Director, Data Strategy & Engineering

Portage Point Partners is a Chicago-headquartered advisory, interim management and investment banking firm focused on serving the middle-market. Backed by New Mountain Capital, the firm has grown at over 30% annually since its founding in 2016 and today operates from ten offices across the United States.   The firm delivers integrated financial and operational solutions across Transaction Advisory Services, Transaction Execution Services, Office of the CFO, Valuations, Performance Improvement, Turnaround & Restructuring and Investment Banking. Engagement teams are lean and execution-oriented, working directly with senior stakeholders to navigate complex transitions and transformations. Triple P India (TPI) is a strategic extension of the firm’s platform, established to build a high-quality team that operates as an integrated part of U.S.-based teams. Professionals in TPI are involved in live engagements from the outset, contributing to analysis, execution and client deliverables in coordination with colleagues across the firm. The platform is designed to provide meaningful responsibility, direct exposure to senior leadership and long-term growth in a high-performance environment. The Director, Data Strategy & Engineering role at Portage Point represents a unique opportunity to define and execute firm data platform vision for the India delivery organization. This Director will own the strategic direction of data assets, architecture, governance and capability building that underpin the firm’s AI product portfolio and consulting analytics services, spanning high-value use cases including commercial and financial due diligence (CDD / FDD), value creation tracking, working capital optimization, restructuring scenario analysis, portfolio company performance benchmarking and management information system (MIS) intelligence layers. This Director will report to the India Delivery Leader and partnering closely with U.S.-based leaders, to lead a team of Vice Presidents and Senior Associates across data engineering, analytics engineering and data governance.  The Director will manage hiring, vendor partnerships and capability development across the function. This person will influence how data is collected, structured, governed and commercialized across the Portage Point global consulting practice and represent the firm externally as a subject matter expert on deal advisory / portfolio management data strategy.