Data Architecture, Practice Area Lead (DAS DO)

Overview

The Data Operations subservice line (SSL) is seeking a Practice Area Lead (PAL) for the Data Architecture Practice Area (PA), where a PA is understood to refer to a set of closely aligned distinct and unique capabilities that support SSL and LMI priorities and vision. The PALs will be responsible for 1) developing a strategy for their Practice Area that aligns with SSL strategy and capability maturation; 2) supporting business development and growth for their PA, and 3) talent management and development within their PA.

Within the Data Operations SSL, the PAs will include: Data Engineering, Data Architecture, and Data Science. The Practice Area Lead, Data Architecture, will lead practice area activities for Data Architecture, which includes creating long-lived value streams of design, tools, implementation, and patterns that can effectively pipeline streams of data. Approaches to data architecture include data mesh / data fabric, as well as other methodologies to effectively connect disparate sets in a cohesive and coherent manner. The PAL will report directly to the SSL Vice President, and is expected to support PA responsibilities with approximately 50% of their time.

Responsibilities

The Data Architecture Practice Area Lead role includes the following activities:

• Capability Maturation & Strategy
  • Develop PA strategy and support Data Operations SSL strategy to assist in executing SSL goals
  • Create, update, and/or document solutions, offerings, methodologies, and capabilities that align to the PA and resonate with market trends and/or client challenges (e.g. SDMs, methodologies, models, etc.)
  • Coordinate across LMI to ensure PA capabilities are known throughout LMI and meeting the needs of LMI’s customers
  • Continuously improve existing capabilities and develop new capabilities within PA to stay in front of a rapidly evolving and digitally-enabled marketplace
• BD and Growth
  • Provide solutioning, capture, and proposal support to markets/growth for PA capabilities
  • Develop sales enablement materials to support SSL and PA growth
  • Screen RFIs/RFPs for potential action and lead/coordinate response for SSL
  • Review, maintain, and coordinate with markets/BD to update pipeline opportunities related to the Practice Area or coordinate updates with the Business Development POC
  • Support SSL and markets/growth in partner identification for opportunities
• Community Mentorship and Development
  • Manage and develop talent within the PA
  • Manage the hiring process for talent demands within the PA (create, review, and approve requisitions)
  • Conduct interviews for demand requirements and coordinate with SSL Vice President on hiring/staffing decisions
  • Assist Resource Managers and SSL Vice President with staff redeployments and internal mobility
  • Mature the PA bench by identifying and mentoring subject matter experts and emerging talent and maintaining awareness of desired growth areas of staff within PA
  • Help identify the best approaches to improve the professional skills of Practice Area members to include certifications, degrees, professional organizations, and work experience
  • Provide input and support to Practice Area staff on Performance 365 goals and calibrations

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Experience in management consulting or federal government service, executing capabilities in Practice Area (military or civilian).
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise and thought leadership.
• Ability to lead, nurture, and develop people in an effective way with positive impacts to both the employee and LMI.
• Ability to understand and align competing work priorities and outcomes with partners (e.g., service line and market), adjust individual priorities for the greater good, and negotiate shared work goals.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic leadership, including alignment and development of financial metrics, KPIs, and OKRs.
• Demonstrated experience in cultivating an innovative work culture.

Desired:

• Ability to develop, nurture and maintain collaborative partnerships. Collaborative partnerships have multiple hand-offs, require regular communication to coordinate and debrief, continual information exchange, collective contribution to work products, creative conflict, and mutual stake in success.
• Ability to clearly articulate other’s roles and responsibilities in completing work and proactively and effectively resolve role conflicts, to include partners, team members and leaders.
• Ability to achieve consensus and decisions while maintaining collaborative partnerships.
• Ability to leverage indirect influence to delegate and co-create and implement work products.
• Ability to tailor communication requirements and style to a wide-range of situations and requirements.
• Ability to make meetings matter by setting clear and specific outcomes, facilitating productive dialogue, and leading an effective follow-up and accountability cadence
• Exemplify LMI’s 5 behaviors
  • Collaborate constantly by working across organizational boundaries
  • Operate in the gray area by accepting ambiguity
  • Embracing conflict by supporting and engaging in respectful, robust debates and discussions,
  • Develop people by investing in the growth of others
  • Take an enterprise-wide view by evaluating challenges from multiple perspectives and maximizing the whole.
• Possess mature emotional intelligence (EQ) as demonstrated by strong self-awareness, emotional resilience, empathy, and relationship management.