Principal Data Consultant

3 days ago

Dunedin Central, New Zealand Potentia Full time

About the role

This is a senior, client-facing Principal Data Consultant role within a values-led data consultancy. You'll work closely with customers to shape data strategy, lead technical direction, and guide teams to deliver high-quality, scalable data solutions.

This role is ideal for someone with a strong data engineering background who enjoys working at the intersection of customer engagement, strategy, and delivery, and who can lead conversations from executive level through to hands-on implementation.

Work from their Dunedin or Auckland offices, or work remotely within New Zealandwith occasional travel.

What you'll be doing

  • Lead data strategy, design, and delivery across multiple client engagements.
  • Act as a trusted technical advisor and long-term partner to clients.
  • Lead technical strategy discussions with senior stakeholders and executives.
  • Design and guide modern data platforms centred around Snowflake and cloud-native data engineering.
  • Work alongside delivery teams to ensure solutions meet business outcomes and technical best practice.
  • Support clients in evolving how they collect, govern, and use data, including adopting modern operating models.
  • Contribute to proposals, discovery sessions, and technical workshops.
  • Share knowledge internally and help lift engineering standards and methodologies across the team.

What we're looking for

  • Experience leading customer conversations and delivering outcomes in a consulting or client-facing environment.
  • Strategic mindset with the ability to balance technical excellence with business objectives.
  • Strong experience in data engineering and modern data platform delivery, particularly with Snowflake.
  • Hands-on skills in SQL and Python, with solid understanding of modern data architecture and modelling.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, able to engage across technical teams and executives.
  • Right to work in New Zealand.

Why join

  • Flexible, high-trust working environment with autonomy and influence over delivery.
  • Competitive senior-level remuneration and health insurance included.
  • Opportunities to lead, innovate, and shape outcomes across client projects.
  • Work across multiple sectors and clients, building long-term partnerships.
  • Supportive team culture focused on quality, collaboration, and growth.

About the culture

This is a New Zealand–founded data consultancy with a strong focus on trust, collaboration, and quality delivery. The team values curiosity, clear thinking, and building long-term customer partnerships, without unnecessary ego or bureaucracy.

How to apply

Apply with your CV contact James Hurren at for a confidential chat.

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