Chief Data & AI Officer (CDAO)

Chief Data & AI Officer (CDAO)

Location Options: Gurgaon / Hyderabad / Washington DC

Role Type: Global Leadership Role

Reporting to: CEO, Minfy

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.

Key Mandate

Drive Data & AIled 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

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

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

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

Success Metrics (1218 Months)

Recognized by customers and partners for Minfys Data & AI capabilities

High growth in Data & AIled revenue and multi-year pipeline

Strong second-line leaders ready to scale the practice

Compensation & Incentives

CXO-level compensation aligned to building and scaling the Data & AI practice