Principal

We are seeking passionate individuals to help our clients solve complex challenges and drive sustained analytics transformation. As Principal at MathCo, the candidate will oversee teams of Senior/Engagement Managers and consultants, executing cutting-edge analytical solutions for clients. The role involves institutionalizing data-driven insights and recommendations to bring customer strategies to life. The ideal candidate will initiate new client engagements, coach teams to transform mature client relationships, and drive sales and growth opportunities independently. They will manage client accounts, including P&L, resource planning, and escalations, while building CXO-level relationships and translating customer goals into actionable plans.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Has a consulting mindset with the ability to lead PoVs with customers, helping them solve technical and business problems
• Build a strong relationship with the global delivery head and deliver outstanding quality to customers
• Strong sales mindset to influence customers to partner with us
• Leading and overseeing end-to-end data and analytics strategy for strategic CPG/Retail accounts, spanning solution design, delivery, and transformation
• Managing and overseeing the P&L for the account/portfolio, specifically with budgets around $10 million, ensuring cost-effective resource management and project delivery
• Leading cross-functional teams, allocating resources effectively across global projects with 50+ members, ensuring optimal performance and team utilization
• Driving business development, managing a portfolio of data and analytics projects worth $2M to $10M+, identifying growth opportunities, and working closely with C-level stakeholders
• Shaping and guiding data-led solutions — including data platforms, pipelines, and cloud architecture where relevant — in partnership with technical teams
• Overseeing large-scale transformation initiatives, including legacy-to-cloud migrations where applicable, to optimize operational efficiencies
• Working closely with engineering, IT, and business teams to design and execute solutions that meet both technical and business needs

Skills Required

• 15+ years of experience in data, analytics, or consulting, with at least 5+ years in a senior leadership role overseeing large-scale, complex client engagements; CPG/Retail industry experience required
• Demonstrated experience handling P&L for engagements worth $10M+ and managing large project portfolios
• Background in Data Engineering or Consulting is welcome; hands-on data engineering/technical solutioning experience is a strong plus but not mandatory
• Strong networking capability, coupled with a growth mindset focused on acquiring new customers and developing relationships with senior client stakeholders
• Proven experience developing and nurturing cross-functional and cross-cultural teams
• High level of comfort dealing with ambiguity and change; must be able to translate business gaps into analytics problems, define the analytical approach, deliver actionable insights, and operationalize recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with clients and internal teams, including in complex and sensitive environments

Being a Mathemagician

• Embody MathCo's culture and way of working
• Demonstrate ownership and strive for excellence in delivering results
• Actively engage and contribute to initiatives fostering company growth
• Support diversity and appreciate different perspectives