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Head of Data & AI Platform POST NUMBER: 301981

About Highspring

Highspring is a next-generation consulting and professional services firm. We deliver modern, agile, and forward-thinking solutions to our clients across North America. We work with some of the most innovative organizations across industries to help them drive transformation, accelerate innovation, and unlock business value through technology. At Highspring, we believe in empowering our people, fostering leadership, and delivering measurable impact.

The Opportunity

Highspring is seeking a Head of Data & AI Platform to lead the strategy, evolution, and operational excellence of a global enterprise Data & AI Platform. This is a senior leadership role responsible for defining the long-term vision, driving enterprise-wide adoption of data and AI capabilities, and building the technical foundation required to support advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and next-generation digital initiatives.

As the leader of a multi-level organization of managers and technical experts, you will oversee platform strategy, capability roadmaps, service delivery, and business outcomes while partnering closely with executive stakeholders to align platform investments with organizational priorities.

What You’ll Do

  • Define, communicate, and execute the enterprise strategy for a global Data & AI Platform while ensuring alignment with executive technology priorities.
  • Lead and develop a multi-level organization consisting of managers, architects, engineers, and technical specialists.
  • Establish and manage platform roadmaps, portfolio priorities, service evolution, KPIs, and measurable business outcomes.
  • Drive enterprise-wide adoption of data and AI capabilities through strategic partnerships with business and technology stakeholders.
  • Build the foundational capabilities required to enable agentic AI, advanced analytics, machine learning, and future AI innovations.
  • Ensure the platform remains secure, scalable, reliable, and integrated across global operations.
  • Influence enterprise-level technology decisions and align cross-functional teams around platform investments and priorities.
  • Develop and maintain strategic relationships with cloud providers, technology vendors, and industry partners.
  • Represent the organization externally through industry events, executive presentations, and strategic partner engagements.
  • Monitor emerging technologies and industry trends to guide long-term platform evolution and innovation.
  • Resolve complex issues, balance competing priorities, and ensure delivery remains aligned with strategic objectives.
  • Champion operational excellence, service reliability, continuous improvement, and innovation across the platform ecosystem.

What You Bring to the Table

  • 10 years of experience in data, analytics, artificial intelligence, platform engineering, or related technology disciplines.
  • 5 years of experience leading managers and multidisciplinary technical teams.
  • Proven experience building, scaling, and operating enterprise technology platforms.
  • Demonstrated success leading enterprise digital transformation and AI adoption initiatives across large, complex organizations.
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior business and technology leaders.
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and organizational development skills.
  • Experience managing complex technology portfolios, investments, and strategic initiatives.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive decisions.

Core Skills Required

  • Deep expertise in modern Data & AI architectures.
  • Strong understanding of cloud platforms, data lakehouses, streaming technologies, and distributed systems.
  • Experience with MLOps, AI/ML platform capabilities, and emerging agentic AI frameworks.
  • Knowledge of enterprise security, governance, compliance, privacy, and risk management practices.
  • Ability to translate business objectives into scalable technical capabilities and operating models.
  • Experience driving platform performance, reliability, scalability, and cost optimization.
  • Expertise in organizational change management and technology adoption.
  • Strong vendor management and strategic partnership experience.
  • Ability to align technology strategy with measurable business outcomes.

Our Stack

The environment may include technologies and platforms such as:

  • Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud)
  • Data Lakehouse Architectures
  • Streaming and Event-Driven Data Platforms
  • Machine Learning and MLOps Tooling
  • Enterprise Data Governance Frameworks
  • AI and Generative AI Platforms
  • API and Integration Technologies
  • Modern Analytics and Business Intelligence Solutions

Why Join Highspring?

  • Lead enterprise-scale Data & AI transformation initiatives.
  • Influence strategic technology decisions at the executive level.
  • Work alongside talented consultants, architects, and technology leaders.
  • Drive innovation in one of the fastest-growing areas of enterprise technology.
  • Access continuous learning, leadership development, and professional growth opportunities.
  • Contribute to high-impact programs that shape the future of data and AI adoption.

À propos de Highspring

Highspring est une firme de consultation et de services professionnels de nouvelle génération. Nous accompagnons nos clients avec des solutions modernes, agiles et innovantes partout en Amérique du Nord. Nous collaborons avec des organisations de premier plan afin d’accélérer leur transformation numérique, de stimuler l’innovation et de générer une valeur d’affaires durable grâce à la technologie. Chez Highspring, nous misons sur l’autonomie de nos talents, le leadership et l’obtention de résultats concrets.

L’opportunité

Highspring est à la recherche d’un(e) Directeur(trice), Plateforme Données et IA pour diriger la stratégie, l’évolution et l’excellence opérationnelle d’une plateforme mondiale de données et d’intelligence artificielle.

