Career Transition: Mammoth Growth → phData

Context

Considering leaving Mammoth Growth (1099 contractor, Technical Architect) for a W2 role at phData. Motivations: more pay, benefits, freed-up time. Ray Data Co continues as the LLC for small bets.

Target Role

Principal Consultant (AI Workforce - Snowflake Intelligence) Analytics - US - Remote

What the Role Is

Define how Snowflake Intelligence and Cortex AI are used to build secure, scalable AI agents across large enterprises. “AI Workforce” positioning — helping customers build agentic systems that deliver business value.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with C-Suite to identify agent-first opportunities and multi-phase roadmaps
• Lead design of production-grade agentic systems using Snowflake Intelligence + Cortex
• Architect RAG/knowledge solutions using Cortex Search
• Design ReAct flows using Snowflake’s native tools
• Advise on Horizon policies and governance for compliant agent deployments
• Develop phData-wide blueprints, reference architectures, and playbooks
• Mentor consultants and evangelize LCNC agentic patterns
• Partner with Sales to scope and grow AI Workforce accounts

Interview Progress

• Round 1: ✅ Passed
• Round 2 (Technical Screen): ✅ Passed — used snowflake-intelligence-demo repo as artifact
• Round 3: Upcoming

Demo Artifact

https://github.com/bwilson668/snowflake-intelligence-demo SEC financial research agent built on Snowflake Cortex (Search, Analyst, Agent). Built in one night. Demonstrates the exact skills the role requires.

Team & Revenue Context

• AI Workforce is a new team: 4 people currently
• Scaling to 20 by end of 2026, 40-50 by end of 2027
• Revenue target: $5M year 1, $8-10M year 2
• Mission: help enterprises leverage AI tools they already have, deliver killer use cases, create aha moments, upskill clients

Prep Areas for Next Round

• Enterprise LCNC tools (Copilot Studio, Agentforce, n8n, Make, Zapier Central)
• Snowflake Horizon policies and governance
• Framing AI Workforce value as OpEx reduction, risk reduction, revenue growth
• People leadership and mentoring examples from Mammoth