We are seeking an experienced and driven Senior Business Consultant on a contract basis. In this role, you will lead the discovery phase with key clients shaping their AI solutions, capturing high level requirements. Leveraging your deep AI expertise to drive impactful business outcomes. Other core elements of this role will be:
* Passionate about understanding and solving complex problems for our clients within an ever-changing digital landscape
* Using advanced communication skills to unpick client problems rapidly, getting to the core of how we can support, often in situations that lack clarity
* Listening to client challenges and using client knowledge to spot opportunities for other ways we can help the client outside of the core engagement
What you'll be doing:
* Conduct thorough business analysis, identifying pain points, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
* Lead business discovery phases and business cases.
* Lead cross-functional engagements, serving as the primary point of contact for senior client stakeholders.
* Build and nurture strong, trusted relationships with clients, understanding their business challenges and objectives.
* Proactively identify and pursue opportunities to expand existing client relationships and generate new business.
* Develop and present compelling proposals, roadmaps, and presentations that clearly articulate value propositions and solutions.
* Support the delivery function with business insights to help keep the business & team focused on outcomes.
* Proactively identify and implement process improvements to enhance team efficiency, output quality, and client satisfaction.
* Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices, incorporating relevant learnings into your work.
* Contribute to the development and refinement of internal methodologies, frameworks, and tools.
Experience & Qualifications:
* Experience in Business consultancy roles within the AI and Commerce/Technology.
* Proven Business analysis experience - ability to capture high level requirements.
* Strong understanding of AI and Agentic solutions/digital ecosystems and technologies, including E-commerce.
* Leadership skills with the ability to effectively lead and motivate cross-functional teams.
* Exceptional relationship-building and networking skills, with a knack for building rapport with senior stakeholders.
* Advanced problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex business problems, think laterally, and develop creative solutions.
* Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences.
* Passion for client success and a commitment to exceeding expectations.
* Willingness to travel to client sites within the UK and potentially within the EU.
Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we'll also prioritize your career development and help you grow your skills. We'll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.
Our personality and behaviours:
* Connect Meaningfully
* Inspire Creatively
* Include Purposefully
* Approach Positively
Our brilliant, talented people are what makes VML Enterprise Solutions what we are. That's why we look for people who go beyond and always push our thinking to be better than yesterday. AT VML Enterprise Solutions: Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world's leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands. We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury's, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We've built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business. As our business grows internationally, we're looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client's successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.
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