Dans ce rôle stratégique de haut niveau, vous serez responsable de définir une vision à long terme, de favoriser l’adoption à grande échelle des capacités de données et d’IA et d’établir les fondations technologiques permettant de soutenir les initiatives avancées d’analytique, d’intelligence artificielle et d’innovation numérique.

Vous dirigerez une organisation composée de gestionnaires et d’experts techniques et serez responsable de la stratégie de plateforme, des feuilles de route, des services, des indicateurs de performance et des résultats d’affaires.

Ce que vous ferez

  • Définir, communiquer et exécuter la stratégie d’une plateforme mondiale de Données et IA en alignement avec les priorités technologiques de l’organisation.
  • Diriger, encadrer et développer une équipe multidisciplinaire composée de gestionnaires, architectes, ingénieurs et spécialistes.
  • Assurer la gestion du portefeuille de services, des feuilles de route, des indicateurs de performance et des résultats d’affaires associés à la plateforme.
  • Favoriser l’adoption à l’échelle de l’entreprise des capacités de données et d’intelligence artificielle.
  • Mettre en place les fondations technologiques nécessaires à l’implantation de l’IA agentique, de l’apprentissage automatique et des technologies émergentes.
  • Garantir la sécurité, la fiabilité, l’évolutivité et l’intégration de la plateforme dans un environnement mondial.
  • Influencer les décisions technologiques stratégiques et mobiliser les parties prenantes autour des priorités de la plateforme.
  • Développer des partenariats stratégiques avec les fournisseurs de technologies, les partenaires infonuagiques et les leaders de l’industrie.
  • Agir comme ambassadeur de la vision Données et IA lors d’événements, de conférences et d’échanges avec les partenaires.
  • Assurer une veille continue des technologies émergentes et des tendances du marché.
  • Résoudre des enjeux complexes, gérer les arbitrages stratégiques et assurer l’alignement des initiatives avec les objectifs d’affaires.
  • Promouvoir une culture d’excellence opérationnelle, d’innovation et d’amélioration continue.

Ce que vous apportez

  • Plus de 10 années d’expérience en données, analytique, intelligence artificielle, ingénierie de plateformes ou domaines connexes.
  • Plus de 5 années d’expérience dans la gestion de gestionnaires et d’équipes techniques multidisciplinaires.
  • Expérience démontrée dans la conception, le déploiement et la croissance de plateformes technologiques d’entreprise.
  • Succès reconnu dans des initiatives de transformation numérique ou d’adoption de l’IA à grande échelle.
  • Solide capacité à influencer des dirigeants d’affaires et des leaders technologiques.
  • Excellentes aptitudes en leadership, communication et gestion des parties prenantes.
  • Expérience dans la gestion de portefeuilles technologiques stratégiques et d’investissements importants.
  • Capacité à évoluer dans des environnements complexes et à prendre des décisions stratégiques.

Compétences clés requises

  • Expertise approfondie des architectures modernes de données et d’intelligence artificielle.
  • Connaissance avancée des plateformes infonuagiques, des architectures lakehouse, du traitement de données en continu et des systèmes distribués.
  • Expérience des pratiques MLOps et des plateformes d’intelligence artificielle et d’apprentissage automatique.
  • Compréhension approfondie de la sécurité, de la gouvernance, de la conformité et de la gestion des risques.
  • Capacité à transformer les besoins d’affaires en capacités technologiques évolutives.
  • Expertise en performance, fiabilité, optimisation des coûts et exploitation de plateformes.
  • Solides compétences en gestion du changement et en adoption organisationnelle de nouvelles technologies.
  • Expérience dans la gestion de fournisseurs et de partenariats stratégiques.
  • Capacité à aligner la stratégie technologique avec les objectifs d’affaires.

Notre environnement technologique

L’environnement peut comprendre notamment :

  • Plateformes infonuagiques (Azure, AWS et/ou Google Cloud)
  • Architectures de type Data Lakehouse
  • Plateformes de streaming et d’événements en temps réel
  • Outils de Machine Learning et de MLOps
  • Solutions de gouvernance des données
  • Plateformes d’IA générative et d’IA avancée
  • Technologies d’intégration et API
  • Solutions modernes d’analytique et d’intelligence d’affaires

Pourquoi joindre Highspring?

  • Diriger des initiatives stratégiques de transformation en Données et IA à l’échelle de l’entreprise.
  • Influencer les décisions technologiques auprès de dirigeants de haut niveau.
  • Collaborer avec des experts reconnus en consultation et en technologie.
  • Participer à des projets innovants ayant un impact concret sur les organisations.
  • Profiter d’opportunités continues de développement professionnel et de leadership.
  • Contribuer à façonner l’avenir des plateformes de données et de l’intelligence artificielle.

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