Engagement Manager

Job Description

About Straive

Backed by EQT, a top global private equity firm, Straive is a global leader in enterprise-grade Data Analytics & AI solutions. We combine sophisticated technology with deep subject matter expertise to solve complex business problems, streamline operations, and deliver material topline impact for clients across 30+ countries.

Join us to be part of a dynamic, entrepreneurial team driving transformative AI and GenAI innovations for global enterprise clients.

Role Overview

We are seeking an Engagement Manager with a strong background in analytics consulting, client delivery, and data-driven project management. In this role, you will serve as the strategic bridge between client leadership and technical execution teams—leading end-to-end delivery of Analytics, Cloud, Data, and Generative AI (GenAI) initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Client Engagement & Management

• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for client stakeholders across analytics and technology teams.
• Lead requirement-gathering sessions to translate business challenges into structured analytics and AI initiatives.
• Deliver executive-level presentations, project status updates, solution demos, and risk management reporting.

2. Delivery Management

• Own the end-to-end delivery of analytics, data-centric, and GenAI workstreams.
• Oversee project planning, sprint execution, resource allocation, and milestone tracking.
• Ensure delivered solutions meet rigorous quality standards, technical feasibility, and strategic business goals.
• Partner closely with data engineers, analysts, and solution architects to validate outputs and execute smooth handoffs.

3. Solution Coordination & Technical Guidance

• Identify and propose data, analytics, and automated workflows to solve complex enterprise problems.
• Support project scoping, Statement of Work (SOW) creation, effort estimation, and delivery strategy.
• Guide technical teams using a strong understanding of modern data stacks, cloud platforms, and the GenAI App Development Lifecycle (including data orchestration, LLM selection, prompt engineering, and RAG architectures).

4. Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead and mentor distributed, cross-functional delivery teams to maintain alignment on priorities and timelines.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation and facilitate structured knowledge transfer.

Required Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in analytics consulting, data-focused project management, or client delivery.
• Proven track record of managing cross-functional teams and direct exposure to senior client stakeholders.
• Strong familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure), modern data stacks, and analytics workflows.
• Solid understanding of GenAI concepts and architectures (e.g., RAG applications, LLMs).
• Exceptional communication, articulation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Location: Preference for candidates based in NYC/NJ with willingness to travel as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior management consulting experience within a global or multi-client delivery environment.
• Hands-on exposure to the Azure tech stack and building/deploying RAG applications.
• Prior domain experience in the Pharmaceutical, Healthcare/Life Sciences sectors is preferred.

Why Join Straive?

• Impact & Scale: Work on transformative, high-visibility GenAI and analytics projects for leading global enterprise clients.
• Growth Environment: Thrives on an entrepreneurial spirit supported by major investments from top private equity firm EQT.
• Global Perspective: Collaborate with localized experts across 8 countries and 30+ client locations.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Straive is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.