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