Position Overview
We are seeking a Senior Manager grade AI and Data Strategist to guide and coordinate AI transformation initiatives for clients across multiple industry sectors. This role demands a strategic business technologist who can translate AI capabilities into tangible business value while designing the organisational frameworks needed to become an AI‑first enterprise.
Your Client Impact
* Lead an engagement workstream of AI consultants and architects to define comprehensive AI and data strategies tailored to client organisations across consumer products, retail, health, energy, and life sciences sectors.
* Bring current global thinking and trends in AI, Automation and Data.
* Carry out in-depth analysis of industry‑specific value chain and identify a portfolio of high‑impact AI use cases to drive revenue growth, operational efficiency and competitive differentiation.
* Assess organisational AI and data maturity and create tailored roadmaps for transformation including business cases, operating models, organisational structure and capabilities.
* Direct definition of high‑level business and technology architectures and operating models enabling scalable AI deployment (data and automation).
* Lead cross‑functional workshops and design sessions with senior stakeholders to influence and align diverse groups around a unified AI vision.
* Present complex AI concepts and recommendations to senior leadership audiences.
* Prioritise AI initiatives based on strategic value, feasibility and organisational readiness.
* Contribute to solution development and oversee quality of proposals for AI‑led transformation.
* Provide mentorship and guidance to team members and develop reusable assets.
* Support change management initiatives to embed an AI‑driven, automation‑enabled culture across client organisations, ensuring alignment with ethical AI principles, regulatory compliance (GDPR, AI Act) and risk mitigation frameworks.
Essential Qualifications
* STEM degree or an equivalent certification in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field.
Essential Criteria
* Demonstrated experience delivering enterprise‑level AI strategies for complex or multinational organisations.
* Expertise in at least two of the following industries: consumer products, retail, healthcare, energy, or life sciences.
* Able to oversee the design of operating models and organisational structures for data and AI functions.
* Able to lead the interaction with client organisations to write business or investment cases.
* Good understanding of the latest AI/ML technologies, including generative AI, predictive analytics, computer vision, and NLP.
* Knowledge of modern data architectures, cloud platforms and AI infrastructure including DAMA.
* Knowledge of AI governance frameworks, model risk management and regulatory requirements.
Soft Skills
* Team leadership and coaching skills.
* Communication and presentation skills.
* Stakeholder management skills, including facilitation and workshop design capabilities and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
* Demonstrated ability to collaborate in multi‑disciplinary teams (data scientists, engineers, business strategists).
* Continuous learning mindset to stay ahead of rapidly evolving AI landscape.
* Strategic thinking with demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts into business language and explain how they drive value.
Preferred Criteria
* Experience with Big 4 consulting methodologies and framework.
Preferred Qualifications
* Certifications in relevant areas (e.g., cloud platforms, data governance, AI ethics, automation technologies).
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