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Managed Data Team

You don't need to hire a data team. You need one that already works.

Embedded data professionals on a flexible support agreement. We scale with your workload, transfer knowledge as we go, and own the outcomes.

Managed Data Team

Hiring a data team takes months. Training them takes longer. And if you hire wrong, you start over. CorrDyn gives you an experienced data team on day one, with the specific skill sets your organization needs across data engineering, analytics, architecture, data science, machine learning, software development, and strategic planning.

5+ yrs

Average client relationship length

10+

Active managed team engagements

9

Disciplines on tap: engineering, analytics, architecture, ML, and more

Use Cases

Engagements where this is the right work.

Your first data hire is underwater

One analyst or engineer handling everything from pipeline fixes to executive dashboards. We add the team around them so they can focus on what matters.

Too early for a full data team

You need data work done, but hiring three people would be overkill and you would not have the capacity to manage them. A fractional team gives you the expertise without the organizational overhead.

You need to scale without headcount

Budget for a project but not a permanent team. We flex from 1 to 6 people month to month based on what the work requires.

You need specialists, not generalists

dbt modeling, Snowflake optimization, ML pipeline deployment, data architecture, software development. We bring the specific expertise your project needs without hiring for every skill set.

Bridge while you hire

You are between a data leader leaving and the next one starting. We embed for the gap so the work keeps moving and the next hire walks into a working system.

Our Process

A structured approach that delivers results at every stage.

01

Scope and Staff Your Team

We assign a dedicated team to your account. They work in your codebase, your Slack channels, your cloud environment. Flexible support agreements with adjustable scope mean you can redirect the team's focus as priorities shift. Most clients start with one workstream and expand as they see what a functioning data operation looks like.

Output: Engagement plan with named consultants and a weekly cadence

02

Embed and Deliver

This is not body-shop contracting. We bring an operating model, not just people. Your team gets a technical lead who owns the architecture, engineers who write tested and documented code, analysts who build reporting your executives read, and specialists in data science, ML, or software development when the work calls for it. We run standups, manage sprints, and deliver work product the same way an internal team would. When your priorities shift, the team adapts without a new hiring cycle.

From our podcasts: People as Problem and Solution in Data Leadership with Nicole Radziwill, and From Pipelines to People: Building Data Teams with Lindsay Murphy.

Output: Sprint-by-sprint shipped work with weekly readouts to your team

03

Scale with Your Needs

Organizations at any stage where data work exceeds internal capacity. That includes growth-stage companies where work is piling up faster than the team can handle, and earlier-stage organizations where hiring a three-person data team would be overkill and operationally ineffective because nobody has the bandwidth to manage them. We work with biotech companies running clinical data through complex pipelines, e-commerce brands consolidating Shopify, Amazon, and warehouse data, financial services firms automating trade operations, and healthcare companies building their first real data infrastructure. The industries differ. The need is the same: reliable data work from people who have seen your problems before.

Output: Capacity dial-up plan and quarterly scope review

Technologies

We pick the right tool for the problem, not the other way around.

Frequently Asked
Questions

How is this different from staff augmentation?
Staff augmentation fills a seat. We own outcomes. Our team leads architecture decisions, mentors your internal staff, and takes responsibility for delivery. We operate as your data department, not as contractors waiting for instructions.
What skill sets can you provide?
Data engineering, analytics engineering, data architecture, data science, machine learning, database optimization, software development, data strategy, and project scoping and management. We match the team composition to your workload and adjust as priorities shift.
How quickly can a team get started?
Most teams are productive within 2-3 weeks. We onboard into your codebase, cloud environment, and communication tools. By week one we are reading your code and asking the right questions. By week three we are shipping work.
What happens to the work when the engagement ends?
You keep everything. All code lives in your repositories, all infrastructure runs in your cloud accounts, and all documentation stays with you. We build knowledge transfer into every engagement so your team can maintain what we built.
How much does a managed data team cost compared to hiring?
A senior data engineer in a major market costs $180K-$250K fully loaded, plus 4-6 months to hire and onboard. Our teams start at a fraction of that, scale up when needed, and scale back down when the workload drops. You pay for capacity you use, not headcount you carry.
Can you work alongside our existing team?
That is the most common setup. We embed with your internal staff, work in your tools and processes, and fill the gaps they cannot cover. The goal is to make your whole data operation more capable, not to replace anyone.

Need a data team without the hiring timeline?

Tell us what you’re trying to build. We’ll show you what an embedded team can deliver in the first month.

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