AI Strategist

PA Consulting; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading innovation consultancy in London is seeking a Senior AI Strategist to drive AI transformation for clients. You will guide teams, advise C-suite executives, and define strategic AI roadmaps tailored to business needs. This role involves leading large projects, ensuring measurable outcomes, and maintaining client relationships. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of relevant experience and a master's degree in a technical field.

Benefits

Health and lifestyle perks

25 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Annual performance-based bonus

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technology- and strategy-related experience.
• 2 years of managerial experience in consulting.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients on AI strategy and roadmaps.
• Lead transformation programmes integrating AI solutions.
• Develop frameworks for tracking AI performance.

Skills

Strategic abilities

Analytical skills

Passion for technology

Education

Master's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior AI Strategist to join our AI practice in our London office. This group brings together the best of PA's capabilities to help our clients use AI to transform their businesses. You will work at the intersection of business strategy and technology, focusing on identifying high-impact AI use cases, evaluating return on investment, and designing end-to-end AI roadmaps that align with our clients' objectives. You will play a central role in delivering large-scale transformation programmes, guiding clients through the AI implementation.

You'll typically work on projects across all industries and functions and will be fully integrated with the rest of our global firm. You'll also work with colleagues from across PA Consulting to help our clients deliver breakthrough solutions, experiences and businesses.

Your impact within our firm: you will work with C-suite and senior executives to problem-solve on their key issues and provide actionable recommendations leveraging your AI & technology know-how and business sense. You will lead teams of typically 3 to 10 consultants, coordinating day-to-day management of client project teams while keeping high-level project goals in mind. This includes gathering and analysing information, formulating and testing hypotheses, and developing and communicating recommendations for client presentations. You will also have the opportunity to present results to client management and advise on their implementation in collaboration with client team members. Beyond problem-solving tasks, you will lead a team of general consultants and experts of all tenures, including AI / GenAI experts, software developers, designers, data engineers, agile coaches and others, guiding and developing individual team members. You will be involved in business development activities, working closely with the AI leadership team to build and nurture new client relationships and win exciting work at the forefront of this technology. You will receive training and frequent coaching and mentoring, including a partner assigned to help guide your career and formal training.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy Development: Collaborate with client stakeholders to assess business challenges, identify strategic AI use cases, and define AI roadmaps tailored to meet business objectives
• Use Case Identification: Analyse business processes to discover impactful AI applications, develop ROI estimates, and prioritise AI projects based on feasibility and strategic value
• AI Roadmap Creation: Design and document comprehensive AI implementation roadmaps, outlining key milestones, resources, and timelines to guide clients' AI journey from concept to execution
• Performance Measurement: Develop frameworks to track the performance of AI initiatives, ensuring measurable outcomes aligned with expected ROI and business value
• Transformation Oversight: Lead large transformation programmes by integrating AI solutions into business processes, ensuring alignment with client business goals, and managing cross-functional teams
• Stakeholder Communication: Serve as a trusted advisor to client leadership, presenting strategic recommendations, addressing risks, and providing guidance on AI best practices
• Industry Trends & Insights: Stay informed of emerging AI trends and technologies, evaluating their applicability to client industries and proactively identifying new opportunities for AI adoption
• Due Diligence: Lead commercial and technical due diligence of AI target companies

Qualifications

• Master's degree preferably in engineering, science or another technical or related field; advanced degree or MBA is advantageous
• 8+ years of post-university technology- and strategy-related experience, in a professional services, blue-chip, industry or start-up environment with a proven record of high performance
• 2 years of managerial experience in top-tier strategy consulting or senior managerial experience in IT consulting
• Combination of strong strategic and analytical abilities with a passion for technology
• Willingness to travel

Company Description

About us We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 4000 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists. We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics. PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

Working Model & Role Context

Flexible working - we operate a discretionary hybrid model designed to help plan your work and life. We want our people to come into the office at least two days a week.

What You’ll Do

You will join PA Consulting's AI practice in our London office. This group brings together the best of PA's capabilities to help our clients use AI to transform their businesses. You will advise clients on how to get started with AI journeys and stand up industry-first AI solutions. Your role is at the intersection of business strategy and technology, focusing on identifying high-impact AI use cases, evaluating ROI, and designing end-to-end AI roadmaps that align with client objectives. You will play a central role in delivering large-scale transformation programmes, guiding clients through AI implementation.

People & Culture

We know the skill-gap and the need to tick every box can be a hurdle, so please don't hesitate to apply—we'd love to hear from you. We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Diversity fuels ingenuity and an inclusive culture helps our people thrive; we embrace difference and unleash the power of diversity—bringing ingenuity to life.

Benefits

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Annual performance-based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)