AI & Data Services Practice Leader

Imagine advising renowned clients across the country and implementing one of the world’s most innovative and leading cloud technologies. At CrossVue, that’s exactly what you’ll do – you’ll take part in a quickly growing Workday practice.

As a Workday Services Partner, we offer full-suite services and provide our consultants with hands-on training and certification in Workday. We believe that happy employees deliver better results, so we strive to provide our employees with a meaningful work-life balance and invest in their professional development.

By joining CrossVue you’ll be making a direct impact on our growing Workday practice, regularly taking part in:

• Advising key stakeholders through selection, transformation, implementation, and configuration of Workday. Our consultants are hands-on involved in full-scale implementation, project management, change management, requirements and design, process improvement, testing, integration enablement support, overseeing supplier enablement, and best practices  
• Contributing beyond client delivery, including, but not limited to recruiting, coaching, marketing, business development, practice development, operational improvement, and beyond
• Implementing performance improvement and cost-reduction initiatives

Overview

The AI & Data Services Practice Leader is responsible for building, scaling, and leading CrossVue’s AI & Data Services practice, encompassing consulting services, packaged offerings, and products. This role owns end-to-end strategy, delivery excellence, and commercial growth for CrossVue’s data, analytics, AI, and automation capabilities—helping clients unlock durable, scalable value from Workday data and adjacent platforms.

This leader understands the executive, architectural, and operational challenges organizations face when modernizing data platforms, operationalizing analytics, and deploying AI responsibly across HR, Finance, IT, and Operations. In close partnership with executive leadership, consulting leaders, and alliances, the Practice Leader defines the practice vision and executes a multi-year roadmap spanning services, products, talent, and innovation. The AI & Data Services Practice Leader is a senior member of CrossVue’s consulting leadership team and plays a central role in positioning the firm as a data- and AI-led services and products provider. Key ecosystem partnerships include Databricks, Snowflake, Workday Data Cloud, and Workato. This role reports to the Chief Strategy & Consulting Officer.

Role Objectives

• Define and execute the strategy for CrossVue’s AI & Data Services consulting practice. Build differentiated, scalable offerings across data engineering, analytics, AI/ML, and automation.

• Establish delivery excellence through standardized methodologies, reusable accelerators, product roadmaps, and governance models.

• Scale and lead global, high performing, multidisciplinary teams while driving utilization, margin, and retention.

• Drive repeatable revenue through advisory services, productized offerings, subscription and managed services.

• Strengthen and operationalize services aligned to strategic partnerships (Databricks, Snowflake, Workday Data Cloud, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Own the vision, roadmap, and P&L performance for the AI & Data Services practice, including services and products. Accountable for successful delivery of data, analytics, automation and MCP-enabled services.

• Define multi-year investment plans, growth targets, and OKRs aligned to firm strategy.

• Partner with product, growth, and consulting leaders to design offerings that are secure, scalable, and repeatable. Define pricing, packaging and lifecycle management.

• Oversee staffing models, capacity planning, utilization, and margin performance across the practice.

• Collaborate with CrossVue Strategic Alliances Leader on joint solutions with partners(Databricks, Snowflake, etc.), required certifications, sales enablement, and co-sell motions. Support attainment of advanced partner designations and new capability recognitions.

• Act as a trusted advisor to client executives on data and AI strategy, analytics modernization, AI adoption, and platform architecture. Support sales pursuits through solution design, executive presentations, and deal shaping.

• Partner with marketing to position CrossVue as a leader in Workday-centric AI, data, and MCP-enabled solutions. Contribute to market-facing thought leadership, POVs, and industry presentations.

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to foster an environment of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.

• Recruit, develop, and retain top talent across data engineering, analytics, AI/ML, automation, and integration disciplines.

• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning aligned to CrossVue values. Provide coaching, performance management, and career development for practice leaders and senior contributors.

• Strong executive presence and C-suite advisory experience.

• Excellent communication skills, exhibiting professionalism and discretion in interacting with executives and clients

• Ability to travel on average 30% to 50% of the time

Required Experience & Skills

• 10+ years in consulting or professional services, with 5+ years leading AI, data, or cloud technology delivery practices

• Demonstrated P&L ownership of a $3M+ delivery practice or consulting business unit

• Deep expertise in at least two of: Databricks, Snowflake, AI/ML platforms, enterprise data architecture

• Proven ability to hire, develop, and retain high-performing technical consulting teams of 10+ people

• Strong executive presence with experience managing C-suite client relationships in a delivery capacity

• Track record of building delivery methodology, reusable IP, and quality assurance frameworks in a consulting environment

• Experience working alongside a dedicated sales function — comfortable enabling sellers without owning pipeline

• Workday ecosystem knowledge strongly preferred; understanding of HCM/ERP data landscapes a differentiator

Preferred Qualifications & Certifications

• Prior Practice Lead, Delivery Director, or VP of Consulting at a boutique SI, Big 4, or cloud-native consulting firm

• Background delivering AI/GenAI or data modernization programs at enterprise scale ($500K+ engagements)

• Familiarity with Workato, Workday, or enterprise iPaaS automation platforms

• Experience building marketplace products or packaged IP for Databricks, Snowflake, or Workato marketplaces

• MBA or advanced degree in a quantitative or technical field

• Databricks Certified Partner or Solution Architect

• Snowflake SnowPro Core or Advanced

• Workato Automation Pro

• AWS, Azure, or GCP Cloud Practitioner or Architect level

CrossVue is a contemporary consulting firm providing the blueprint for modernizing client operations and processes through Workday. As a leading Workday advisory, deployment, and post-production support firm, we drive critical results for our clients and help them reach their transformation goals through the Workday platform. For more information, visitwww.crossvue.com.