Digital transformation consulting with data and cloud execution
Next Ground is a 11–50-person consultancy based in Utrecht focused on executing digital transformations for mid-market organizations. Their stack is heavily Azure-native (Data Factory, Synapse, Data Lake Storage) with Python, dbt, and Airflow for data pipeline work — a modern, cloud-first data posture. Active projects span billing optimization (Zuora workflows, order-to-cash), data migration from legacy systems, and analytics platforms, signaling deep expertise in the extract-transform-load and finance operations space where execution friction is highest.
Next Ground advises organizations on digital and data transformation, positioning itself as an execution-focused consultancy rather than pure strategists. They specialize in digitizing business processes, data platform migrations, cloud infrastructure (particularly Azure), and emerging areas like sustainability reporting (CSRD). The client base appears to be European mid-market companies navigating legacy-to-cloud transitions and billing/order-to-cash complexity. Most hiring is in engineering and data roles at mid and senior levels, concentrated in the Netherlands.
Azure (Data Factory, Synapse, Data Lake Storage Gen2), Python, SQL, dbt, Apache Airflow, Terraform, Docker, Bicep, Oracle, SQL Server, and Zuora for billing workflows.
Digital transformations, cloud data migrations, billing and order-to-cash optimization, data pipeline design, and strategy execution. Expertise spans business process digitization, Azure infrastructure, and modern data stacks.
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