Practice Lead - Data & ML

As a Data/ML/AI/GenAI Practice Leader, you will be at the forefront of data-driven innovation, empowering organizations to unlock strategic value through advanced analytics, AI/ML, and next-gen GenAI solutions built on cloud-native platforms. Your primary responsibility will be to craft future-ready, fail-proof strategies for clients by leading presales and post-sales efforts, shaping solution architecture, and guiding delivery teams to execute with excellence and on time. **Key Responsibilities:**

• Build, mentor, and lead a cross-functional AI team including data scientists, ML engineers, data engineers, and solution architects. - Lead the design, development, and deployment of cloud-native data, AI/ML, and GenAI platforms leveraging AWS, Snowflake, Redshift, PySpark, and Gen AI technologies. - Architect and oversee the design and deployment of end-to-end AI/ML pipelines, including data ingestion, model training, evaluation, and deployment. - Optimize ETL pipelines, lakehouses, and advanced analytics solutions on AWS and Snowflake. - Lead Generative AI initiatives such as intelligent chatbots, document summarization, knowledge assistants, and code-generation solutions. - Define, implement, and enforce data governance, master data management (MDM), cataloging, and lineage frameworks for accuracy, integrity, and compliance across enterprise data sources. **Qualifications Required:**
• 8-10 years of experience in data analytics and AI/ML with deep cloud expertise in AWS, Snowflake, and Azure/GCP. - Demonstrated leadership in presales architecting, solution workshops, client engagement, and enterprise data & AI delivery. - Proficiency with cloud-based AI services, cloud-based data and ETL services, visualization tools, machine learning algorithms, and deep learning frameworks. - Strong understanding of vector databases, RAG models, and prompt optimization techniques. - Experience building or deploying GenAI, Agentic AI, data agents, and leveraging the latest in cognitive/enterprise AI trends. - Proven advocacy and implementation of DataOps, MLOps, data governance, and metadata management at scale. - Exceptional analytical, solution design, and communication skills with the ability to lead technical and business discussions. This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, hands-on technical capability, and leadership acumen to shape and grow the organization's Data, AI, and GenAI capabilities. You will collaborate with C-suite leaders, technical stakeholders, and partners to deliver impactful data and AI solutions across industries. As a Data/ML/AI/GenAI Practice Leader, you will be at the forefront of data-driven innovation, empowering organizations to unlock strategic value through advanced analytics, AI/ML, and next-gen GenAI solutions built on cloud-native platforms. Your primary responsibility will be to craft future-ready, fail-proof strategies for clients by leading presales and post-sales efforts, shaping solution architecture, and guiding delivery teams to execute with excellence and on time. **Key Responsibilities:**