Data Lead (Advisory)

Valtech

SENIOR DATA ARCHITECT — SNOWFLAKE & AI (ALL GENDERS) Why Valtech? We’re the experience innovation company - a trusted partner to the world’s most recognized brands. To our people we offer growth opportunities, a values-driven culture, international careers and the chance to shape the future of experience. * Lead high-impact data architecture mandates for some of the world's most recognised brands and major enterprise accounts — including luxury, retail, and global B2B leaders. * Work at the forefront of AI-augmented data engineering, leveraging the latest Snowflake Cortex capabilities. * Collaborate with a senior network of data, AI, and strategy experts across Valtech's global practices. * Shape how our clients' data teams operate — not just deliver a project but build lasting capability. * Develop your consulting and technical expertise with full support from Valtech's Academy and community of practice. THE OPPORTUNITY At Valtech, you’ll find an environment designed for continuous learning, meaningful impact, and professional growth. Whether you're pioneering new digital solutions, challenging conventional thinking or building the next generation of customer experiences, your work will help transform industries.  We are proud of:  * The work we do and the innovation we drive * Our values of share, care and dare * A workplace culture that fosters creativity, diversity and autonomy * Our borderless, global framework, which enables seamless collaboration THE ROLE   As a Senior Data Architect — Snowflake & AI (all genders), you are passionate about experience innovation and eager to push the boundaries of what’s possible. You bring +10 years of experience, a growth mindset and a drive to make a lasting impact. As part of our Data & AI practice, you will work with major enterprise clients and global strategic accounts to help them transform and future-proof their data platforms — bringing both deep Snowflake mastery and strategic consulting expertise. You will act as lead architect and trusted advisor, guiding clients from data strategy through hands-on implementation, while championing AI-augmented engineering practices through Snowflake Cortex. You will thrive in this role if you are:  * A curious problem solver who challenges the status quo  * A collaborator who values teamwork and knowledge-sharing  * Excited by the intersection of technology, creativity and data  * Experienced in Agile methodologies and consulting (a plus)  ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES Consulting & Advisory * Lead data architecture engagements as the primary client-facing consultant, owning the relationship with technical and business stakeholders. * Define and communicate data strategies aligned with client business objectives — from initial framing to executive presentation. * Facilitate workshops, conduct discovery sessions, and co-create transformation roadmaps with client teams. * Build and deliver structured consulting deliverables: architecture blueprints, AI-readiness assessments, governance playbooks, prompt libraries. * Coach and upskill client data engineers on modern data practices, AI tooling, and Snowflake Cortex capabilities. * Serve as the escalation point for complex architectural decisions, ensuring alignment across business, IT, and data teams. Technical Architecture & Engineering * Design and implement enterprise-grade Snowflake data architectures (data warehouse, data lakehouse, data mesh patterns). * Lead the adoption of Snowflake Cortex for AI-native use cases: LLM-powered pipelines, intelligent data agents, and automated data workflows. * Define data modeling standards (dimensional modeling, data vault, star schema) and govern their application across teams. * Architect and oversee scalable ELT pipelines using dbt, Fivetran, and custom connectors. * Drive data governance, access controls, security, and cost management best practices within Snowflake. * Implement data quality frameworks and observability tooling (Monte Carlo, Datafold) with full lineage tracking. * Establish CI/CD practices and DevOps standards for data platform deployments. MUST HAVE QUALIFICATIONS To be considered for this role, you must meet the following essential qualifications: * +10 years of experience in data engineering or data architecture, with at least 5 years in a client-facing consulting or advisory role. * Expert-level mastery of Snowflake: architecture, performance tuning, access controls, security, and Cortex AI features. * Proven ability