Tieto - Director - Data & Integration

We are looking for an experienced leader with 20+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Platforms, and Enterprise Integration to drive business growth, delivery excellence, capability development, and AI-led innovation across the practice.

Role Description

- Drive revenue growth by building scalable, market-relevant offerings across the Data & Integration space.

- Champion an AI-first approach across all practice initiatives to enhance innovation, productivity, and delivery outcomes.

- Collaborate closely with market teams to accelerate growth through strategic upsell and cross-sell opportunities.

- Oversee end-to-end delivery for a portfolio of accounts, acting as the primary point of contact and ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction and delivery excellence.

- Optimize team utilization and staffing, aligning capacity with client demand while maintaining operational efficiency.

- Lead people management at scale, managing multiple teams through subordinate People Managers and fostering a high-performance culture.

- Drive capability readiness by aligning skills supply with market demand through recruitment planning, competence development, upskilling, and knowledge-sharing in the practice

- Own end-to-end people leadership across the employee lifecycle: hiring/onboarding, goal setting, feedback and coaching, performance management, development planning, and offboarding

Key Skills & Qualifications

Data & Integration Expertise

- Strong background in Data Engineering, Data Platforms, and Enterprise Integration

- Familiarity with modern data ecosystems (cloud data platforms, ETL/ELT, APIs, messaging systems)

- Exposure to integration patterns, microservices, and event-driven architectures

AI & Innovation

- Practical understanding of AI/GenAI use cases in Data & Integration

- Ability to embed AI-first thinking into solutions, delivery, and productivity improvements

Leadership & Business

- Strong leadership experience managing large, distributed teams and people managers

- Proven ability to drive growth through offerings, sales support, and account expansion

- Strong stakeholder management with customers, sales teams, and senior leadership

- Ability to balance delivery, people, and business priorities effectively

Delivery & Operations

- Deep experience in managing end-to-end program delivery with a focus on quality and CSAT

- Strong understanding of resource management, utilization optimization, and workforce planning

- Experience managing multiple accounts/portfolios in a global delivery model

People & Capability Development

- Experience in building and scaling high-performing teams

- Strong focus on mentoring, capability building, and certification programs

- Ability to drive a culture of continuous learning and innovation

Qualifications

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

- 15+ years of relevant industry experience in Data and Integration

- Prior experience in a leadership role within a consulting or delivery organization preferred