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Principal Data Consultant


Company : Mantel


Location : Sydney, New South Wales


Created : 2025-12-21


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

About Mantel Mantel is an Australian-owned IT Professional Services consultancy, focused on emerging technology to help advance our clients by leveraging AI, Digital, Cloud, Data & Security technology. We are a fully AI-enabled technology consultancy and the partner that bridges the gap between blue-sky ambition and practical steps to deliver value. Since our inception in November 2017, we have experienced remarkable growth across Australia & New Zealand and are honoured to be recognised as a Great Place to Work for 6 years in a row! We hire smart and talented people and get out of their way. As a principle-based organisation, we have a flat structure with no hierarchy. By focusing on our five principles and not getting caught up in red tape, we trust you to get the job done! About the role As a key member of our Data Engineering team, you will work with us to design, build and deliver leading data solutions utilising platforms like Snowflake or Databricks and other modern data tools. The work we do is broad but always focused on delivering the best outcome for our clients. As a Principal Data Consultant you will: Successfully lead data projects & teams - sometimes concurrently - varying in size, complexity & ambiguity to achieve fantastic outcomes for both clients and Mantel Group Play a technical, handson role on projects as needed using a variety of modern big data tools and cloud technologies (Databricks/Snowflake, AWS/Azure/GCP) Be the data engineering consulting SME, lead the teams on best practices and provide ongoing guidance and support Drive further growth for Mantel - identifying and pursuing new opportunities Support sales initiatives through technical customer demonstrations, and supporting tenders, RFQs, RFIs and other activities Be across commercial aspects of a project - such as project estimation and resourcing, project scoping and pricing Establish and maintain relationships with clients as a source of informed, reliable, professional advice about solution options Support our data partnerships, work alongside the internal Data Partnerships Coordinator and the data practice leadership Mentor and coach our team members and clients Provide ongoing guidance and support to our broader data team Build Mantel''s reputation within the broader community as a known thought leader representing the company through social and meetup channels to develop market awareness Use professional judgement while treating colleagues and clients with respect and compassion, and a demonstrated ability to display our five Mantel principles We want to hear from you if you have: Extensive consulting experience and a proven track record of building relationships / rapport with technical and business leaders at Head of, EM, GM and CxO level Deep knowledge and experience of the modern data and cloud ecosystem such as Databricks, Snowflake and others Expertise across the end-to-end data engineering lifecycle and ability to be handson when needed Experience working on large engagements and the ability to understand complex customer requirements and apply technology solutions to meet business problems Experience in large and complex RFP responses, solution design, ability to articulate the value proposition of an overall solution Proven experience and ability to own the preparation of sales presentations, proposals, documents and artefacts Excellent leadership and communication skills and confidence making presentations Strong influencing and negotiation skills with the ability to handle objections and be persuasive when proposing solutions and products Selfmotivated and handson approach, adept at navigating ambiguity to find solutions At Mantel, we want you to be yourself. We trust our team members to use their professional judgment while treating colleagues and clients with respect, compassion, and professionalism in alignment with our five principles Data Working in data at Mantel means there are opportunities to align to a particular cloud platform or remain cloud agnostic. Our teams are made up of awesome people who specialise in numerous areas of data so there are endless opportunities for you including data engineering, machine learning, data analytics and data science. What you can expect from us Youll get all the tools you need to hit the ground running including a new phone, laptop & swag. We believe in unique experiences for all. Our My Deal program allows you to tailor your yearly plan, with the support of your Leader, to decide on whats most important to you. That might be extra professional development, extra annual leave, time to work on your side hustle, or something else completely different! One size does not fit all. Youll be genuinely supported by an organisation that cares about not only you but your family as well, Mantel offers Flexible Personal Leave options for those unplanned moments in life. We support a flexible hybrid approach to working which is guided by our principles; we trust each other to make good choices about the best workplace locations for the requirements of the project, role and client. This can change based on our client needs. We know you wont have one job for life. At Mantel we believe in supporting our team to take their career in a direction that aligns with their passions. We have internal opportunities across Cloud, Data, Digital, Delivery & Security. Mantel is a certified Family Inclusive Workplace, which means we are committed to improving your wellbeing at work through leading practices on flexible work, parental leave, family care and family wellbeing. Seniority level: Director Employment type: Fulltime Job function: Information Technology and Consulting Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting and Technology, Information and Media Click Apply for this job to be considered for this role and our Talent team will be in touch. We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage people from all backgrounds and minority groups to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr