🚀 Engagement Manager – Data & Analytics / Financial Services – Hybrid, Milton Keynes
Are you ready to take the lead in driving transformation across the financial services sector?
We’re looking for an experienced Engagement Manager with a strong background in data management, BI/DW, and financial services to join our team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a proven leader who thrives on building trusted client relationships, delivering complex programmes, and creating real business impact.
🌟 Why this role?
* You’ll be a trusted advisor to senior executives in major financial institutions.
* You’ll lead high-profile engagements where data, analytics, and digital innovation are at the heart of the client’s strategy.
* You’ll have the autonomy to shape delivery, influence account growth, and build strong long-term client partnerships.
* You’ll be part of a collaborative environment that values innovation, critical thinking, and leadership at every level.
💼 What you’ll be doing:
* Leading client engagements end-to-end, ensuring successful delivery against business goals.
* Building and maintaining trusted C-suite relationships, advising on data and analytics strategy.
* Driving account growth and identifying new opportunities for innovation.
* Overseeing multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring high performance, collaboration, and delivery excellence.
* Managing budgets, risks, and performance while maintaining strong stakeholder communication.
* Shaping business reviews and demonstrating the measurable value of engagements.
* Supporting recruitment and mentoring of consultants, contributing to team growth and capability.
✅ What we’re looking for:
* 10+ years’ experience in Financial Services / Banking.
* Must have recent FS experience as well as a excellent pedigree of working for leading Consultancies
* Extensive experience in enterprise data management, BI/DW implementations, and SQL/database solutions.
* The hire will have been a technical hands on Principal Analytics and Data or Senior Data Solution Architect previously for a consultancy or global systems integrator.
* A strong track record of project leadership – delivering complex, high-value programmes.
* Skilled in project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, Kanban).
* Confident working with senior stakeholders, from boardroom presentations to hands-on delivery.
* But still be the leader that could build a POC or a framework to demonstrate what good looks like to your team!
* Strong commercial acumen – able to spot opportunities, shape proposals, and drive growth.
* Exceptional communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
🔑 What will set you apart:
* Experience in data governance / master data management.
* Involvement in pre-sales or account growth.
* The ability to lead teams of 5–25 people across multiple engagements.
* A proven ability to simplify complex ideas and bring clarity to stakeholders.
🌍 Location & Working Pattern
* Hybrid role, based in Milton Keynes – with flexibility to balance office and remote working.
🔒 Important Information
To apply, you must already have the right to work in the UK.
Our client is committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and are dedicated to providing a fair, accessible, and supportive recruitment process for every candidate.