Data Solutions Team Lead (m/w/d)

Location: Cologne, Germany; flexible working models and work-from-home options are available, with travel required to support client projects on-site.

Company

hirify.global GmbH provides technology transformation and data consulting services.

What you will do

• Own the Data Strategy practice and manage go-to-market and delivery end-to-end.
• Develop and position offerings focused on Data Governance and Data for AI.
• Lead pre-sales activities, including proposals, RFPs, and client presentations.
• Advise clients on data strategies, modern data platforms, and Data-for-AI capabilities, including agentic AI use cases.
• Manage client projects and act as the primary management-level contact.
• Lead and develop a team of 4–5 people, contribute to staffing and recruiting, and represent the practice externally.

Requirements

• 6–8 years of professional experience in data, including Data Engineering, Data Strategy, or BI/Analytics; consulting experience is preferred.
• Initial experience leading or managing teams or practices, both disciplinarily and functionally.
• Initial pre-sales or proposal/RFP experience, or willingness to develop in this area.
• Strong understanding of modern data platforms, data architectures such as data lakes, lakehouses, and data warehouses, and data and AI market trends.
• Experience with modern data platforms such as Databricks and/or cloud services including AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Confident communication with executive boards, managing directors, and IT leadership, with the ability to structure complex topics clearly.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and interest in contributing to organizational development beyond client projects.
• Willingness to travel and support client projects on-site.
• German and English at least C1 level in both languages.

Culture & Benefits

• Supportive team culture with regular after-work events.
• Early ownership, meaningful responsibility, and opportunities to shape internal ways of working.
• Defined career paths and a transparent competency framework.
• Creative work environment with modern Apple or Windows hardware.
• Flexible working models, work-from-home options, BahnCard, JobRad, Spendit card, Wellpass, and a company pension scheme.
• 30 days of paid vacation per year.