Your data team is busy. The business isn't moving faster.
I hear the same pattern from founders and leaders at scale-ups: delivery is slow, priorities keep shifting, processes are thin, and, more often than not, nobody fully trusts the numbers. Not even the data team itself.
With an engineering background and 10+ years leading data teams across industries, I've watched the same story play out again and again: a team working hard, but pulled too far from the business it's meant to serve.
Three ways to work together.
Most work starts small and grows from there. Begin with a clear look at where you stand, bring me in to lead the build, or keep me on call once the hard part is done.
Discovery
A clear read on your data, from someone ready to fix it too.
- I look at your data, team, and platform and tell you honestly where you stand
- A short report with quick wins to start on now and a direction for the longer haul
- Findings across people, process, and technology, matched to your situation
- Keep the report and run with it yourself, or bring me in to build it with you
- Run as a focused workshop, remote or on-site, or a deeper look over about two weeks.
Fractional
I join your team and lead the change from start to finish.
- A hands-on data leader inside your team for 3, 6, or 9 months
- Quick wins first, then a platform, governance, and processes that keep running
- Your team hired, levelled up, and working closer to the business
- The longer we go, the deeper it reaches, up to hiring your permanent lead
- Priced on the outcome we agree together, so your risk stays low.
Advisory
Senior data guidance on call, for as long as you want it.
- A regular sounding board for strategy, architecture, hiring, and vendors
- Time set aside for you each month, so I am there when you need me
- A natural follow-up after a fractional engagement, or a standalone for a founder or leadership team
- Guidance and direction, so the hands-on building stays out of scope
- Reserved capacity, at a fixed monthly rate.
Fast
Quick wins first. You see movement in weeks, not quarters.
Time-limited
Every engagement has an end date. I build things that outlast me.
Outcome-driven
Priced on results we agree together, not on hours or days.
Independent
No vendor ties, no agenda. I recommend what works for you.
Who you'll work with.
I'm Ilya Vladimirskiy, a Berlin-based data leader. Over 20 years in data, more than 10 leading teams at companies like Ada Health, CARFAX, and Smartfrog. I build data teams that deliver real value, then hand them over and step away.
- Based in Berlin, Germany
- Industries eHealth, biotech, e-commerce, automotive, IoT, finance
- Languages English, German
The data backbone behind ML pricing.
- A high-performance foundation for ML model development
- Manual pricing heuristics replaced with machine learning
- Repetitive manual work reduced for the wholesale teams
Ilya is an exceptional engineer and I was happy to work with him at Zalando. He is a very supportive team player and greatly helped maintaining PostgreSQL based ETL processes as well as the communication with the Business Intelligence and Analytics departments. ...
Valentine GogichashviliBuilt Zalando's first DB team
From 6 people to four teams in two years.
- B2B data products delivered for Novartis, Bayer, and Takeda
- Real-time analytics and self-service BI for internal teams
- Governance and a data culture that outlasted my engagement
Thank you so much Ilya Vladimirskiy, very much appreciated working with you at Ada Health. You are a strong leader in data and engineering!
Gülsah WilkeCo-founder 2hearts, ex-Ada Health
From siloed teams to cross-functional.
- The team strengthened through hiring and development
- A modernized platform made analytics and BI dependable
- Data repositioned from back office to business enabler
Let's talk.
Whatever data or AI problem you're facing, let's talk it through first on a free 30-minute call. I'm genuinely curious about these problems; whether it turns into a contract is a conversation for later.
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