What we offer
* Collaborate with C-level executives to drive transformational changes in their business.
* Lead, mentor, and manage a high-performing team to deliver innovative data engineering solutions.
* Spearhead business development initiatives by identifying opportunities to grow client relationships.
* Work in multidisciplinary teams and learn from motivated colleagues.
* Play a pivotal role in defining and executing data strategies for our clients.
* Become part of a dynamic, international team, where you can fast-track your career and lead projects that deliver tangible business results.
What you will do
* Act as trusted advisor to board-level stakeholders; co-create enterprise-wide data & AI roadmaps, operating models and investment cases.
* Shape and execute annual practice plan—investment, hiring plan, capability build, M&A or venturing plays, ensuring a healthy team pyramid and team members’ career progress and happiness
* Sponsor development of proprietary accelerators, GenAI offerings, and industry solutions
* Oversight across the entire UK data portfolio and team
* Translate business problems to analytics solutions with clear output. Translate analytical output to drive business decisions that create impact.
* Oversee project delivery required to meet client expectations.
* Responsibilities include overall project delivery quality, development of presentations, and management of external relationships.
* Function as a sounding board for data and analytics-related questions of client business leadership.
* Seek compelling opportunities beyond the scope of the current project and show a strong entrepreneurial mindset.
* Guide more junior members of the team, while orchestrating the work of the entire team. Drive team growth and development for the members of the team.
* Foster and grow the data team’s skillsets, culture and ways of working.
* Provide technical oversight of analytical approaches, code and model reviews, MLOps standards, data governance compliance, and help to unblock complex challenges
* Be able to technically manage projects
* Lead on proposals and RfP responses
* Lead global data initiatives and communities of practice
* Building a £3m pipeline of Data practice work by leading on commercial efforts, leveraging networks, and support existing relationships and expanding client engagements.
What you will bring
* Master's (or Ph.D.) degree in a quantitative field with a focus on data analysis (e.g. computer science, econometrics, AI, engineering, mathematics, physics, and other exact sciences).
* 10+ years of consulting experience or relevant industry experience, with at least 3+ years at a senior leadership level and a strong network in the UK market.
* Sharp thinking ability to be able to differentiate major contributors from irrelevant details quickly, and to structure information residing in the data under analysis hierarchically.
* Robust knowledge of statistical concepts, accompanied by expertise with a set of analytical tools ranging from databases (e.g. SQL, BigQuery, noSQL) to programming languages (e.g. R, Python, Spark), and from data visualisation (e.g. PowerBI, Tableau) to machine learning.
* Deep expertise in advanced analytics, data science and traditional analytics.
* High-level understanding of data engineering and data strategy.
* Strong understanding of at least one cloud stack (e.g., Azure, AWS, GC)
* Proven ability to manage and deliver projects with expert team members and to provide inspiring guidance to juniors in the team.
* Excellent communication skills, especially to explain complex analytical concepts in non-technical terms to business users.
* High proficiency in MS Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel
* Experience in Retail and consumer goods is highly advantageous.
* Experience integrating GenAI / LLM solutions into enterprise workflows.
* Experience in consulting (including internal consultancies) is highly advantageous.
* Professional fluency in English required.
Job information
* Firm: Metyis
* Location: London
* Education: Postgraduate degree
Seniority level
* Director
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Information Technology
Industries
* Business Consulting and Services
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