to lead complex data transformation programs from design through delivery. * Strong experience with dbt, Fivetran/Stitch, Airflow, or equivalent orchestration tools. * Deep knowledge of data modeling techniques and modern data stack best practices. * Excellent communication and facilitation skills in French and English (C1) — able to present architecture choices to a CTO and explain them to a data engineer. * Demonstrated ability to build trust with clients and drive organisational change. What makes you stand out * You think like a consultant first, an engineer second — you shape solutions, not just build them. * You have delivered transformation programs leaving behind a playbook, a trained team, and measurable outcomes. * You are energised by working across multiple client environments and bringing cross-industry patterns to each engagement. * You can challenge a client's thinking constructively while maintaining trust and momentum. * You have a genuine curiosity for AI, generative models, and the future of data engineering. NICE TO HAVE QUALIFICATIONS * Hands-on experience with Snowflake Cortex AI features: LLM Functions, Cortex Analyst, Cortex Agents. * Knowledge of agentic AI frameworks, prompt engineering, and AI-assisted data engineering workflows. * Experience with reverse ETL platforms (Hightouch, Census) and CDP architectures. * Familiarity with streaming data platforms (Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub) and real-time data patterns. * Cloud platforms experience (GCP, AWS, Azure) and their native data services. * Knowledge of data catalog and governance tools (Alation, Collibra, DataHub). * SQL fluency and Python scripting proficiency. PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS * Snowflake SnowPro Core + Advanced/Architect (strongly preferred). * dbt Analytics Engineering certification (a plus). If you do not meet all the listed qualifications or have gaps in your experience, we still encourage you to apply. At Valtech, we recognize that talent comes in many forms, and we value diverse perspectives and a willingness to learn. COMMITMENT TO REACHING ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE We design experiences that work for all kinds of people - and that starts with our own teams. At Valtech, we’re intentional about building an inclusive culture where everyone feels supported to grow, thrive and achieve their goals. No matter your background, you belong here. Explore our Diversity & Inclusion site to see how we’re creating a more equitable Valtech for all.  THE BENEFITS   This is a permanent position based in Paris/France. Beyond a competitive compensation package, we offer:  * Flexibility, with remote and hybrid work options (country-dependent)  * Career advancement, with international mobility and professional development programs * Learning and development, with access to cutting-edge tools, training and industry experts Our benefits are tailored to each location. Your Talent Partner will provide full details during the hiring process. YOUR APPLICATION PROCESS Once you apply, our Talent Acquisition team will review your application. If your skills and experience align with the role, we’ll reach out for next steps. ⚠️ Beware of recruitment fraud: Only engage with official Valtech email addresses ending in @valtech.com. We are committed to inclusion and accessibility. If you need reasonable accommodations during the interview process, please either indicate it in your application or let your Talent Partner know.  ABOUT VALTECH Valtech is the experience innovation company that exists to unlock a better way to experience the world. By blending crafts, categories, and cultures, we help brands unlock new value in an increasingly digital world.  At the intersection of data, AI, creativity, and technology, we drive transformation for leading organizations, including L’Oréal, Mars, Audi, P&G, Volkswagen Dolby, and more.  At Valtech, we don’t just talk about transformation. We make it happen. Our people are the heart of our success, and we foster a workplace where everyone has the support to thrive, grow and innovate.  ARE YOU READY TO CREATE WHAT’S NEXT? JOIN US. As per the AGG (General Equal Treatment Act) in Germany and equivalent in France, jobs must be advertised in a gender-neutral manner. We use the statement (all genders) to make it clear that this position is open to all genders in these countries, even if the job title itself can be translated or interpreted as "masculine" in the French or German language.

