Senior Engagement Manager

Senior Engagement Manager

The company a global leader in enterprise-grade data analytics and AI solutions, committed to empowering businesses across various industries with cutting-edge technology and expert insights. Backed by a top private equity firm, they drive innovation through significant investments and an entrepreneurial spirit.

They focus on delivering advanced Data Analytics & AI Solutions. By combining sophisticated technology with subject matter expertise, they deliver material impact on clients' topline and streamline their operations. They specialize in providing tailored solutions across financial services, CPG, legal, pharma, life sciences, retail and logistics, helping them build robust data analytics and AI capabilities.

With a client base spanning 30 countries, they have a global presence to enables them to offer localized expertise with a worldwide perspective.

We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior Engagement Manager to lead strategic Data, Analytics, and AI engagements for one of key clients. This role requires a seasoned consulting professional with deep expertise in payments analytics, fraud risk management, and advanced analytics delivery. The ideal candidate will bring a strong blend of business consulting, stakeholder management, thought leadership, and delivery excellence.

They will serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders while ensuring successful execution of complex analytics initiatives that drive measurable business outcomes.

This position is heavily client-facing and requires exceptional communication skills, executive presence, and the ability to translate complex analytical insights into actionable business strategies.

Serve as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to stakeholders across Risk, Fraud, Payments, Analytics, and Product organizations.

• Understand client priorities, business challenges, and emerging opportunities within the payments and fraud ecosystem.
• Drive executive-level discussions and present analytical insights, recommendations, and transformation roadmaps.
• Partner with client leadership to identify opportunities for leveraging Data, Analytics, and AI to improve business performance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior business and analytics leaders.
• Contribute to account growth through consultative engagement and value creation.

Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale analytics and AI programs focused on fraud risk, payment risk, transaction monitoring, customer protection, and decision intelligence.

• Manage cross-functional teams of data scientists, analysts, consultants, and engineering resources.
• Ensure delivery excellence, quality governance, stakeholder alignment, and achievement of business objectives.
• Translate business requirements into analytical frameworks, models, and actionable recommendations.
• Oversee project planning, resource allocation, risk management, and executive reporting.
• Drive adoption of advanced analytics, machine learning, AI, and automation solutions.
• Establish best practices for analytics consulting, solution design, and program execution.

Act as a recognized subject matter expert in payments analytics, fraud analytics, and risk management.

• Stay current with emerging industry trends, regulatory developments, AI innovations, and fraud prevention technologies.
• Develop executive-level points of view, whitepapers, frameworks, and client presentations.
• Mentor teams and promote a culture of innovation and analytical excellence.
• Represent the organization in client workshops, industry forums, and leadership discussions.

Bachelor's degree from a highly reputed university in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Finance, or a related quantitative discipline.

Master's degree (MBA, MS, Analytics, Data Science, Statistics, or related field) preferred.

10+ years of experience in Analytics Consulting, Risk Analytics, Fraud Analytics, Payments Analytics, or Data Science.

Proven experience managing large client-facing analytics engagements.

Deep domain expertise in:

• Payments Analytics
• Fraud Detection & Prevention
• Credit Risk & Transaction Risk
• Card Payments Ecosystem
• Digital Payments & Consumer Banking Analytics
• Financial Services Analytics
• Prior consulting experience with leading firms such as:
• Leading analytics consulting organizations.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML applications in risk, fraud, and financial services.
• Demonstrated success managing executive stakeholders and delivering measurable business impact.

Experience leading AI-driven transformation initiatives.

Familiarity with cloud analytics ecosystems and modern data platforms.

Experience managing multi-million-dollar consulting engagements.

Location: Washington, DC (Hybrid)

Job ID# 3614898