Chief Data & AI Officer (CDAO)
Location Options: Gurgaon / Hyderabad / Washington DC
Role Type: Global Leadership Role
Reporting to: CEO, Minfy
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Role Context
Minfy is scaling its Data & AI business as a strategic growth engine and a core differentiator versus peers. The Chief Data & AI Officer (CDAO) is a CXO-level leader responsible for building a mature, scalable Data & AI practice that directly influences revenue growth, partner recognition, and long-term pipeline creation.
This is not a back-office CDO or a hype-driven AI evangelist role. The CDAO will bring deep credibility in foundational data platforms, cloud ecosystems, modern data engineering, and applied AI, while shaping differentiated client-facing solutions.
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Key Mandate
• Drive Data & AI–led revenue growth through shared ownership with Sales and GTM teams
• Establish Minfy as a recognized Data & AI partner with customers and hyperscalers
• Build a sustainable Data & AI practice flywheel with strong second-line leaders
• Balance external market presence with internal capability and maturity building
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Key Responsibilities
Revenue & Growth
• Co-own Data & AI revenue and pipeline creation with Sales leadership
• Lead solutioning, deal shaping, and executive-level client conversations
• Create repeatable offerings, accelerators, and data platforms that scale globally
Practice & Capability Building
• Build a lean core Data & AI leadership team and scale impact through matrix influence
• Strengthen foundational data engineering, cloud data platforms, data warehouses, and accelerators
• Improve practice maturity, delivery consistency, and margins
Market & Partner Leadership
• Act as a senior external face for Minfy with clients, hyperscalers, and ecosystem partners
• Build senior relationships with AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, and Databricks leadership
• Represent Minfy at industry forums, partner events, and analyst interactions
Leadership & Talent
• Build strong second-line leaders and succession within the Data & AI practice
• Mentor leaders on translating Data & AI into measurable business outcomes
• Create a culture of depth, credibility, and commercial accountability
GenAI
• Act as integrator and thought leader for GenAI initiatives across Minfy
• Curate high-impact GenAI use cases grounded in strong data foundations
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What This Role Is NOT
• Not a delivery-only or internal IT role
• Not a governance-heavy CDO position
• Not a pure research or data science role
• Not a superficial or generic AI evangelist role
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Ideal Candidate Profile
• 18+ years of experience in Data, Analytics, and AI leadership roles
• Strong technical expertise in data platforms, cloud data ecosystems, data engineering, data warehouses, and accelerators
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, Databricks, and modern analytics platforms
• Experience building or scaling Data & AI practices in firms such as Fractal, Tredence, LatentView, DataArt, or Big 4 consulting firms
• Proven ability to influence revenue, pipeline, and GTM outcomes
• Credibility with CXOs, partners, and senior client stakeholders
• Global exposure with experience working across geographies
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Success Metrics (12–18 Months)
• Recognized by customers and partners for Minfy’s Data & AI capabilities
• High growth in Data & AI–led revenue and multi-year pipeline
• Strong second-line leaders ready to scale the practice
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Compensation & Incentives
• CXO-level compensation aligned to building and scaling the Data & AI practice