Dedale Intelligence

About Dedale: Dedale is the differentiating source of strategic intelligence in the technology space. With a unique team of over 100 full-time research analysts & planners, Dedale leverages a network of over 10 000 market professionals to deliver on the ground strategic intelligence to investors and corporates, with a core focus around North America and Europe. Our team gathers top talents with diverse and international backgrounds. Our Research & Investment team has the strongest expertise in the ecosystem on B2B Software due diligence, and we are surrounded by a network of mentors including high-profile tech founders and investors. Our Culture: Dedale gathers a group of highly talented international individuals (incl. US, Chinese, Filipino, French, Moroccan, Latvian, Lebanese nationalities among others). The leadership team is composed of experienced investment professionals & management consultants (ex-McKinsey, BCG consultants & managers). Our advisory board is extremely high profile, including some of the most successful investors worldwide (incl. Managing Partners of the largest PE and Growth Equity funds, and Tech unicorn entrepreneurs). We seek to develop a dream team of outstanding investment analysts with strong academic and professional achievements and a passion for investing and technology. Your Role: A senior leader to co-own Dedale's data function — leading our 20-person data production team in Cebu and partnering with our Data Engineering Lead in Paris. Our data is frontline and paramount to our core Product. You'll set what “excellence in Data & Intelligence” means at Dedale, own the operational backbone behind every dataset we ship, and scale how we produce intelligence as we grow. You set the standard across our flagship intelligence products: * Deep company profiles — anchored in expert interviews — on B2B software and tech-enabled services companies * Financials, ownership, deals and team analytics on companies in our coverage * Proprietary benchmarks built from structured customer and alumni data points * Open-source and research team production enrichment streams (web, LinkedIn, public sources, expert interviews, formal desk research…) that feed all of the above You also lead and scale the Cebu-based team that produces this intelligence. You design the workflows, quality rubrics and AI-augmented rituals that let us multiply output without losing rigor. This role is hands-on with the content: you read the data, challenge it, redesign the frameworks behind it — and own the teams that ships it. Reports to the CPO (Paris), with a local dotted line to our Head of APAC (Cebu). Co-leads Data with our Data Engineering Lead (Paris). Direct path toward VP Data Operations. Your Responsibility: * Own the quality, accuracy, and scalability of Dedale’s intelligence datasets, company profiles, and research outputs for PE, M&A, and corporate strategy clients * Serve as the final quality gate for flagship deliverables, defining and monitoring standards for completeness, freshness, accuracy, and classification quality * Design and evolve research methodologies, interview frameworks, taxonomies, and intelligence structures across B2B software and tech-enabled services * Build scalable processes to transform unstructured research, interview, and market data into structured, queryable intelligence datasets * Define sourcing, validation, enrichment, and signal-generation priorities aligned with deal sourcing, diligence, and strategic decision-making use cases * Lead and scale an APAC-based data and research operations team, driving execution, operational cadence, and performance management * Own operational KPIs including throughput, SLA adherence, audit quality, dataset freshness, and customer-reported issues * Drive the effective integration of AI/LLM workflows across research, extraction, classification, summarisation, and quality review processes * Partner closely with Product, Research, Commercial, and Engineering teams on roadmap priorities, tooling, hiring, and long-term data strategy * Co-lead the Data function alongside the Data Lead Engineer as Dedale expands across sectors and geographies Your Qualifications Across the firm, we attract motivated, intellectually curious, and analytically rigorous young professionals who are passionate about learning and creating impact. It's highly likely you'll move forward in the process if: * 5+ years in research, intelligence, knowledge management, consulting, or content-driven data roles — with at least 2 years leading a team * You've owned a structured intelligence product or dataset that customers actually paid for — and you've shipped it to the bar your customers demanded * Editorial judgment you can demonstrate — you read 200 rows of a dataset and instantly spot the 20 that are wrong, and you can explain why * Track record designing taxonomies, ontologies or research frameworks for complex domains * Experience scaling team operations: SOPs, quality controls, throughput KPIs, capacity planning * Comfortable in technical conversations — you don't need to write SQL, but you can sit with engineers, weigh trade-offs and shape what gets built * Hands-on with modern AI tooling: you've used LLMs to extract, classify or summarise data, and you know where they're trustworthy and where they aren't * Comfortable working across Manila–Paris timezones and as part of a remote co-leadership * Fluent English Cherry on the Cake! * You like collaborating as a team and delivering your best as an individual * You are passionate about technology, innovation, and investment Process: * Introductory call * Pre-case Interview * Case Study * Final interview with CEO, PH Director and coffee chat

Baringa

