.io. mailto:View email address on click.appcast.io