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Able to operate at a senior level and experienced in identifying, developing, and deploying AI to solve business problems and bring the value to organisations.\nYou will work closely with clients acting as a trusted advisor, combining business consulting experience with Data & AI expertise to help clients innovate and become data-led and AI-assisted.\nKey Tasks:\nResponsible primarily for client delivery with contribution to business development and collaboration within the Data & AI Practice.\nLeading the delivery and supporting the growth of client engagements, supported by a multi-disciplinary team of Consultants from across our practices of Business Analysis, Delivery Management, Engineering, Architecture and Data Science.\nCollaborating with clients to understand their business processes and objectives, identifying high-value Data & AI use cases, providing guidance and recommendations on solutions, and advising stakeholders on data governance and responsible AI.\nActively exploring trends in data, analytics, ML and AI to shape strategic advice to clients, keeping abreast of emerging opportunities, funding mechanisms, competitor moves, shifting priorities and pain points in target public and private sector domains.\nEducating executives on data & AI technologies, techniques, market offerings to empower leadership decisions.\nAdvising C-suite teams on comprehensive enterprise data strategies, ensuring robust data foundations before AI implementations.\nGuiding data-driven initiatives and building tailored Data & AI strategies spanning detailed plans and business cases to roadmaps.\nSupporting clients to grow a lasting data & AI capability by leading on data literacy, mentoring and knowledge sharing.\nArticulating and quantifying the value proposition of the consultancy’s data and AI capabilities to prospects across public and private sector.\nWorking within the practice to build offers, provide thought leadership, training, and mentoring.\nUnderstanding how to deliver projects and the management of them from start to finish.\nRequirements\nEssential Skills and Experience:\nExperience writing Data Strategies \nExperience implementing Data Transformation \nExperience setting strategic direction for use of Data & AI, shaping and supporting delivery of impactful solutions spanning business strategy, transformation, and operations.\nConfidence conveying complex technical concepts of AI and ML to a wide range of stakeholders, including technical and non-technical audiences.\nAbility to assess relevant techniques for a use-case, decide on an appropriate evidence-based approach, and communicate and justify that approach to stakeholders.\nUnderstanding of data governance and ethics principles, including security, privacy, and risk control metrics.\nStrong stakeholder management and leadership experience, proactively identifying clients, building rapport and identifying opportunities.\nStrong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills.\nExperience identifying and implementing Data & AI initiatives and use cases to improve business processes and outcomes.\nAppetite and evidence of continuous learning and improvement in the area of Data & AI.\nStrong foundational knowledge of Data & AI with hands-on experience of data and AI during your career, applying analytical and statistical methods within business or academic field.\nKnowledge of recent innovations such as GenAI, MS Copilot and Microsoft Fabric and/or certifications with leading cloud providers and around topics of data science AI and ML.\nDesirable Skills and Experience:\nKnowledge and experience of the UK Public Sector.\nExperience in Data Mesh \nExperience in management consulting or large organisational data strategy delivery, with engagement up to executive level.\nExperience in developing winning proposals, bids and value propositions to identify client needs, nurture executive relationships, drive new business pipeline and expand market share.\nExperience and awareness of recognised data governance and management practices such as data strategy, data maturity assessments. \nWorking knowledge of use cases and application of different AI technologies including Computer Vision, ML, Gen AI etc. AI, ML frameworks and Data Science Principles.\nQualification in DCAM, CDMP or equivalent\n A degree in either mathematics, engineering, data science or computer science\nThis role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. 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