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Head of Data & AI Practice, New York
- Pay
- Pay not listedSimilar roles state $154K–$226K
- Work setting
Hybrid — work setting source
Work setup in the employer’s posting: hybrid
From the employer’s posting- Employment
Full-time — employment source
Employment type Full-time
Employment type in the employer’s posting: Full-time
From the employer’s posting
What you’ll work on
Full postingDefine practice offerings, go-to-market strategy, and delivery standards
Support pre-sales with solutioning, proposals, and client presentations
Build and maintain senior client relationships as a trusted advisor
Lead cross-functional teams in data engineering, analytics, and AI/ML
Work with sales teams to expand engagements and win new business
From the employer’s posting
defining offerings, go-to-market strategy, and delivery standards
Actively contribute to pre-sales efforts - solutioning, proposals, client presentations, and deal support
Build and maintain senior client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor
Lead cross-functional teams across data engineering, analytics, and AI/ML
Collaborate with sales and account teams to expand existing engagements and win new business
What you’ll bring
All qualificationsCore experience
- Strong experience in data, analytics, and AI, with hands-on and leadership exposure
- Background in consulting or client-facing environments
- Proven involvement in pre-sales activities
- Leadership experience managing teams and delivering complex projects
- Based in New York, able to work closely with clients and internal teams
Qualification wording
Strong experience in data, analytics, and AI, with a mix of hands-on and leadership exposure
Background in consulting or client-facing environments
Proven involvement in pre-sales activities, including shaping solutions and supporting deals
Leadership experience managing teams and delivering complex projects
Based in New York, with the ability to work closely with clients and internal teams
Posting record
Report an errorOpen 7 monthsWe first saw this posting 210 days ago and it is still up. Roles open this long are often slow to fill or kept open to collect applications.
- Status in our records
- Live
- First seen by us
- Apr 18, 2026210 days ago
- Recorded sightings
- 190
- Last seen by us
- Nov 13, 2026
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Time since we first saw it
Day 210
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About the role
We file this job under Data Leadership, by the work the posting describes.
Data leaders run data teams or design how a company's data fits together. Managers hire, set priorities and answer for whether the data work pays off; architects choose the systems and the shape of the data.
Expect years of hands-on data work, experience leading people or projects, and the ability to explain tradeoffs to executives.
Unlike a senior engineer or analyst, most of a data leader's week goes to people, planning and decisions rather than building.
US government figures for computer and information systems managers
- Median yearly pay, May 2025
- $175,140
- Expected change, 2025 to 2035
- 15.8% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs
The government has no code for data leaders, so these figures are for the closest group, computer and information systems managers, which includes data processing and data operations managers.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 11-3021.
Job description
Lab49 is seeking a senior leader to build and scale our Data & AI Practice, based in New York. This role sits at the intersection of consulting and technology - owning both the growth of the practice and the successful delivery of client engagements.
You will play a key role in shaping our Data & AI strategy, leading high-impact client work, and driving pre-sales efforts across key accounts, particularly within financial services.
What you’ll do:
- Lead and grow the Data & AI practice, defining offerings, go-to-market strategy, and delivery standards
- Partner with clients to identify opportunities, shape solutions, and drive business outcomes through data and AI
- Actively contribute to pre-sales efforts - solutioning, proposals, client presentations, and deal support
- Build and maintain senior client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor
- Lead cross-functional teams across data engineering, analytics, and AI/ML
- Collaborate with sales and account teams to expand existing engagements and win new business
- Stay current on industry trends and bring innovative ideas to clients and internal teams
What we’re looking for:
- Strong experience in data, analytics, and AI, with a mix of hands-on and leadership exposure
- Background in consulting or client-facing environments (not necessarily exclusively consulting)
- Proven involvement in pre-sales activities, including shaping solutions and supporting deals
- Experience working with financial services, capital markets, or similar industries is highly preferred
- Solid understanding of modern data platforms, AI/ML, and data architecture
- Leadership experience managing teams and delivering complex projects
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage senior clients
- Based in New York, with the ability to work closely with clients and internal teams
Why Lab49?
Lab49 is an established partner for most financial institutions on Wall Street. You will gain exposureintoa variety of environments, business domains, technologies, and people. Your ability to bring drive and creativity to the role will be the keycomponentto success at Lab49. The broad and intense exposure to a variety of challenges accelerates your career growth, and Lab49’s structure is designed to enable you to learn and grow as an engineer and consultant.
Our total rewards program is designed to support employee well-being and professional growth. We offer a competitive benefits package including a discretionary bonus, paid holidays, a 401(k), and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage. Additional benefits include life insurance, short and long-term disability, Commuter FSA, Family Building Benefits, and more. All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.
Lab49/ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business.
Lab49/ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.
Employment type
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