Head of Snowflake CoE

Job title:

Head of Snowflake CoE

Company

AND Digital

Job description

Job Description:Who We Are:AND Digital are a tech company focused on accelerating digital delivery and dedicated to closing the digital skills gap. We’ve been helping organisations build better digital products and stronger digital teams since 2014.We believe our work should always leave a legacy for the client. We do this through close relationships with our offices (or ‘Clubs’) so that our partners are always prioritised by a regional team close to them.This unique model has driven success for our clients and ourselves, evidenced by our remarkable organic growth since 2014. Today we number more than 1,300 people with Clubs all over the UK and Europe with plans for global expansion in the next couple of years.Join us – and help us fulfil our mission to close the world’s digital skills gap.Role:As the strategic leader of AND Digital’s Snowflake CoE, you will be responsible for setting the vision, growing market leading propositions, and supporting client acquisition around Snowflake-based solutions. This role combines technical leadership, business development, and team enablement to ensure our consulting practice remains at the forefront of cloud data innovation. The practice should likely focus on MET (media, entertainment and travel) but need to cover all sectors.Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Direction: Define and champion the Snowflake COE strategy in line with AND Digital’s broader objectives, ensuring a competitive edge in the marketplace.
• Business Growth: Develop client engagement and go-to-market strategies to secure new business, deepen existing relationships, and drive revenue.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with delivery teams, product specialists, and client account leads to integrate Snowflake capabilities seamlessly across projects.
• Thought Leadership: Represent AND Digital’s Snowflake practice at industry events, client pitches, and partner forums, reinforcing our market reputation.
• Performance Management: Establish KPIs and performance metrics to measure ROI and impact, ensuring accountability and continuous improvement.
• Risk Management: Identify and address potential risks associated with Snowflake implementations and COE growth.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Leadership Excellence: Proven ability to inspire, mentor, and grow diverse teams within a consulting environment.
• Strategic Vision: Demonstrated success in formulating and executing strategies that align technology solutions with business outcomes.
• Client-Centric Approach: Strong track record in client relationship management, business development, and delivering measurable results.
• Stakeholder Management: Skilled at influencing executive stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Communication & Negotiation: Outstanding presentation abilities for client-facing and internal leadership interactions.
• Programme Management: Experience overseeing complex technology initiatives in a fast-paced consultancy or similar environments.
• Technical Understanding: Familiarity with Snowflake’s value proposition and broader data engineering practices.
• Educational Background: Masters or equivalent senior management experience, ideally with leadership of data or technology-focused teams.

Why join AND Digital?We have three values: wonder, share, and delight. These values inform how we work with clients, and our culture: what it feels like to work for AND. We believe collaboration, ambition, curiosity and fun can drive innovation by creating a better environment for problem-solving.By joining AND, we’ll provide:

• Opportunities to work on projects with big clients and the chance to produce meaningful work that makes a difference to people’s lives.
• A “Blended Working” model, meaning you will be able to work in a range of locations from; your home, in your clubhouse, on a client, as well as just a change of scenery.
• A dedicated career scrum team, designed to help you reach your career goals and develop the skills you need to be your best self.
• An annual budget for training and upskilling, including allocated days off so you don’t have to study in your own free time.
• Monthly and quarterly team socials – on us – ranging from after work drinks, to driving experience days with your fellow club members.
• A safe environment for you to be yourself and challenge yourself.

Equal Opportunities StatementAt AND Digital we embrace diversity and are committed to equal opportunities. We are actively recruiting for a diverse and inclusive workforce so want to ensure we do everything we can to support your application.We want you to feel safe and empowered to let us know if you require any adjustments to be made to your application or interview process so please speak to our recruitment team.

Expected salary

Location

Manchester

Job date

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 06:43:35 GMT

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