ABOUT BARINGA  Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding. The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation. Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors. Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms. OUR ENERGY PRODUCTS PRACTICE ARE LOOKING FOR AN EXPERIENCED LEAD DATA PRODUCTS ENGINEER TO JOIN THE TEAM.  Baringa are world leaders in modelling energy markets and using the insights generated through these models to drive change in a decarbonising energy industry. The Energy Products practice specialises in the development and innovation of our analytical models and supporting technology ecosystem underpinned by our deep expertise in the energy markets. Our staff come from diverse backgrounds, based across multiple geographies, and building models that utilise highly varied data sources – everything from kilobytes of academic papers to terabytes of hourly scenario projections for 50+ years. To ensure the ongoing success of our product development and manage the increasing complexity of our models, we are establishing a dedicated Data Products Team to curate, design and evolve the data products that underpin our modelling processes, analytics outputs and client-facing systems — working within our new internal Data and Processing Platform. Come and join us to be part of the energy transition, the defining challenge of our lifetimes, where your technical skills and experience can have real impact. WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING We are looking for a Lead Data Products Engineer to lead the Data Products team, taking on a key role of engaging with Baringa subject matter experts to define, design and evolve data products within our new internal Data and Processing Platform that directly support our modelling processes and client-facing outputs. * You will build a deep understanding of our data domain, capturing our key data sources, how they flow into modelling processes, and how outputs are used in analytics and client-facing systems to ensure data products are designed to meet real demands * You will drive the design and development of foundational data products on our new Data Platform, collaborating closely with the Platform team to develop the data capture and transformation processes that produce them * You will own specific domain data products and their supporting processes, taking responsibility for their ongoing quality, adoption, reliability and evolution to support our modelling and analytics activities * You will formalise data contracts, owning the schemas, versioning strategy, data governance workflows and supporting backwards compatible interfaces * You will provide technical leadership to the team alongside the Product Owner, shaping data product design decisions and balancing commercial delivery priorities against long-term strategic goals * You will drive engineering best practices, ensuring that quality, reliability and observability are built in from inception * You will take an active role in all stages of the team's agile development approach, from refinement through to delivery, driving the iterative improvement of both our data products and our team processes YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE * You are passionate about data and its real-world application, with a drive to gain a deep understanding of the domain and modelling data products to genuinely serve the people who depend on them * You will have practical experience as a senior or lead engineer in high-performing teams focused on the design and curation of data products, collaborating closely with domain experts and fellow engineers, and taking pride in what you create * You are strong at solving complex problems and can flexibly consider different technologies/engineering approaches to achieve this * You have strong experience working with Python for both Data and Application engineering and understand both domain modelling and application programming * You have expert knowledge of data management technologies (SQL, NoSQL, Databricks etc.) * You have familiarity working with modern software engineering tools (Git, CI/CD pipelines), cloud technologies (e.g. AWS, Azure) and Data Lakehouse Architectures * You have experience of designing and implementing technical data governance strategies with a focus on data quality and discoverable metadata, with practical knowledge of data-mesh or data-product-oriented architectures * You are passionate about communicating complex concepts succinctly to both technical and non-technical audiences to reach a common understanding * You have experience working with agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum/Kanban), with an understanding of the key principles that underpin their effective use  We’ve seen research that says some candidates will not apply to a role if they don’t meet every requirement, but please do not let this put you off. If you think you are a good overall match please do get in touch – we look carefully at all applications, and you may well be our ideal candidate. WHAT A CAREER AT BARINGA WILL GIVE YOU  PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST. BARINGA IS A PEOPLE FIRST COMPANY AND WELLBEING IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR CULTURE. WE RECOGNISE THE IMPORTANCE OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND FLEXIBLE WORKING AND PROVIDE OUR STAFF AMAZING BENEFITS. SOME OF THESE BENEFITS INCLUDE:  * Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.  * Flexible Working: We know that the ‘ideal’ work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.  * Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.  * Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.  * Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company’s success.  DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.  AN AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE You can be a part of our ‘Great Place to Work’ – with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we’ve achieved this.  USING BUSINESS AS A FORCE FOR GOOD.  We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.  We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have. JOIN US All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.   BARINGA PRIVACY NOTICES For UK & EU Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our UK Recruitment Privacy Notice / EU Recruitment Privacy Notice, to evaluate your application and meet our legal and reporting obligations. In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to request access to, rectification, or erasure (subject to legal limitations) of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at privacy@baringa.com For the USA Your personal data may be retained by Baringa for up to two years, as outlined in our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to support the recruitment process and internal reporting requirements. Where applicable, and in accordance with relevant federal and state laws, you may have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. For further details, please contact privacy@baringa.com For Australia & Singapore Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to assess your application and meet applicable reporting and legal obligations. In line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), you may have rights to access, correct, or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at privacy@baringa.com