Data & AI Consultant – Senior Consultant to Manager - Belfast

Grant Thornton International Ltd; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton International Ltd is seeking Data & AI Consultants to join their Technology Consulting practice in Belfast. The role requires engagement across analytics, BI, data engineering, governance, AI, and workflow automation. Candidates will leverage technical and analytical skills to provide data solutions in sectors such as financial services and public health.

This role is hybrid and revolves around delivering client-facing engagements, being involved in teams or workstreams, and preparing key deliverables. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in relevant fields and experience working with diverse data analytics tools.

Qualifications

• 2–8 years in data, analytics, BI, engineering, data science, AI, automation or governance.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., SQL, Python, R).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with clients to understand business problems and translate into data solutions.
• Build dashboards, data pipelines, and models depending on track.
• Prepare client-ready deliverables and manage assigned tasks.

Skills

Data Analytics

Data Engineering

Data Science

Automation

SQL

Python

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in relevant disciplines

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Azure

Python

Job description

Job Description & Summary

We are hiring Data & AI Consultants into our Technology Consulting practice. You will deliver client-facing engagements across analytics, BI, data engineering, data governance, data science, AI and workflow automation, in sectors including financial services, public sector, healthcare and life sciences. You do not need to meet every requirement to apply.

As a Data & AI Consultant, you will work alongside clients across diverse sectors, using your technical, analytical and consulting skills to deliver practical data and AI solutions. The role is hybrid, with client‑site presence required where needed.

Role Tracks

The role spans the following Data & AI tracks. Candidates are expected to bring depth in one or more, not all. You may also work across tracks depending on client need (for example, a data engineering engagement may include governance and quality work).

• Data Analytics, BI and Reporting
• Data Engineering and Analytics Engineering
• Data Science, AI and Advanced Analytics
• Data Governance, Data Quality and Data Management
• Automation and AI‑enabled Workflow

Responsibilities

• Working with clients to understand business problems and translate them into data, analytics, BI, engineering, governance or automation outputs.
• Building dashboards, data pipelines, models, governance artefacts or automation solutions, depending on track.
• Profiling, validating and improving the quality of client data.
• Preparing client‑ready deliverables, documentation and handover materials.
• Running client workshops and working sessions.
• Managing assigned tasks or workstreams and flagging risks and issues.

Additional expectations at Assistant Manager and Manager:

• Lead small teams or workstreams and review junior outputs.
• (Manager) Contribute to proposals, propositions, reusable assets and the development of new Data & AI work.

Skills and Experience

Education and Certifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline such as Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Business Analytics or a related field.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., SQL, Python, R).

Core experience and skills

• 2–8 years in data, analytics, BI, engineering, data science, AI, automation or governance.
• Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline.
• Proficiency in SQL and at least one of Python, R, DAX or Power Query.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with messy or incomplete data.
• Ability to translate business requirements into clear data or technical outputs.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including explaining technical content to non‑technical audiences.
• Interest in client‑facing consulting.
• Sector experience in financial services, public sector, healthcare or life sciences is useful but not required.

Data Analytics, BI and Reporting

• Building dashboards and reporting using Power BI, Tableau, Qlik or similar.
• Defining KPIs and reporting requirements with business stakeholders.
• Power BI semantic modelling using DAX and Power Query.
• Analysing data to identify trends, risks and recommendations.

Data Engineering and Analytics Engineering

• Building data pipelines and ETL / ELT workflows.
• Working with at least one cloud data platform (e.g. Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake).
• Designing data models for reporting, analytics or reconciliation.
• Implementing data quality checks and technical documentation; exposure to version control and CI/CD is useful.

Data Science, AI and Advanced Analytics

• Applying statistical, predictive or machine learning techniques to business problems using Python or R.
• Experience across forecasting, classification, optimisation, NLP or GenAI‑enabled analysis.
• Translating model outputs into business recommendations.
• Awareness of model performance, explainability and responsible AI.

Data Governance, Data Quality and Data Management

• Profiling, cleansing, validating and remediating data.
• Defining data quality rules, dictionaries, metadata and lineage.
• Supporting data ownership and stewardship models.
• Contributing to data migration, regulatory reporting or remediation projects.

Automation and AI‑enabled Workflow

• Identifying opportunities to automate reporting, reconciliation or operational processes.
• Building solutions using Power Automate, Power Apps, UiPath, Python or VBA.
• Mapping current and future‑state processes with business users.
• Supporting AI‑enabled use cases such as document processing, extraction, classification or triage.

Job Info

• Job Identification 115210
• Job Category -
• Posting Date 06/30/2026, 01:54 PM
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 12-15 Donegall Square West, Belfast, BT1 1BG, GB