Data Solutions Consultant
First seen by Alion on Aug 5, 2026.
Client
Our client is a large international manufacturing company listed in the S&P 500, operating a complex, multi-site global environment. As part of a Data Strategy Development initiative, the organization is defining a clear, pragmatic, and scalable data strategy to improve decision-making, reduce manual processes, strengthen data ownership, and establish a strong foundation for future analytics and digital transformation. The engagement focuses on strategy definition and is expected to continue into platform and analytics implementation phases.
Project overview
This initiative focuses on establishing a robust, enterprise-wide data strategy and building a data-driven culture. The project involves standing up a modern target operating model, deploying advanced data platforms, and creating the data leadership architecture necessary to support long-term business capabilities.
Position overview
The Data Consultant will lead the people and process aspects of the organization's data strategy, specifically driving data governance, change management, and the data literacy agenda. Serving as a business-facing leader, this role acts as the primary bridge between business stakeholders, executive sponsors, and the technical delivery teams. The ideal candidate possesses strong business acumen paired with sufficient technical literacy to maintain credibility with data architecture teams and ensure seamless strategic alignment.
Responsibilities
Data Governance: Lead the implementation of the data governance blueprint, including the operating model, defining roles (data owners and stewards), establishing policies and standards, and facilitating and sustaining governance forums.
Change Management: Own and execute the comprehensive change management plan, covering stakeholder engagement, communications, user adoption, and the transition to the target operating model.
Data Leadership: Drive the data leadership and data literacy agenda to foster a mature, data-driven organizational culture and build internal capabilities.
Stakeholder Partnership: Collaborate directly with business and functional leaders to capture requirements, prioritize data use cases, and secure organizational buy-in.
Executive Alignment: Maintain alignment across executive sponsors, the Data Architect, and change program leads regarding project scope, priorities, risks, and milestones.
Technical Alignment: Ensure all governance processes and adoption strategies are technically grounded by maintaining a strong baseline understanding of the deployed data platforms and architecture.
Artifact Ownership: Author and quality-assure core strategic artifacts, including governance blueprints, operating models, and change plans tailored for executive audiences.
Requirements
Proven track record of leading data governance and/or data management programs within a complex enterprise environment.
Strong change management capability, with demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement, communication strategy, and operating-model transitions.
Proven ability to effectively engage, collaborate with, and influence senior and C-level stakeholders.
Sound technical literacy regarding data platforms and analytics, enabling close partnership with architects and engineers.
Exceptional communication and facilitation skills, with a verified ability to translate complex concepts between business and technical audiences.
Nice to have
Experience in manufacturing or industrial enterprise environments.
Background in large-scale data or digital transformation programs.
Familiarity with Azure, Snowflake, and modern cloud data platforms.
Experience contributing to executive-level strategy reports and board-level materials.
Consulting or principal-level advisory experience in global organizations.