Thoughtworks

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Principal Data Strategist (m/f/d)

🗓️ Posted 2026-08-18 Amsterdam, Netherlands Hybrid Consulting Strategy

Company shared salary

NA

Market rate

6,500 EUR–9,000 EUR/mo (78,000 EUR–108,000 EUR/yr)

Based on similar roles (title + domain + location).

About the Company

Thoughtworks is a consultancy that works with clients to create winning data solutions that meet business goals, focusing on developing modern data architecture approaches to address key business objectives.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate closely with clients to understand their business ecosystem and goals, and co-create data and technology strategies aligned with their objectives.
  • Help define a clear vision for the client enterprise to become data-driven and aligned with the overall business strategy.
  • Consult on complex data programs, providing technical leadership and guidance as a data subject-matter expert.
  • Lead and interact with clients across various domains, addressing challenging problems, and collaborate with sales to turn them into viable solutions and winning proposals.
  • Act as a translator between business, data and IT, and communicate data strategy to senior client stakeholders, including C-level.
  • Own the creation of end-to-end viable data solutions, keeping in mind long-term impacts and overseeing program inceptions for new product development.
  • Formulate data governance strategies addressing security, privacy and compliance requirements.
  • Enable capability building in data strategy and governance, growing the next generation of data strategists.
  • Create differentiated assets in data strategy and governance to take to market.
  • Lead through influence rather than headcount, growing capability and raising delivery standards inside the organisation, while building presence in the market through thought leadership, ecosystem initiatives and client-facing points of view.

Requirements

  • You have extensive experience as a consultant, with a proven track record of creating data strategy and solutions that drive business value.
  • You have solid experience with data platforms and technologies, and can provide advisory and consultative guidance for clients and cross-delivery teams.
  • You have experience engaging with C-level stakeholders to influence and enable the operationalization of an enterprise-wide data strategy.
  • You have demonstrated leadership abilities, with the capacity to lead technical teams and drive projects to successful completion.
  • You are flexible and adaptable across a variety of projects, leveraging technical expertise and leadership to maximise impact.
  • You have a track record of ensuring proper data governance policies, including data lineage, quality checks and classification.