Senior Data Management Consultant (H/F)

We’re hiring a Senior Data Management Consultant with Snowflake Experience

Employment type: Full Time/Direct Hire

Location: Atlanta, GA, Washington DC, NYC, Charlotte, NC or Richmond, VA and surrounding areas

Location Type: Hybrid - Home Office/Local Ippon office 

About Ippon:

The Ippon story started in 2002 in Paris, France - cue in the accordion. Our founder and CEO Stéphane Nomis used his unique experience as an international Judo champion to create a culture based on the sports values of ambition and excellence. Our USA Headquarters office is located in Richmond, VA, with additional offices in New York, NY, Washington DC, and Atlanta, GA. We are a technology consulting firm that specializes in helping accelerate our clients’ digital roadmap in the areas of Product Management, Cloud, Data, and Product Engineering.

About the Position:

We are currently seeking a Data Management Consultant with significant expertise in the Snowflake Data Cloud to serve as an advisor to our clients who are facing primarily non-engineering, data-related challenges. This person will need to seamlessly transition between pre-sales meetings, delivering complex technical architectures, and defining strategic goals and roadmaps for the business. We are looking for someone to help improve our data management offerings, leveraging the capabilities of Snowflake, and position our organization for long-term success with our data-driven clients.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with clients to assess their data needs and goals, focusing on maximizing their utilization of their data assets
• Develop comprehensive data management strategies aligned with clients’ organizational objectives
• Design and implement client data governance frameworks, including policies, standards, and procedures
• Ensure compliance with data protection regulations, such as GDPR or HIPAA, through effective data management practices while educating clients on these
• Evaluate and enhance client data quality through data profiling, cleansing, and validation techniques, leveraging Snowflake's capabilities or similar tools
• Implement data quality monitoring and reporting processes to maintain data accuracy and reliability using Snowflake or similar tools
• Create client data integration solutions to consolidate information from disparate sources
• Engage with clients to understand their unique data challenges and provide tailored recommendations and solutions
• Help clients define roles and responsibilities related to data management and ensure clear accountability for stewardship of the company’s principal information assets
• Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and understandable manner
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders within the organization, internally and externally including Snowflake account executives for clients we serve
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, analytics, and business units, to implement data management solutions
• Serve as a liaison between business and functional areas of technology to ensure that data-related business requirements are clearly defined, communicated, well-understood, and considered as part of operational prioritization and planning
• Travel to client locations as necessary to conduct on-site assessments, workshops, or training sessions
• Support sales efforts by providing expertise in pre-sales consultations, proposal development, and client presentations, particularly focusing on Snowflake’s offerings

Competencies we are looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• 4+ years of experience in data management concepts, tools, and methodologies 
• 3+ years Snowflake architecture/analytics experience required
• Snowpro certification preferred
• Strong SQL knowledge and experience, a plus
• Extensive experience working in both on-prem and cloud environments  
• Experience with Cloud technologies -  AWS / Azure / GCP
• Experience leveraging a Data Lake and capabilities around querying
• Redshift/Synapse/Databricks experience preferred
• CDP/CDMP certification a plus
• Strong communication and consulting skills
• Willingness and ability to travel occasionally

What we offer:

• Competitive salary –   Great starting salaries for well qualified candidates
• Generous Paid Time Off policy - Ippon offers flexible time off to help you be your best
• Health, dental, and vision insurance – We are dedicated to helping our employees live healthier lives through comprehensive health programs
• 401k with company match - Ippon offers an industry leading 401(k) matching plan 
• Family Leave - We support the importance of family and offer maternity, paternity and family medical leave plans   
• A fun, smart, and healthy work environment, focused on our values and teamwork

We value the diversity and different perspectives each of our employees bring to Ippon Technologies.

Ippon Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Visit us on LinkedIn or at https://us.ippon.tech/ to learn more.

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