5-7 years of experience in data, analytics, and AI with leadership exposure
Consulting or client-facing experience is essential
Familiarity with pre-sales activities and solution shaping
Industry knowledge of financial services or capital markets is preferred
Understanding of modern data platforms and AI/ML technologies
Experience in managing teams and complex projects effectively
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Responsibilities
Lead and expand the Data & AI practice with clear offerings and strategies
Identify client opportunities and drive solutions that lead to business outcomes
Engage in pre-sales processes including proposals and client presentations
Build trusted relationships with senior clients
Oversee cross-functional teams in data engineering and analytics
Collaborate with sales teams to enhance client engagements
Deliver innovative ideas informed by the latest industry trends
Benefits
Discretionary bonus
Paid holidays
401(k) plan
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life insurance
Short and long-term disability
Commuter FSA
Family Building Benefits
Full Job Description
Lab49 is seeking a senior leader to build and scale our Data & AI Practice, based in New York. This role sits at the intersection of consulting and technology - owning both the growth of the practice and the successful delivery of client engagements.
You will play a key role in shaping our Data & AI strategy, leading high-impact client work, and driving pre-sales efforts across key accounts, particularly within financial services.
What you'll do:
Lead and grow the Data & AI practice, defining offerings, go-to-market strategy, and delivery standards
Partner with clients to identify opportunities, shape solutions, and drive business outcomes through data and AI
Actively contribute to pre-sales efforts - solutioning, proposals, client presentations, and deal support
Build and maintain senior client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor
Lead cross-functional teams across data engineering, analytics, and AI/ML
Collaborate with sales and account teams to expand existing engagements and win new business
Stay current on industry trends and bring innovative ideas to clients and internal teams
What we're looking for:
Strong experience in data, analytics, and AI, with a mix of hands-on and leadership exposure
Background in consulting or client-facing environments (not necessarily exclusively consulting)
Proven involvement in pre-sales activities, including shaping solutions and supporting deals
Experience working with financial services, capital markets, or similar industries is highly preferred
Solid understanding of modern data platforms, AI/ML, and data architecture
Leadership experience managing teams and delivering complex projects
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage senior clients
Based in New York, with the ability to work closely with clients and internal teams
Our total rewards program is designed to support employee well-being and professional growth. We offer a competitive benefits package including a discretionary bonus, paid holidays, a 401(k), and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage. Additional benefits include life insurance, short and long-term disability, Commuter FSA, Family Building Benefits, and more. All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.
About ION
Ion Television is an American broadcast television network owned by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company. The network first began broadcasting on August 31, 1998, as Pax TV, focusing primarily on family-oriented entertainment programming. It rebranded as i: Independent Television on July 1, 2005, converting into a general entertainment network featuring recent and older acquired programs. The network adopted its identity as Ion Television on January 29, 2007, and currently airs programming in daily binge blocks of one program, usually acquired procedural dramas. The network also carries some holiday specials and films before Christmas.
Ion is available throughout most of the United States through its group of 48 owned-and-operated stations and 23 network affiliates, as well as through distribution on cable and satellite providers; since 2014, the network has also increased affiliate distribution in several markets through the digital subchannels of local television stations owned by companies such as Gray Television and Nexstar Media Group where the network is unable to maintain a main channel affiliation with or own a standalone station, for the same purpose as the distribution of Ion's main network feed via cable and satellite.
The network's stations cover all of the top 20 U.S. markets and 37 of the top 50 markets. Ion's owned-and-operated stations cover 64.8% of the United States population, by far the most of any U.S. station ownership group; it is able to circumvent the legal limit of covering 39% of the population because all of its stations operate on the UHF television band, which is subject to a discount in regard to that limit. In the digital age, the restoration of the UHF discount has proven controversial with other broadcast groups and FCC rulings between presidential administrations, though as the network's parent company mainly acquired low-performing stations and stations on the fringes of markets which targeted lower-profile cities in the analog age, it has not been an issue with Ion Media itself.
