Data and AI Strategy Director
Slalom
Software Engineering, Data Science, Operations
New York, NY, USA
USD 175k-281k / year
Posted on Aug 31, 2025
What You’ll Do
Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.
Compensation And Benefits
Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this position, the base salary pay range is $175,000 to $281,000. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.
EEO and Accommodations
Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.
- Define and launch enterprise data and AI strategies for Slalom’s clients, providing clear strategic direction and the modern infrastructure required to sustain and scale transformation programs.
- Partner with executive stakeholders to assess needs, opportunities, and risks, advising on how to maximize the value of data through technology, process, and organizational alignment.
- Shape the vision for enterprise data architecture—including cloud data platforms, governance, analytics, and AI/ML capabilities—ensuring alignment with business strategy and measurable outcomes.
- Translate complex business challenges into actionable technical strategies by designing operating models, establishing data-driven decision frameworks, and enabling advanced analytics.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, leveraging deep business acumen, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to unlock new opportunities and drive measurable business impact.
- Champion cultural and organizational change by guiding clients through cloud adoption, data modernization, and AI readiness journeys.
- Travel 30–40% as needed to support client engagements.
- Proven experience shaping and delivering enterprise-wide data and AI strategies that connect business objectives with technology outcomes.
- Demonstrated leadership in influencing senior executives and stakeholders, bringing innovative ideas and pragmatic solutions that drive measurable business value.
- Expertise in identifying opportunities to use data and AI to improve business performance, standardize processes, and elevate decision-making across the enterprise.
- Experience designing frameworks and approaches for large-scale data strategy initiatives, spanning modern data architecture, governance, visualization, advanced analytics, and applied AI.
- Track record of leading cloud transformation programs that not only modernize technology platforms but also foster a digital-first, data-driven culture.
- Broad knowledge of the data and analytics ecosystem with deep expertise in at least one domain—data architecture, data governance/management, or advanced analytics/AI.
Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.
Compensation And Benefits
Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this position, the base salary pay range is $175,000 to $281,000. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.
EEO and Accommodations
Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.